U.S.
Immigration detention system violates civil rights
August 5, 2009Original source: Over the past two decades, the U.S. immigrant detention system has fractured, exposing people to unjustified detainment and frequent violations of their civil and human rights. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) currently...
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Jackson’s personal doctor was in financial trouble
August 4, 2009Dr. Conrad Murray was in dire financial shape when he signed on as Michael Jackson's personal physician earlier this year at $150,000 a month
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Chicago debate team experience builds community leaders
August 4, 2009“Walk the street into history with us, get off the sidewalk,” Dolores Huerta, farm worker rights activist once said. Huerta’s words of wisdom were put into action when 122 young leaders participated in the National Hispanic...
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Vets and families cheer new GI Bill
August 4, 2009Veterans and their families are cheering the new $78 billion “Post 9/11 GI Bill of Rights” just signed into law by President Obama. It will allow hundreds of thousands of veterans to obtain a college degree....
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Foreclosure sit in results in arrest of ACORN activists
August 4, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. The Brass Liberation Orchestra could be heard for blocks through the West Oakland neighborhood, as ACORN Home Defenders and supporters gathered July 31 outside the now-vacant house that was once home to Tosha Alberty...
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