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Immigrant-bashing ballot measure fails
July 7, 2009PORT ANGELES, WA.—A far right-wing outfit, Respect Washington (RW), failed to collect enough signatures to qualify their immigrant-bashing initiative for the ballot in Washington State this November. The measure would have required state and local law...
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Moving to a no-nukes world? Obama, Medvedev agree on nuclear weapons cuts
July 7, 2009In a turn away from years of stalemate and heightened tensions between the U.S. and Russia over nuclear weapons, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to reduce U.S. and Russian stockpiles of...
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Wells Fargo loses an important round in predatory lending case
July 7, 2009A federal judge ruled recently against Wells Fargo's request to dismiss a suit charging it with racially motivated predatory lending. The case is being brought against Wells Fargo by the city of Baltimore which claims the...
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Jena Six case comes to an end; shone light on racism in criminal justice system
July 7, 2009In September 2007 more than 40,000 demonstrators descended on the small town of Jena, La. to protest unequal justice for the Jena Six, a case in which charges were brought against six black teens following a...
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Supreme Court holds that states may investigate national banks
July 7, 2009Original source: In its 5-4 decision in Cuomo v. Clearing House Assn., L.L.C. the Supreme Court ruled that states, not just federal authorities, can enforce their own fair lending and consumer protection laws against national banks....
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