U.S.
Texas forces Dem candidate for governor to file affidavit to vote
October 30, 2013"Texas Governor Rick Perry's voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
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UN rep meets with tribes on abduction of Native children
October 30, 2013UN Human Rights Officer Giorgia Passarelli recently met with tribal members, relatives of the children taken by the South Dakota Department of Social Services.
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Judge tosses key part of Texas anti-abortion law
October 29, 2013Federal District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that restrictions affecting abortion clinic physicians placed an undue burden on women seeking access to such facilities.
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Thousands in Washington protest government spying
October 28, 2013The march attracted protesters from both progressive and conservative groups in opposition to unlawful government spying on Americans.
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Today in labor history: Great Hawaiian Dock Strike
October 25, 2013Today in labor history in 1949 the Great Hawaiian Dock Strike, a six-month struggle to win wage parity with mainland dock workers, ends in victory.
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