U.S.
Ghosts of Memphis’ slave past: Fallout over renaming Confederate parks
February 25, 2013The effort to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, a memorial to the Confederate General, pre-war slave trader, and post-war founder of the Ku Klux Klan, recently began.
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Va. election season underway
February 14, 2013All 100 seats in the 100-member House of Delegates, lower house of the Virginia General Assembly (the state legislature) and some local offices are up for grabs.
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Obama launches jobs drive with State of Union speech
February 13, 2013President Obama laid out a second-term agenda to create jobs, increase the minimum wage, promote science and education, stop gun violence, and defend voting rights.
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Pope to quit over failing health
February 11, 2013In a move without precedent since the Middle Ages, Pope Benedict announced his resignation today.
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Pa. governor’s proposals meeting broad opposition
February 11, 2013Tom Corbett, in his third year in office, is seeing growing opposition to his bizarre budget proposals and his pro-corporate agenda.
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