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The GOP doesn’t care about hungry families
November 17, 2010One in four children are in danger of going hungry every night says the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a new report on “food insecurity.”
Read moreResidents protest “Brighton Beach” stereotypes
November 17, 2010BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Russian-speaking residents of Brighton Beach are fighting caricatures and ethnic bias in a new Lifetime Television series.
Read moreHouse GOP freshman: I want my government health care, now!
November 16, 2010"This is the only employer I've ever worked for where you don't get coverage the first day you are employed," the right-wing GOP representative-elect said.
Read moreCongress urged to pass paycheck fairness, equality bills
November 16, 2010The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a list of six priority bills Congress should enact before recessing for Thanksgiving.
Read moreProposed Social Security cuts: seniors hit, millionaires glide
November 16, 2010Proposals for major cuts in Social Security floated by the deficit commission co-chairs are an attempt to "bully" seniors "while Wall Street millionaires just skate on through scot-free."
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