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Gun-wielding protestors intimidate Texas mothers

November 13, 2013 By Kelly Sinclair

Four members of MDA were lunching at the Blue Mesa Grill in Arlington, Texas, when dozens of Open Carry protesters brandishing long arms showed up in the parking lot.

Detroit seeks answers in killing of Renisha McBride

November 12, 2013 By John Rummel

The investigation is ongoing but so far, no one has been charged. Michigan is a stand-your-ground state and at a Saturday press conference inside Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Williams II took special aim...

After Senate win, gay rights groups shift focus to Obama

November 8, 2013 By Julie Pace

WASHINGTON (AP) - Moments after the Senate passed a historic measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay and transgendered workers, activists turned their attention toward President Barack Obama and a long-sought executive order that would have...

Chicago police arrest 150 at immigration protest

November 8, 2013 By John Bachtell

Leaders of faith, trade union, immigrant and community groups and elected officials were arrested this week for blocking a street, demanding an end to deportations and calling upon Republican leadership to quit blocking a vote on...

Government shutdown pushes jobless rate up

November 8, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

WASHINGTON - The federal government shutdown for the first half of October, imposed by tea party Republicans who refused to fund the government unless they could kill the Affordable Care Act, pushed the nation's jobless rate...