U.S.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens loses re-election bid
November 19, 2008ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction...
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Studs Terkel, an Everyman who loved people
November 19, 2008TUCSON -- I’ve been listening to various tributes about Studs Terkel, and, because he’s someone I met a few times and thought very highly of, I wanted to take a minute to make my own. I’m...
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Lost Thunder: BLM preparing to execute 30,000 wild horses
November 18, 2008The 30,000 wild horses on Death Row are nearly out of appeals. They were condemned by the Government Accounting Office just in time for Veteran's Day - a profoundly cynical act when you consider that countless...
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Last minute Bush push threatens workers, consumers and environment
November 18, 2008The Bush administration is in a midnight frenzy, churning out a stream of regulations designed to cement its right-wing legacy of damage to the environment and attacks on workers and consumers. If successful, a virtual dream...
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Gay rights rallies held across the nation
November 17, 2008BOSTON — Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the...
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