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Congress urged to pass paycheck fairness, equality bills
November 16, 2010The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a list of six priority bills Congress should enact before recessing for Thanksgiving.
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Proposed Social Security cuts: seniors hit, millionaires glide
November 16, 2010Proposals for major cuts in Social Security floated by the deficit commission co-chairs are an attempt to "bully" seniors "while Wall Street millionaires just skate on through scot-free."
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No more filibuster
November 16, 2010The U.S. Senate should revise its rules on filibusters and consent for judicial nominations in order to stop the growing trend of gridlock and indecision
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Chips ahoy: Big pharma to put computers in pills
November 16, 2010According to some recent news stories we all may be swallowing computer chips in the near future.
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GOP push millionaire tax break, cut off of unemployment
November 15, 2010Republicans want to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich, but they won't commit to extending unemployment compensation for millions of workers at risk of losing their benefits at the height of the holiday season.
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