U.S.
Justices skeptical about parts of Arizona immigration law
April 27, 2012Where Arizona and federal laws differ is that Arizona has higher penalties against only the workers and presumes they're undocumented, forcing them to prove their legality.
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Foreclosed tenants tell bank: Let us stay!
April 27, 2012Though legal papers to evict them have yet to be filed, the bank, which now owns the building, is pressing the families to leave.
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Gov. Scott ramps up war on women
April 26, 2012While the GOP was opposing the Violence Against Women Act, Florida's governor slashed $1.5 million for 30 rape crisis centers.
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Wal-Mart Mexico scandal has echoes in U.S. operations
April 26, 2012Wal-Mart conducted a massive, illegal, $24 million bribery campaign in Mexico to aggressively expand its operations there, but Chicagoans say lavishing Wal-Mart money to push its agenda sounds familiar.
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Eighteenth Democratic lawmaker quits ALEC
April 26, 2012"The dominoes continue to fall," said James Ploeser, Pennsylvania's state organizing director for the Progressive Change Committee.
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