U.S.
Cory Booker elected New Jersey’s first African-American U.S. senator
October 17, 2013Democrat Cory Booker defeated his tea party opponent Steve Lonegan and made history last night by becoming the state's first African American U.S. senator.
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Plutocratic push at the Supreme Court
October 17, 2013Watergate? If the Supreme Court ends all limits on what our super rich can throw into election campaigns, U.S. politics faces dangers more troubling than anything Richard Nixon ever created.
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Shutdown deal: The cloud around the silver lining
October 17, 2013The agreement to end the shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling is a political victory for President Obama and a defeat for the tea party.
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Lawmakers scramble on government shutdown and debt ceiling deal
October 16, 2013The solution, in any case, is only temporary with another showdown or shutdown possible again early next year.
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Supreme Court moves to aid union busters again
October 10, 2013The justices will hear a case about whether union-represented home health care workers must pay for the union's services.
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