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Banks agree to compensate foreclosure victims
April 14, 2011Over a dozen banks will compensate victims for losses that occured as a result of mistakes on foreclosures according to an agreement reached with government regulators today.
Read moreStudents, faculty occupy building to protest cuts
April 14, 2011Students and faculty at California State University in East Bay marched to administration offices, then occupied the building in protest.
Read moreObama calls for tax hike for the rich
April 13, 2011President Barack Obama laid out a "framework" that he said can reduce the federal budget deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years without slashing social services.
Read moreThousands at Michigan Capitol: We are the people
April 13, 2011A cross-section of the people's movement poured into the Michigan Capitol grounds today with this message: "We are the people - protect us, not the CEOs."
Read moreBill would let religious adoption agencies bar same-sex couples
April 13, 2011Two Illinois state senators are trying to pass a measure that would allow religious adoption agencies to deny requests from same-sex couples in civil unions.
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