politics
Obama makes historic move on same-sex marriage rights
February 24, 2011A federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional says the Obama administration, which has ordered the Justice Department to stop defending it in courts nationwide.
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Rahm Emanuel elected Chicago mayor, voters say ho-hum
February 24, 2011CHICAGO -- The only surprises in the Feb. 22 mayor's race were how quickly Rahm Emanuel's victory came in and the low voter turnout in the first mayor's race in decades that didn't have a Daley...
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Drama in Hamburg: Germans vote amid political turmoil
February 23, 2011BERLIN - In Hamburg the Christian Democrats (CDU), Angela Merkel's party, just took their worst beating in sixteen years.
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Doomsday scenario for Calif. budget cuts
February 16, 2011Brown’s proposals call for some $12.5 billion in cuts, mostly to programs serving human needs.
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What Frederick Douglass tells us about today
February 14, 2011Frederick Douglass was one of the great people’s leaders of the 19th century. And yet his towering intellect and multifaceted political experience have been insufficiently appreciated.
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