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Hundreds of protesters marching through Chicago

Hundreds of protesters marching through Chicago

By JIM SUHR and RYAN J. FOLEY | Associated Press – 3 hrs ago CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered Friday at a downtown Chicago plaza for a noisy but largely peaceful [...]

Obama 2013 Budget Goes Down in Senate, 99-0

Obama 2013 Budget Goes Down in Senate, 99-0

by Ben Shapiro13 hours ago President Obama’s 2013 budget just went down to defeat by a 99-0 vote in the Senate. In March, the measure went before the House for a vote – and went down [...]

California facing higher $16 billion shortfall

California facing higher $16 billion shortfall

By JUDY LIN | Associated Press – Sat, May 12, 2012 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s budget deficit has swelled to a projected $16 billion — much larger than had been predicted just months ago — [...]

A ‘war on women’ at L.A. City Hall?

A ‘war on women’ at L.A. City Hall?

They’re targeted disproportionately by Mayor Villaraigosa’s proposed layoffs, L.A. labor groups say. By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times | May 14, 2012 In a twist on a theme that has flared up on the national political [...]

US soldier killed by an attacker in Afghan army uniform

US soldier killed by an attacker in Afghan army uniform

Incident is 15th of its kind this year in country By Amir Shah | Associated Press May 12, 2012 KABUL – A man wearing an Afghan army uniform fatally shot an American soldier in the east [...]

It’s All Your Money: Taxpayers may be on hook for US Postal Service losses

It’s All Your Money: Taxpayers may be on hook for US Postal Service losses

By William La Jeunesse | Published May 08, 2012 | FoxNews.com The U.S. Postal Service is often the butt of jokes, but there’s nothing funny about the agency’s bottom line. The USPS is losing up to $25 [...]

Americans: Too broke to go bankrupt

Americans: Too broke to go bankrupt

By Blake Ellis | CNNMoney.com – 1 hour 41 minutes ago This year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to be too broke to file for bankruptcy. The average cost to file for Chapter 7 [...]

Activist Chen Guangcheng: Let Me Leave China on Hillary Clinton’s Plane

Activist Chen Guangcheng: Let Me Leave China on Hillary Clinton’s Plane

Melinda Liu | The Daily Beast | May 2, 2012 10:10 PM EDT In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast’s Melinda Liu, blind dissident Chen Guangcheng says he’s been abandoned by American officials at a [...]

Democratic Swanky Socialists of America Wine and Awards Dinner Soirée

Democratic Swanky Socialists of America Wine and Awards Dinner Soirée

by Rebel Pundit | 1 hour ago | Breitbart.com Last Friday night, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held their 54th Annual Eugene V. Debs–Norman Thomas–Michael Harrington Award Dinner at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in Chicago. [...]

US keeps mum on some Afghan attacks

US keeps mum on some Afghan attacks

AP | May 1, 2012 4:36 AM WASHINGTON — The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops. The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time [...]