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GOP, Defying Reason, Kills DREAM Act

Posted on Dec 18, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Republicans, supported by 5 conservative Democrats, killed the popular legislation in the Senate.

Arizona Immigration Law Creates Uncertain Role for Campus Cops

Posted on Jun 14, 2010, Source: AlterNet

At least one school district with a large Latino population saw a drop in enrollment right after Arizona enacted SB1070.

Glenn Beck's Year of Wild Conspiracies, Paranoid Delusions and Cynical Lies

Posted on Dec 22, 2009, Source: Media Matters for America

Beck's unbridled ignorance and confidence in his own manipulative half-truths and lies make him the most dangerously effective misinformer of 2009.

12 Hilarious Corporate Attempts to Look Green

Posted on Dec 15, 2009, Source: WebEcoist

Don't be fooled. Hummers and McDonald's aren't "green." Neither are fossil fuels or Fox News, for that matter.

12 Crazy Futuristic Water Buildings That May Help Humans Survive Climate Change Catastrophe

Posted on Dec 10, 2009, Source: WebEcoist

Twelve prototype habitats are making a convincing argument for mankind's offshore living.

Dems Have a Huge Day with Latinos

Posted on Jul 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Republican strategists realize the party has little hope of winning a national election without a dramatic improvement among that growing voter group.

New Threat on the Border: Rogue Anti-Immigrant Militias

Posted on Jun 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

“I had to take an oath, and part of the oath was that I couldn’t eat Mexican food.”

China Looking at Major Health Reforms

Posted on Apr 6, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The first stage of the plan calls for extending some form of basic health insurance to 90 percent of the population by the end of 2011.

Giving Back

Posted on Dec 18, 2001, Source: WireTap

This year some young people are volunteering the time would normally have spent shopping. Here's a short list of ideas and resources from WireTap.

Chaos Erupts

Posted on Sep 11, 2001, Source: Salon

Correspondents in New York and Washington report from the streets.

Supreme Court Hands Presidency to Bush

Posted on Dec 13, 2000, Source: Salon

The most extraordinary struggle over a presidential election in this century ends with a whimper and a divided Supreme Court.

Sobriety High

Posted on May 1, 2000, Source: American News Service

After being addicted to drugs and alcohol since she was 11 -- resulting in placements at a girls' correctional center and a foster home -- 16 year-old Becky Clark asked to be sent to Sobriety High.

Corruption Perception Index #6

Posted on May 1, 2000, Source: Public Campaign

Bizarre, outrageous and downright hilarious statistics about dirty money in politics. This week: The cash behind the Elian scandal.
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