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Obama budget prioritizes healthcare, workers and environment
May 8, 2009After a stunning victory in Congress which passed his budget priorities last month, President Obama unveiled the details of his 2010 budget May 7th. One of the biggest accomplishments in the budget plan is a more...
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Planned Parenthood tells Judy Blume: We are there!
May 8, 2009Planned Parenthood is mounting a campaign to support young people’s author Judy Blume. Blume has faced a barrage of hate mail and phone calls from anti-reproductive rights extremists after she wrote a letter about Mother’s Day...
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The battle continues over unemployment funds
May 8, 2009Original source: Facing South has been covering the ongoing saga of Southern Republican governors vs. the federal stimulus. A handful of GOP rising star governors - including those in Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Alabama -...
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Protesters at Minnesota ICE office call for immigration reform
May 8, 2009BLOOMINGTON - Members of community, labor and faith organizations gathered at the Minnesota headquarters of ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wednesday to call for a moratorium on raids and the passage of comprehensive immigration reform. About...
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Maine gov. signs marriage equality bill
May 7, 2009This statement was released by Gov. John Baldacci's office on May 6, 2009. AUGUSTA -- Governor John E. Baldacci today signed into law LD 1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious...
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