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Freedom From Fear Awards: Arizona Student Fights for DREAM Act
A surprise phone call that her college tuition had gone from $5,000 to $18,000 made Erika Andiola wonder if her educational career was over. Andiola had been looking forward …
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House Rejects Reid Debt Ceiling Proposal
The Republican-controlled House on Saturday dismissed a new proposal by Senate Democrats to end the fiscal crisis before the Senate even voted on it, deepening the ongoing federal budget …
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Large Mortgage Service Filed False Documents in Foreclosure Bid
GMAC, one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers, faced a quandary last summer. It wanted to foreclose on a New York City homeowner but lacked the crucial paperwork needed …
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Turkey’s Top Generals Quit En Masse Over Political Targeting
Isik Kosaner, top commander of Turkey's military, in an official portrait. (Photo: Turkish Armed Forces via The New York Times) Istanbul - Turkey’s top military commanders resigned …
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Economists: Now is Wrong Time for Congress to Cut Spending
(Photo: SpeakerBoehner / Flickr) Washington - Lawmakers trying to reach a deal on spending cuts in order to raise the nation's debt ceiling risk causing serious economic …
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A Future Without Coal: In New Mexico Supreme Court, Again
A Coal Power Plant in New Mexico. (Photo: glennia / Flickr) It’s time we secure a future without coal in New Mexico, across America, and around the world. …
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World Reacts to Debt Ceiling Debacle: “Irresponsible,” “Worst Kind of Absurd Theatrics“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill about the nation's debt limit in Washington, July 26, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / …
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Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
Woodbridge, Va. - Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during the recession, according to a study …
Israel’s Reaction to Palestinian Nonviolence Threatens Israeli Democracy
On Friday, 8 July 2011, in the heavily air-conditioned international arrivals terminal of Ben Gurion Airport outside of Tel Aviv, dozens of press photographers clamored to get the best …
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Senate Quickly Kills Boehner Debt Bill
Washington - After a 24-hour delay and concessions to conservatives, the House on Friday narrowly approved a Republican fiscal plan that the Senate quickly rejected in a standoff over …