Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Sovereign Citizens hate group on the rise
August 12, 2010Right-wing extremism is gaining new momentum, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center report released today on the Sovereign Citizens movement.
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U.S.
Civil liberties groups sue Treasury Dept. over assassinations
August 5, 2010The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has granted the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights a license to represent accused terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki.
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Opinion
GOP blocks bills, drawing Obama ire
August 4, 2010The Senate today set the stage to finally provide much needed aid to states to avoid teacher and other public employee layoffs, but only two Republicans voted for the measure.
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U.S.
Maxine Waters rejects ethics violation, wants public trial
August 3, 2010"In sum, the case against me has no merit," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a statement
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U.S.
House to vote on crack-cocaine sentencing laws
July 28, 2010The House of Representatives may take action this week to drastically reduce inequality in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine users.
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U.S.
Obama admin presses Senate to help end gender wage gap
July 21, 2010The Obama administration is urging the Senate to end wage discrimination against women by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.
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U.S.
White House announces plan to end homelessness
June 25, 2010A dramatic new plan to end homelessness within a decade was announced by the Obama administration this week.
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U.S.
GOP says no to jobless benefits, groups plan D.C. march
June 24, 2010How do you trim a bill to provide unemployment benefits to laid-off workers in the millionaires' club of the U.S. Senate?
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