U.S.
For-profit firms jam up food stamp delivery
January 14, 2010Extreme poverty and hunger is growing across the country, yet, a majority of states don't reach their entire eligible populations.
Read moreIllinois election battles heat up
January 14, 2010CHICAGO - The 2010 election year has shifted into turbo drive here. Illinois looks to be a key national battleground where the labor-led all people's coalition faces a stiff challenge to consolidate the defeat of the...
Read moreCalifornians rally for state single-payer health system
January 13, 2010Californians rally and lobby for a statewide single-payer health care system.
Read moreOscar Grant murder trial moves to Los Angeles
January 13, 2010LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Dozens of protesters rallied in front of the county courthouse here Jan. 8 to bring attention to the recent move of the trial against an Oakland Bay Area Rapid Transit officer charged with...
Read moreU.S. prepares to celebrate MLK Jr. Day
January 13, 2010It's been more than 25 years since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday.
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