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G.O.P. Goes After Women’s Abortion Access, Again

House Republicans will vote on the most restrictive abortion bill to come to the floor…

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NAACP Praises SCOTUS Ruling on National Voting Rights Act

Arizona wanted voters to show citizenship documentation before they even registered to vote

Supreme Court upholds National Voting Rights Act in Arizona v. ITCA Decision

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U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin to Step Down

As Surgeon General, Benjamin oversaw a report that documented how even an occasional cigarette or secondhand smoke can cause immediate damage to the human body

U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin stepping down after four years

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ACLU Files Suit Against Obama Administration Over Phone Surveillance

The NSA forced Verizon to hand over phone records for its customers without due process of law

Do you think the government needs to spy on its citizens to keep us safe?

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Cory Booker Has Early Lead in NJ Senate Race

Polls shows more than half of New Jersey voters support Newark mayor's race

Newark mayor is way ahead of his Democratic rivals to fill the late Sen. Frank…

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Obama Stops Opposing Morning After Pill for Girls

Girls as young as 12 will not need prescription or parental consent

Food and Drug Administration ordered to stop blocking pill maker’s application for no age and…

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Cory Booker Announces Run for U.S. Senate

Cory Booker would be New Jersey's first black U.S. Senator

Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces he will run for late Frank Lautenberg’s seat

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Feds Recommend 4 Years in Prison for Jesse Jackson Jr.

Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandra are due to be sentenced July 3rd

Do you think the recommended sentence is too harsh?

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Obama Wants High Speed Internet for all Students

The administration wants students to use wireless devices at their desks

The average U.S. school has a slower internet connection than the typical American home, a…

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Michelle Obama Shuts Down Heckler at Fundraiser

"She came right down in my face,” the heckler said. “I was taken aback.”

First Lady gives crowd ultimatum: You can listen to her or me.

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