National
Cory Booker elected New Jersey’s first African-American U.S. senator
October 17, 2013Democrat Cory Booker defeated his tea party opponent Steve Lonegan and made history last night by becoming the state's first African American U.S. senator.
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Plutocratic push at the Supreme Court
October 17, 2013Watergate? If the Supreme Court ends all limits on what our super rich can throw into election campaigns, U.S. politics faces dangers more troubling than anything Richard Nixon ever created.
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Shutdown deal: The cloud around the silver lining
October 17, 2013The agreement to end the shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling is a political victory for President Obama and a defeat for the tea party.
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Union leaders welcome end of shutdown, lifting of debt limit
October 17, 2013Union leaders welcomed Congress' end of the two-week partial federal shutdown and the decision to suspend the nation's debt limit, thus avoiding what would have been a first-ever default.
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Fast food workers rally vs. poverty wages
October 17, 2013Fast food workers and their supporters packed a Wendy's restaurant in Oakland Oct. 15, demanding a living wage and labor rights.
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