Joe Sims
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Opinion
Noted scholar and activist Dr. Ron Walters dies at 72
September 14, 2010Dr. Ron Walters, a distinguished scholar and civil rights movement activist, died last week from cancer at the age of 72.
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Labor
Business campaigns against EFCA in fall contests
September 2, 2010As Labor Day approaches, business groups are throwing big money into ad campaigns to undermine pro-labor candidates.
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U.S.
ACLU sues Obama to stop U.S. hit lists
September 1, 2010President Obama, CIA chief Leon Panetta and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights.
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Labor
Disabled workers suffer more, Labor Department says
August 31, 2010Workers with disabilities face higher unemployment, earn less income, and are more likely to be forced to work part-time, says the first-ever report on the subject by the U.S. government.
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U.S.
Death Row inmate Troy Davis faces execution, again
August 26, 2010Troy Davis, an African American man on Georgia's death row, faces execution, again, after a federal judge ruled yesterday, Aug. 25, in a Supreme Court ordered appeal.
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U.S.
Chamber of Commerce vows to elect best Congress its money can buy
August 25, 2010The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending huge sums of money on this fall's elections, giving fresh meaning to Will Roger's quip that "We have the best Congress money can buy."
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World
Wyclef Jean to challenge ballot ruling
August 23, 2010Recording artist turned presidential aspirant Wyclef Jean is challenging last week's ruling by Haitian election officials disqualifying his run for the island nation's highest office.
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U.S.
Blackstone billionaire compares Obama to Hitler on taxes
August 17, 2010Wall Street is up in arms over Obama administration proposals to make banks pay a greater share of taxes, and one billionaire compared Obama to Hitler, saying, "It's war."
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