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Poverty throughout Michigan at shocking levels
March 5, 2010Even before the current crisis hit, one in five children in Michigan lived in poverty, and three rural counties had the highest rates.
Read moreRally: Jobs crisis a life and death emergency
March 4, 2010CHICAGO - Dozens of people rallied here at Federal Plaza today demanding that Congress act immediately to address the worst job crisis since the Great Depression.
Read moreIn ‘failed state,’ schools face more cuts
March 3, 2010California is at the very heart of what is internationally known as the "American crisis," and its schools are on the chopping block.
Read morePunishing pregnant women tops Utah state agenda
March 3, 2010The Utah state legislature passed a bill recently that could make it illegal for a woman to have a miscarriage.
Read moreAfrican American Communist, WW II seaman, dies at 107
March 3, 2010Jacob Green, an African American seaman who braved Nazi U-boats while supplying the Soviet Union during World War II, and later served as chairman of the Communist Party of Maryland, died Feb. 19. He was 107.
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