U.S.
Detroit elects mayor in tough times; other results promising
November 7, 2013Former Detroit Medical CEO Mike Duggan is beating the city's former police chief and Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon by 55 to 45 percent.
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“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” to be shown in Baltimore
November 7, 2013MICA keeps the focus on the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States with a showing Nov. 14 of the film "Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners."
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Cutting food assistance increases hunger
November 7, 2013Last week the Illinois Watchdog published an article that trivialized the effects of the Nov. 1 SNAP benefit cuts, stating they were "neither a surprise nor a problem."
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Tea party Republicans set back in Virginia
November 6, 2013Virginia held state elections for governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, and some local offices.
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Standing with history, Illinois passes Marriage Equality
November 6, 2013Jubilation swept Illinois after the state legislature passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Nov. 5. Illinois becomes the 15th state to pass a marriage equality law.
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