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Bill would make oil companies pay, but Republicans say no
July 30, 2010Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a new limited energy bill that includes no curbs on carbon emissions - but Republicans, and some Democrats, don't like this bill either.
Read moreIn wake of judge’s ruling, immigrant rights protests continue
July 29, 2010Though the ruling was widely hailed as a victory by the immigrants' rights movement, protests and lobbying continue toward the goal of a comprehensive immigration reform.
Read moreFactory-scale medical pot production set
July 29, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - With a City Council vote July 27, Oakland became the first U.S. city to authorize industrial-scale production of medical marijuana.
Read moreNetroots Nation 2010: Continuing to fight for change
July 29, 2010Thousands of progressive bloggers and social media activists met at the annual Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada July 22-25 and left determined not to allow the gains of 2008 to be lost in this...
Read moreObama draws line in the sand on Bush tax cuts for the rich
July 28, 2010President Obama vowed at a closed-door White House meeting with Congressional leaders yesterday, July 27, that Democrats will end the Bush tax cuts for the rich and continue the middle class tax cuts they enacted last...
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