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Illinois sues to prevent pension for cop tied to torture

February 9, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

Activists against police torture here welcome Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan's lawsuit to stop Jon Burge, the former police commander convicted for lying about the torture of suspects, from receiving his pension.

Anti-segregation march planned for Raleigh

February 8, 2011 By Joe Sims

Quality education is seen by the organizers as linked to other issues, with the groups calling for "a broad, 14-point people's agenda."

With rise of Egypt, Glenn Beck’s popularity falls

February 4, 2011 By Joe Sims

In response to the Egyptian uprising, Glenn Beck is getting crazier and more extreme than ever with predictions of a worldwide conflagration and implosion.

Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings

February 2, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.

National outrage: Akron mother jailed for putting kids in suburban school

January 28, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The case of Kelley Williams-Bolar, an African American resident of Akron, Ohio, highlights the ongoing problems of racism and segregation in our country.