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Government investigates 55 colleges over handling of sex assault cases

By:Teresa Watanabe Article Submission Aiming to reduce sexual assault on campus, the federal government Thursday disclosed that 55 colleges and universities, including four in California, are under investigation for possibly violating the law in their

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IRS Sent Sensitive Info of Tax-Exempt Groups to FBI Before 2010 Elections

By Ali Meyer Article Reprint (CNSNews.com) — The IRS sent a 1.1-million page database containing legally protected taxpayer information of tax-exempt organizations to the FBI several weeks before the 2010 midterm elections, according to new

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Audit: More than 63,000 veterans waiting for care

  By Tom Cohen Article Reprint Washington (CNN) — An audit of hundreds of Veterans Affairs facilities released Monday found that more than 63,000 veterans were waiting to be scheduled for care nationwide, and the

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Chicago writes a gun law because the courts say it has to

by Michael Miner Article Reprint Some say the editorial page is a newspaper’s Department of Futile Gestures, as the opinions expressed therein turn a nifty phrase or two a lot more often than they turn

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New My Brother’s Keeper Rule Means Almost No Black Organizations Can Participate

Who Will Be Able to Participate in My Brother’s Keeper? The 45 state rule requirement would mean that small community based organizations would be out of the running for funding. By lauren victoria burke  Article Submission

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Six governments tap Vodafone calls

By Kate Holton and Sarah Young Article Reprint (Reuters) – The world’s second-biggest mobile phone company Vodafone revealed government agencies in six unidentified countries use its network to listen to and record customers’ calls, showing

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Politicians say this time they really, truly have a plan to fight Chicago’s violence

by Mick Dumke Article Reprint The reporters were told to wait outside the meeting room. The suggestion was that something big was happening in there.

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SEIU Local 73 gives Mayor Rahm $25,000

by Ben Joravsky Article Reprint CHICAGO IL. I was sitting by a pond on a bright sunny day, watching the little ducks float around, when a friend texted to say: SEIU Local 73 donated 25

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