U.S.
Scott sisters freed!
January 4, 2011Jamie and Gladys Scott received the news on December 29 that their 16-year prison ordeal was over at last: Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour commuted their double-life sentences and ordered them out of prison. They were originally...
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Job creation nowhere on GOP agenda
January 3, 2011On a different planet, perhaps, an incoming Congress would now be plowing its way through the pages of jobs plans - but not this one.
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Blizzard blues? Relax: it’s hotter than ever
December 28, 2010Guess what: this year is stacking up as one of the hottest since we humans started keeping thermometer-based temperature records 160 years ago.
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LA neighborhood councils fight vehicle confiscations
December 27, 2010The South Central Neighborhood Council joined other groups calling for an end to the impoundment of unlicensed drivers' cars at traffic stops, charging that the practice targets poor, minority and immigrant communities.
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Finally: aid to 9/11 heroes approved after GOP yields
December 23, 2010The GOP finally relented and allowed 9/11 first responders funding for health care and other needs - but only after nine years and an intense grassroots campaign.
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