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Dramatic shift in Prop 37 polls demonstrates the power of a Monsanto/Dupont-funded ad campaign against GMO food labels.

The veto eliminated the Khatami government's most promising initiative to promote a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations.

Actions range from a Latino voter mobilization to an infusion of support from out-of-state groups helping run anti-Joe Arpaio radio ads on Spanish radio.

The national plans will compete directly with other private insurers and may have some significant advantages, including a federal seal of approval.

Many tobacco workers are on H2-A visas, but undocumented workers in other sectors of agriculture often enjoy better rights through unionization.

What we almost never hear, however, is a real discussion of the place most Americans have their freedoms curtailed: the workplace.

The new American job: part-time work, part-time pay, part-time living standard.

Employers are already treating their workers like their subjects. Now some of them get to collect taxes, too.

Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle.

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