U.S.
GOP anti-abortion fervor hits fever pitch
May 25, 2011Between last November and the end of March, Republicans proposed 916 measures in 49 state legislatures setting curbs on reproductive rights and health access. So much for "Jobs, jobs, jobs."
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Democrats score first big victory since 2010 defeats
May 25, 2011The election shows that "Republicans and independent voters, along with Democrats, will reject extreme policies like ending Medicare."
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Putting high-speed rail back on track
May 25, 2011President Obama announced recently that $8 billion in Recovery Act grants are going to the development of America's first nationwide high-speed intercity rail service program.
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Al Fishman, Michigan peace and justice champion, dies at 83
May 25, 2011A Detroit City Council resolution mourning Fishman's loss called him "one of our city's finest peace, civil and human rights, and labor activists, advocates and champions."
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Obama administration seeks strong mercury regulation
May 24, 2011The Bush administration's goal was to block EPA efforts to regulate mercury, a poison emitted by power plants.
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