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(Photo: BenSeese / Flickr) Verizon needs to open a call center, which means a few new low-paying jobs. They get local governments bidding against each other, offering …

A loose-knit coalition of activists known as “Occupy Homes” is working to stave off pending evictions by occupying homes at risk of foreclosure when tenants enlist its support. The …

After an Election Day that saw a number of wins for progressive causes nationwide, activists opposed to “corporate personhood” — the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals …

In 1769, J. H. Bernardin de Saint Pierre, a French royal officer, said he was not so sure that coffee and sugar were "really essential to the comfort of …

Khairpur, Pakistan - Sixteen-year-old Noor Bano believes nothing short of a revolution will convince the men in Malangabad – her remote village in the Khairpur district of the Sindh …

Rochester, Michigan - Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday night for the first time since Herman Cain became controversial, Rick Perry unveiled his optional flat-tax plan and Mitt Romney …

Washington - Herman Cain's repeated attempts to brush aside sexual harassment charges are faltering and his once high-flying presidential campaign is likely to suffer, according to neutral Republicans. …

Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …

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Robert Jeffress speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas and a …