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Kings call for economic fairness at MLK memorial -...

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For many who helped dedicate the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, the towering granite monument is a stark reminder that the civil rights leader's dream of social and economic justice ha...

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AP-GfK Poll: Public unsettled on Obama challenger ...

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Americans have yet to find a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama, although half say the president does not deserve re-election.

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Few Americans take immigrants' jobs in Alabama - Y...

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Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his immigrant workers leave after Alabama's tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn't worked out: Most show up late, work slower than se...

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'Miracle' tornado survivor denied workers' comp - ...

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By all accounts, Mark Lindquist is a hero, an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. Both houses of the Missouri...

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Joe the Plumber plans big news on bid for Congress...

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It looks like Joe the Plumber is about to become Joe the Candidate.

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US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever...

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The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled th...

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Now what? Few tangible effects of Wall St protests...

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Everywhere, it seems, people want to weigh in about the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country, from CEOs and politicians to your next-door neighbor. So far the talk has translated into little...

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Missing girl's mom arrested on child abuse charges...

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Police on Monday arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child abuse charges "directly related" to the girl, and said they don't believe they'll find the child alive.

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Iranian protesters storm British Embassy in Tehran...

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Hard-line Iranian protesters stormed British diplomatic compounds Tuesday, hauling down the Union Jack, torching an embassy vehicle and pelting buildings with petrol bombs in what began as an apparent...

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Elderly complain about pants search at NY airport ...

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With age come such things as catheters, colostomy bags and adult diapers. Now add another indignity to getting old — having to drop your pants and show these things to a complete stranger.

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