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  • Palin bucks pressure in Supreme Court appointment (appoints female + pro-choice Supreme)

    03/05/2009 7:42:22 PM PST · by ASOC · 106 replies · 5,550+ views
    (snip)...Christen's application included her membership in several charitable groups, including some from her past, but did not mention that she was on the board of Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s. The organization, which didn't provide abortions in Alaska until 2003, is now on the opposite side of a Palin-supported bill to require girls under 17 to get parental consent for an abortion. (snip)
  • Religious leaders press for higher minimum wage

    11/07/2005 8:38:45 PM PST · by kemathen7 · 36 replies · 482+ views
    KUSA 9news ^ | 11/7/2005 | Paola Farer
    WASHINGTON - A group of religious leaders is pushing Congress to increase the federal minimum wage. The wage is currently $5.15 an hour That works out to $10,700 a year for those who earn the minimum. Last month, the chief of Wal-Mart -- H .Lee Scott -- surprised many by urging lawmakers to raise the minimum, saying it would help shoppers who need the money. Supporters say raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do for everyone. But critics say it could crush small businesses. "They don't have the ability, like some of the larger employers who just,...