U.S.
In Sarah Palin’s Alaska, rival Lisa Murkowski triumphs
November 17, 2010Alaska's Republican write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski beat tea party fav Joe Miller, despite Sarah Palin's best efforts to ice the incumbent.
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Schakowsky issues progressive deficit plan
November 17, 2010A leading congressional progressive issued a counter-plan to the one advocated by the deficit commission's co-chairs. The plan would reduce deficits - but not on the backs of working people.
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LGBT students bullied – by their schools
November 17, 2010No one ever said going to school was fun, but for many LGBT students, it can be a downright nightmare - or even impossible.
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The GOP doesn’t care about hungry families
November 17, 2010One in four children are in danger of going hungry every night says the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a new report on “food insecurity.”
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Residents protest “Brighton Beach” stereotypes
November 17, 2010BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Russian-speaking residents of Brighton Beach are fighting caricatures and ethnic bias in a new Lifetime Television series.
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