U.S.
Federal probe demanded in Wisconsin election scandal
April 8, 2011Republican County Clerk Kathy Nicolaus took the election data off the county's computer network and put it on stand-alone computers accessible only in her office.
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Chicago fights education cuts
April 8, 2011Republican budget cuts served as the backdrop for a recent labor and community rally and march sponsored by the Chicago Teachers Union.
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In Texas, thousands rally to “Save our State”
April 7, 2011Days after 1,000 union-inspired protests rattled America, tardy Texans held their statewide coalition march and rally.
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Fox dumps Glenn Beck
April 7, 2011After 27 months of incendiary right-wing hate rhetoric, Glenn Beck's daily show on Fox News is no more. It's over and Beck is being booted off the air, for now at least.
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In a government shutdown, who is “essential”?
April 7, 2011With a federal government shutdown looming, Elaine Mitchell is wondering if she's "essential" and if she'll get paid, or when.
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