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Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains
Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate...
Tags: Global Change, Jackie Speier, HIV, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress
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Democrats seek crackdown on gun trafficking
Two congressional Democrats, fresh from a trip to Mexico City, plan to propose tighter restrictions on gun trafficking to combat illegal U.S. sales that they say may supply 80% of the arsenals of Mexican drug cartels.
"These reforms are essential to help...Tags: Justice System, Elijah E. Cummings, Defense, Democratic Party, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Hispanic Heritage Month isâ¦
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelHereâs a compilation of statements issued this week at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the period between September 15 and October 15 where institutions, corporations and community groups celebrate the contributions of Latinos in the United... -
Hispanic unemployment: Latinos hardest hit by recession
Hispanosphere» Orlando Sentinel â HispanosphereBy Clement Tan Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington Unemployment among Hispanics in the U.S. has soared since the recession hit because those workers are disproportionately employed in industries and regions hardest hit by the downturn, according... -
As DNA test backlogs soar, U.S. cuts funding
Last summer, the Los Angeles Police Department was dealt a rude shock. Expecting nearly $1 million in federal grant money to help cover the cost of analyzing DNA evidence in rape cases and other violent crimes, the department was awarded only half that...Tags: Justice System, Sex Crimes, Ventura (Ventura, California), Biotechnology Industry, Ventura County (California)
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Caroline Kennedy out of Senate pick
The Swampby Geraldine Baum and Mark Z. Barabak Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of America's most fabled Democratic dynasty, abruptly dropped her bid for a U.S. Senate seat early today, standing aside even though she was widely considered the front-runner to...Tags: Harry Reid, National Government, Eliot Spitzer, Upper House, Edward M. Kennedy
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Credit card abuse crackdown: Next move
The Swampby James Oliphant The Obama administration is moving to rewrite the rules of the game for credit card lenders, vowing to crack down on high interest rates and predatory practices it says contributed to the economic crisis. The drive, which......Tags: Lobbying, Financial Services, Banking, National Government, Credit and Debt
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Spice Girl urges maternal health funding
The Swampby Whitney Blair Wyckoff Geri Halliwell, formerly Ginger Spice of the '90s girl pop group The Spice Girls, and supermodel Christy Turlington Burns visited the Hill Tuesday, advocating for legislation that promotes material health in the U.S. and across...Tags: United Nations, Medical Specialization, National Government, Diplomacy, Government
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Duty, Honor, Party!
Do I have this right? If we just hold on a little longer in this crisis, the government might send us all on vacation? Do your part, patriots: Book your tickets on Broadway. Waikiki, here we come. Take that, Osama bin Laden. And you thought we were a...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Las Vegas, Daniel Inouye, Harry Reid, Neil A. Abercrombie
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