U.S.
Coming out is still risky in Tennessee
July 23, 2012For many workers in Tennessee, reporting a case of discrimination based on sexual orientation would seriously risk their personal safety.
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GOP shoots down another jobs bill
July 20, 2012Once again, a planned Senate Republican filibuster brought down a jobs bill, the Bring Jobs Home Act.
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Mill owner cheats on jobs, wages in biomass project
July 20, 2012Building trades workers were hoping for desperately needed union-wage jobs when Nippon Corporation announced plans to build a $71 million biomass cogeneration plant.
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Lawsuit challenges DOMA over same-sex rights
July 20, 2012The suit, for which class-action status is sought, concerns a Santa Ana lesbian couple and was officially filed July 12 in the U.S. District Court.
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Are Asian American voters being ignored?
July 19, 2012A poll of Asian Americans revealed that neither Democrats nor Republicans are doing much to tap into one of the fastest growing populations.
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