U.S.
“Golden State” finally has a budget, but it’s ugly
June 30, 2011Health, education and other human needs programs have endured repeated severe cuts over the years. The California budget that finally passed included still deeper cuts.
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Blagojevich lesson: take the money out of politics
June 29, 2011"Politics is a dirty business," remarked a juror after former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted on 17 counts of corruption.
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Feds show Massey faked safety records in deadly W Va mine
June 29, 2011Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in...
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Wake-up call: media overload among minority youth
June 29, 2011Young people of color spend about 4.5 more hours daily than their white counterparts using television, mobile devices, computers and other forms of media.
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In conservative New England state, voter ID vetoed
June 29, 2011"There is no voter fraud problem in New Hampshire," the governor said before vetoing the bill. "We already have strong elections laws."
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