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Election Countdown 2012: Despite Employment Rates, Obama Declares That the US Is Not In Decline, and More
The Election Countdown gives news from across the country as we get closer to November.
Uncle Sam Is Watching You: Stop FISA Renewal
This week, Congress prepares to abuse the Constitution again, by extending its 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Election Countdown 2012: Chicago Teachers Strike Spreads Across the City, and More
As the Teachers Strike in Chicago puts stress on the Obama campaign, Election Countdown has all the news leading up to November
Liars Don’t Lead, They Mislead
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan disqualified themselves for leadership with the whoppers they peddled at the GOP convention.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
Election Countdown 2012: Chicago Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard Left Rochester After 90 Percent of Teachers Voted “No Confidence” in His Leadership, and More
Election roundup coverage for September 11, 2012. Election countdown leads with Chicago teachers strike.
The Biggest Economic Challenge of Obama’s Second Term
Not even the Jobs Act will be enough to boost the anemic recovery. In January, he's got to do something big, like a new WPA or CCC.
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Just Another TV Show
In terms of sheer showmanship, the Democrats put on the most masterfully choreographed convention I have ever seen or even heard of.
Election Countdown 2012: Florida Health Administrators Leave Sick and Disabled Children in Nursing Homes, and More
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No Papers, No Fear: Undocumented Immigrant Activists Arrested Outside DNC
An immigrants rights campaign is traveling the U.S. by bus to bring awareness to the terror undocumented people live with daily.