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Undocumented students speak out in support of DREAM Act
From the Houston Chronicle
Wendy Ramirez said she was first inspired to pursue a medical degree when her father was paralyzed after a drunken driver hit him when she was a child. But before graduating from high school, she was initially discouraged by a counselor for a reason most students don't deal with, but eventually gained...
The Lesson of JP Morgan's $2 Billion Loss: Break Up the Big Banks
From the Atlantic
The reports are startlingly familiar. Late Thursday, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon announced a surprise $2 billion trading loss and stocks swooned. Dimon insisted, though, that there was no need for a Volcker Rule that would ban big banks from risky trading. Last week, a Reuters investigation revealed that...
Tell the NRA: Condemn Trayvon Gun Range Targets
From Change Nation
An anonymous retailer has created gun targets resembling the hoodie Trayvon Martin was wearing when he was tragically gunned down. This disgusting act is purely motivated by greed, and is intended to make money off of a senseless crime against a young, black man. Sign our petition and call on the NRA to publicly condemn...
Teenage Mitt Romney bullied student believed to be gay, schoolmates allege
From The Boston Globe
A day after President Obama became the first holder of the Oval Office to endorse same-sex marriage, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney is being accused of bullying a student believed to be gay as a teenager in the 1960s. The Washington Post -- citing five of...
Immigration Law Protesters Detained Outside Alabama Senate
From the Montgomery Advertiser
Six people protesting the state's controversial immigration law were led away and detained Thursday morning after a sit-down protest near the Alabama Senate chamber. The protesters prayed and sang "Amazing Grace" and "This Light of Mine," and called for the repeal of the...
