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KROMM REPORT: Will the Supreme Court kill the Voting Rights Act?
May 3, 2009Original source: The case is Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District #1 v. Holder -- shortened to NAMUDNO -- and represents the most serious challenge to the act to date, and has become a lightning rod for...
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Eleven talking points on 21st century socialism
May 2, 2009The current discussion around socialism in left and progressive circles in the U.S. needs to be placed in a more substantive arena. This is an effort to do so. I take note in advance of the...
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Equality advocates review Obamas first 100 days
May 1, 2009The Compact for Racial Justice Forum held a conference call April 28 with leaders of national social justice groups who discussed the highs and lows of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office. The forum,...
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American Idol concert tour starts in July
May 1, 2009(Xinhua) The top 10 'American Idol' contestants know how they're spending their summer vacation: on a nationwide concert tour kicking off in July in Oregon. Tickets for the 50-city tour will go on sale May 9,...
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Latino community gears up for universal health care fight
May 1, 2009CHICAGO -- Thirty- five community and church leaders met in the First Spanish Congregational Church of Chicago to discuss Single Payer Universal Health Care legislation in Illinois and Congress. This was the second meeting of a...
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