U.S.
Study exposes anti-government trends, influence of Glenn Beck
November 18, 2009Since the 2008 election of Barack Obama, the country's first African American president, a wave of anger, public incivility, rising conspiracy theories and a climate of fervor has swept the nation.
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Health care reform equals jobs, small business owners say
November 18, 2009CHICAGO - Hundreds of health care reform advocates, union leaders and small business owners rallied outside the Renaissance Hotel here Nov. 17, while America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) held its national Fall Forum inside.
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Supreme Court fumbles Native American mascot challenge
November 17, 2009The U.S. Supreme Court refused this week to hear a case involving a lawsuit by Native American activists on use of the name "Washington Redskins."
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NAACP, labor demand bold action on jobs
November 17, 2009WASHINGTON - The nation's top labor, civil rights and community leaders joined forces here today and put forward a bold program they say is needed to create millions of new jobs and to lift the economy...
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Hunger in America
November 17, 2009In a sure sign the recession is far from over the Department of Agriculture reported that close to 50 million people in the U.S. are going hungry.
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