Dan Margolis
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U.S.
Massachusetts aims to curb modern-day slavery
January 28, 2011Massachusetts is one of only five states without a law aimed at ending human trafficking, but a bill introduced Jan. 20 into both the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives aims to change that.
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U.S.
Rabbis denounce ‘hundreds’ of Fox News Holocaust remarks
January 27, 2011The real cheapening of Holocaust memories comes, says a coalition of 400 rabbis, from people like Glenn Beck.
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U.S.
Push to regulate firearms gains steam
January 26, 2011The intern who rushed to aid Rep. Gabriel Giffords, D-Ariz., after during the Jan. 8 Arizona shootings, traveled to New York today to offer his assistance to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which has ramped up activities...
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World
Rotten Apple: iPod sweatshops hidden in China
January 25, 2011Apple, famous for its Mac computers and iPhones, spends millions to create the image of a benevolent corporate giant that, while making money, does more than its part to better the world.
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Opinion
UN human rights body should be defended
January 25, 2011Like so many other initiatives of the tea party-infused Republican right, the push to leave - and even destroy - the Human Rights Council is wrong.
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Labor
Workers celebrate victory over Starbucks
January 20, 2011Members of the Starbucks Workers Union held demonstrations at branches of the coffee shop giant across Manhattan on Jan. 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as they've done for years. This year, the union had something...
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Opinion
MTV premiers “Skins”
January 19, 2011MTV premiered its remake of Skins, the wildly successful British television series about a group of teenagers going about their daily lives.
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U.S.
Fearing witch hunt, Muslims denounce planned hearings
January 17, 2011"Are you now or have you ever been ... ?" is a question that many fear may come back into vogue if Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., goes ahead with hearings on Muslim "radicalization."
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