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Surprise! Republican judge rules against health care law
December 15, 2010A federal judge in Virginia ruled that one part of President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law is unconstitutional, which comes after two other federal judges ruled it was constitutional, setting up an eventual showdown...
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Petitioners urge President Obama, Free the Cuban Five!
December 6, 2010The Let Cuba Live Committee of Maine has launched a petition drive to put pressure on President Obama to free the Cuban Five political prisoners.
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Death penalty, shot through with racism, cannot be fixed
December 6, 2010Justice John Paul Stevens say capital punishment is "shot through with racism, skewed toward conviction, infected with politics and tinged with hysteria." It's past time to end the practice.
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Supreme Court hears case for Calif. prisoners’ rights
December 1, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 30 in the long legal battle over the rights of California prison inmates to decent health care.
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A lot at stake for immigrant rights on Nov. 2
October 22, 2010The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skin but don't have papers. The punditry would have us believe that supporting rights for immigrants is "political suicide" in this election...
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