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Wisconsin Dems Flip GOP Seat in State House Special Election - Had Been in Republican Hands for 16 Years

Democrat Steve Doyle defeated Republican John Lautz for the Wisconsin District 94 Assembly, flipping a seat held by Republicans for 16 years in a race that focused attention on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to curtail collective bargaining right for most public employees.

Mosque Near Ground Zero Divides Sept. 11 Relatives

In the fight over the proposed lower manhattan Islamic Cultural Center, lots of people are speaking for the "families of the 9-11 victims." This article gives the perspective of some of the Muslim family members of some of the 9-11 heroes.

Blogger beware: Postings can lead to lawsuits - latimes.com

The Internet has allowed tens of millions of Americans to be published writers. But it also has led to a surge in lawsuits from those who say they were hurt, defamed or threatened by what they read, according to groups that track media lawsuits.

US hiker in Iranian jail allowed brief call to mom

One the three American hikers jailed in Iran told her mother in a brief telephone call this week that prison officials have denied her requests for medical treatment and a cellmate, her mother said Thursday.

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#USHikers Were Seized in Iraq | New Revelations in @TheNation

Investigative article about the American hikers imprisoned in Iran for almost a year now. Revelations about how and where they were arrested raises new questions about whether or not they are hostages, rather than hapless tourists who made a regrettable mistake.

Mothers of jailed Americans appeal to Iran leader

The mothers of three Americans held in Iran marked 11 months of their captivity Wednesday with a letter to the country's supreme leader pleading for their release.

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Senator Maddow For Massachusetts?

Republican Senator Scott Brown says the liberal talk show host is gunning for his Massachusetts seat. MSNBC [talks] about Maddow's plan to fire back.

A by-the-numbers look at health care overhaul

Highlights of health care overhaul, by the numbers:

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Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home

Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, "so it was hard to say a lot."

Google Buzz: No more ‘automatic’ following

For the second time in a week, Google announced major changes to its controversial social media program Buzz, including those that will give users more control over what information is shared.

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Fugitivus: F-U Google

@!$%# you, Google. My privacy concerns are not trite. They are linked to my actual physical safety, and I will now have to spend the next few days maintaining that safety by continually knocking down followers as they pop up.

Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes

As it introduced a new social hub, Google quickly learned that people's most frequent e-mail contacts are not necessarily their best friends.

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3 Americans now held in Iran for half of a year

It's been six months since three young Americans were taken into custody in Iran, and the mother of one said even hiring an attorney in Iran has brought no new information on how they are doing.

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Obama taking populist tone in fight over jobs

President Barack Obama is shifting his administration's emphasis to battling unemployment, the scourge that is hurting households nationwide and threatening to inflict heavy losses on Democrats in November's elections.

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Justice Alito Shown Shaking His Head & Mouthing "Not True" in Response to #SOTU

In this piece, constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley discusses Justice Alito's behavior during the State of the Union Address: In a breach of protocol, Associate Justice Sam Alito was filmed during the State of the Union address last night shaking his head and mouthing "no …

D'oh! Man Arrested For Possession of Pornographic Images of The Simpson Children

OMFG! This is one crazy story! D'oh! Police in Ipswich, Australia have arrested Kurt James Milner...

Team Progressive: Shaky But Still Able To Win

Something has to change, and in my view, it's the people on the left who must start that change ball rolling.

Mom of US hiker in Iran asks for 3 to be freed

Wearing a headscarf, the mother of one of three American hikers jailed in Iran appealed Friday in a new video to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader to release her daughter and her friends for the holidays.

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Mothers of Americans held in Iran send video

The mothers of three Americans held captive in Iran have recorded video messages they hope Iranian authorities will deliver to their children.

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Iraq working for release of Americans held in Iran

An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.

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Being Female Is A Pre-Existing Condition

It's unbelievable that there's out right discrimination towards women when it comes to health care just because of their gender.

Woman Who Lost Son Fights 4 Bankruptcy Changes #HCR #p2

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Rhode Island woman urged senators Tuesday to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt, as she described the pain of losing a child and going broke from his health care bills.

VIDEO: Bring Shane Home—Vigil for #USHikers Detained in Iran #SSJ

Video report about the Vigil held on 30 September 2009 to Free the Hikers. Family, friends, and supporters gathered at the Peace Garden in Minneapolis, Wednesday, to show support for the families of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal who are being detained in Iran.

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