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3/13 -	Jumpstart the Vote
3/16 -	"How to Destroy a Democracy Step by Step"
3/17 -	What's Next for Asheville's Water?

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3/12 -

BREAKING: Searchers unsure even which way Malaysian Airlines MH370 was heading

3/12 -

Suicide rate of Native American children three times national average; poverty, unemployment, domestic violence, sexual assault, alcoholism and drug addiction seen as causes

3/12 -

Pro-life supporters "cookiecot" Girl Scout cookies, claiming organization has ties to Planned Parenthood

3/12 -

Colorado collects $2 million in recreational marijuana tax revenue for January

3/12 -

Durham drug company denies medicine to dying child, says such "gifts" would slow delivery of drug to market

3/12 -

Michele Bachman: Gay people have "bullied" the American public, in part via "lawless" President Obama

3/11 -

Village Voice: Right-wing bloggers find only one message in Ukraine: Obama's not a real man, like Putin

3/11 -

Uninsured rate continues to fall as a result of Obamacare; rate falls most steeply among lower-income and African-American sub-groups

3/11 -

Large-scale demographic trends are behind America's shift toward Democratic party

3/11 -

New "Lammily" doll, intended as "Barbie" replacement, has realistic proportions, clothing and makeup

3/10 -

Duke Energy spokesperson: Rate increases should pay for ash spill cleanups

3/10 -

An increasing number of studies demonstrate health risks of fracking

3/10 -

Study shows a 10 % increase in the minimum wage would save $4.6 billion a year in food stamp expenditures

3/10 -

Libya says it will bomb North Korean tanker if it carries oil from rebel-held port

3/10 -

As NC debates, many states clear out coal ash dumps

3/09 -

FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: United Nations report indicates that, in the Arab world, women's participation in the labor force is the lowest in the world

3/09 -

FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: In Thailand, prominent women signal a growing and influential female presence in social media

3/09 -

FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: Women in the U.S. still lag behind men in corporate world

3/09 -

FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: Ontario's Federation of Labor celebrates International Women's Day and points to its history of success for women's wages

3/08 -

NC Board of Education lowers required passing score for state exams in light of Common Core changes

3/08 -

Blackfoot tribal member brings buffalo heart to Idaho governor to protest killing of pregnant bison

3/08 -

States push for drug testing as a requirement to receive welfare benefits; new bills could withstand legal scrutiny

3/08 -

Obama authorizes sanctions in order to push Russia to pull back its troops in Crimea

3/08 -

Federal government unresponsive to NC questions about repayment of unemployment benefits given to furloughed workers during government shutdown

3/07 -

BREAKING: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 goes missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing; 227 passengers, 12 crew aboard

3/07 -

Pope Francis says he understands need for civil unions

3/07 -

Despite assurances, Duke finds more corrugated pipes at containment ponds -- like the one that failed at Dan River plant

3/07 -

SAT to be revamped to align with new Common Core curriculum

3/07 -

Funding for public preschools in question, despite evidence of long term benefits for students

3/07 -

BREAKING: Martin Nesbitt, NC senator from Buncombe and progressive, dies at 67

3/06 -

Village Voice: Religious Right pursues loophole in Title II of Civil Rights Act to promote discrimination in recent "religious freedom" laws

3/06 -

Forty-one states to teach financial literacy in the classroom after recent recession -- but what of role of lack of regulation, faulty laissez-faire policies?

3/06 -

Missouri lawmakers push for approval of Keystone XL Pipeline by Obama Administration

3/06 -

New York funds state grant to cover start-up costs of drone testing

3/06 -

Utah Senate endorses bill removing state curriculum guidelines for parents who home-school their children

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