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Colorado shooting: a day of prayerful memorials and a presidential visit (+video)
In the Colorado shooting, more information emerged Sunday about the attack and alleged shooter James Holmes. But mainly it was a day for remembering those who died early Friday during a theater's première showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' the latest in the Batman series.
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House passes Violence Against Women Act, grudgingly
The Violence Against Women Act breezed through the Congress in previous years, but it's suddenly a heavy lift. The GOP House passed its version of the bill on a largely party-line vote, but getting to yes with the Senate will be tough.
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More firings expected in Secret Service scandal
The chairman of a House committee investigating a Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers expressed confidence that the agency will effectively deal with the incident.
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Vox News Will Sandra Fluke sue Rush Limbaugh for calling her ‘a slut’?
When Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke 'a slut' and a 'prostitute,' he set off a firestorm of criticism. Some advertisers are leaving Limbaugh's show.
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Rick Santorum and more: How social issues intruded on 2012 campaign
In an election year that was supposed to be all about economic recovery, social values having to do with sex – birth control, abortion, and gay marriage – are playing prominent roles.
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Rick Santorum donor makes weird contraception comment
Foster Friess, a major donor to the Rick Santorum super PAC, suggested that women use aspirin as a contraceptive. Rick Santorum was not amused.
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Freddie Mac, on taxpayer support, pays big bonuses
Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae defend $13 million in bonus payments. Executives tell House committee that bonuses needed to keep qualified staff at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
11/17/2011 12:39 am -
In Congress, a bid to make US firms take steps against modern-day slavery
A new bill in Congress would require large companies to reveal any efforts to ensure that child labor, forced labor, and other forms of modern-day slavery did not contribute to their products.
08/05/2011 01:25 pm -
Opinion For women's career equality: parent-friendly work, Equal Rights Amendment
To break glass ceilings, feminists of the past put career above all else. But a new generation of feminists isn't willing to sacrifice family for work. Instead, they're lobbying to make workplaces more family friendly.
06/30/2011 01:32 pm -
Coming soon on Facebook and Twitter: terror threats from Homeland Security
Homeland Security will stop using color-coded threat levels and replace them with a more specific, targeted alert system, the Homeland Security chief said Wednesday.
04/20/2011 07:05 pm -
For Lila Rose, Planned Parenthood video 'sting' is about revolution
Lila Rose, the young founder of the organization that released 'sting' videos targeting Planned Parenthood this week, is one of a new generation of right-wing media insurgents taking on touchstone topics like abortion through the lens of civil-rights activists.
02/04/2011 05:02 pm -
Senate aims to take up bill to compensate Sept. 11 responders
But lawmakers may run out of time before the end of the year. If so, the Sept. 11-related legislation would have to be reintroduced next year.
12/20/2010 05:57 pm -
Robert Reich A new wave of entrepreneurs, or a growing class of the anxiously self-employed?
The jump in "self-employed" workers in 2009 correlates with mass lay-offs. But is it right to call this new class of workers entrepreneurs?
06/02/2010 06:19 pm -
IRS: a frequent target of antigovernment violence
Thursday's attack, in which Joseph Stack flew his plane into IRS offices in Austin, Texas, is just the latest in a string of attacks against the Internal Revenue Service. There are an average of 918 threats against employees a year, says a government agency.
02/19/2010 05:58 pm -
Complaints arise about White House kibitzing in key Senate primaries
Team Obama has picked favorites for races in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New York. Local party figures say that undermines democracy – and is not the national party's job.
07/02/2009 01:00 am -
Congress turns from bank bailouts to helping consumers
Targets include credit card companies, payday loans with exorbitant interest rates, and predatory mortgage lenders.
05/02/2009 01:00 am -
Geithner recovery plan too cautious?
Some leading economists say bank rescues should come with tougher conditions, and that the industry is short on capital to cover losses.
04/22/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy AIG is the new Enron
03/19/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The outrage in your credit card's fine print
Penalty fees make up nearly half of industry revenues.
08/13/2008 01:00 am
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