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SB 1070 protested across the U.S.
July 30, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - Immigrant rights activists around the country demonstrated July 29, the day Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070, took effect.
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Birthday wishes for Medicare at 45: “everybody in”
July 30, 2010CLEVELAND -- July 30 was a bright sunny summer day here in Cleveland and dozens gathered in Public Square to launch balloons in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Medicare and call for extending the program...
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Arizona’s Grijalva closes office after bullet shatters window
July 30, 2010Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, an outspoken opponent of Arizona's immigration law, closed his office in Yuma yesterday after a bullet went through and shattered one of its windows.
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Illinois juvenile jails woefully under staffed, report says
July 30, 2010According to a report released Thursday, July 28, by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, the state's eight juvenile detention centers have "serious deficiencies."
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Bill would make oil companies pay, but Republicans say no
July 30, 2010Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a new limited energy bill that includes no curbs on carbon emissions - but Republicans, and some Democrats, don't like this bill either.
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