U.S.
With Lugar defeat GOP races farther right
May 9, 2012Lugar's defeat is seen as a loss to advocates for a sensible foreign policy.
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Republican war spreads to students
May 8, 2012Republican senators today filibustered the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act. Their action threatens to create havoc with the economy, and wreck the country's future.
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Senate hearing targets Ohio voter suppression law
May 8, 2012Filling a federal courtroom and adjacent overflow room, some 300 Cleveland area residents heard two hours of testimony on Ohio's new voter suppression law.
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Obama tears into Romney at campaign kickoff
May 7, 2012In his first official rally of the 2012 campaign, the president ripped Mitt Romney before a crowd of about 14,000.
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Greenpeace occupiers fight Shell’s Arctic drilling
May 4, 2012A different type of collective action took place - a coordinated effort by Greenpeace activists to stop oil giant Shell from drilling in the arctic.
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