Controversial CA water bills pass: opponents vow ballot fight
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been making his way around California in the past week, signing the components of a controversial "water package" okayed by the legislature.
Online campaign targets Murdoch on Fox racism
A campaign by ColorOfChange.org is targeting Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch for backing race-baiting attacks on President Obama by Fox's Glenn Beck.
Lou Dobbs quits CNN
On Tuesday, Nov. 11th, Lou Dobbs announced his intention to leave CNN "effective immediately."
NYC council elections: some defeats, some historic victories
New Yorkers elected a new city council November 3, with some remarkable, and contradictory, results.
Remembering Dave Moore
DETROIT - Dave Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March and a founder of the United Auto Workers union who helped shape the history of this city, died here Oct. 26, at the age of 97.
Kids arrested for food fight
When it comes to zero tolerance policies and disciplinary action for schoolchildren, where do you draw the line?
Four in Hartford arrested at Lieberman protest
Several dozen demonstrators gathered in front of Senator Joseph Lieberman's Hartford office at Constitution Plaza yesterday.
Only in California! In-home care in peril
Beginning Nov. 1, until they are officially enrolled, new providers of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to low income seniors, the blind and the disabled will not be paid their wages.
On Veterans Day, Obama champions America's vets
The Obama administration this week announced the creation of a new Veterans Employment Initiative.
New York state budget: the money is there, if you look for it
Yesterday, Gov. David Paterson made a speech before an extraordinary joint session of the State Senate and Assembly, pushing the legislative bodies to accept his plan to alleviate the state's more than $3.2 billion deficit for this fiscal year (of which, four and a half months are remaining). Included in his plans are about $1.3 billion in cuts to schools, health care and municipal governments.
