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Romney campaign quietly scrubs all mentions of anti-labor adviser Peter Schaumber
The campaign of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has scrubbed its website of all mentions of its former top labor adviser, Peter Schaumber, following the resignation of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Terence Flynn, who is accused of leaking internal government documents to Schaumber in violation of federal…
Atheists sue Florida County to remove Ten Commandments monument
A group of atheists is suing Bradford County, Florida because they say a 6-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments has no place on the courthouse lawn. American Atheists Communications Director Blair Scott told Raw Story that the monument made the members of his organization in Bradford County into “second-class…
5 facts about the fallen to remember on Memorial Day
Memorial Day — first called Decoration Day — got its start as holiday commemorating fallen soldiers at the end of the Civil War, according to Yale historian David Blight. In 1865, former slaves exhumed Union soldiers from a mass grave in Charleston, South Carolina on the site of that city’s…
DOMA plaintiffs receive a temporary reprieve from threat of deportation
Frances Herbert and her Japanese spouse, Takako Ueda, got a welcome development this week in their efforts to force the United States to recognize their marriage and end efforts to deport Ueda this when the Citizenship and Immigration Service informed them that Ueda had been granted a “period of deferred…
Heartland CEO admits he sucks, kills off future climate change denial conferences
Speaking to the seventh annual “International Conference on Climate Change” (ICCC) in Chicago on Wednesday, Heartland Institute CEO Joseph Bast revealed that “under 300″ people attended this year, then begged those attendees for donations from their “rich uncle,” admitting he’s “not a good fundraiser” and that the group has struggled…
Canadian destroyer Iroquois sails up the Hudson River for Fleet Week (SLIDESHOW)
The HMCS Iroquois sailed up the Hudson River and back against yesterday as part of New York’s annual Fleet Week, and Raw Story was along for the ride. Click below to view the slideshow, with facts about the Iroquois, the reasons for its participation and the other ships that participated…
Alan Simpson tells senior citizen group: ‘Your flyer’ is ‘bulls**t’
Cantankerous former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson (R) lashed out once again at another notable senior organization recently, calling their criticism of his recommendation for massive cuts to Social Security “bullshit.” In a letter forwarded by the AFL-CIO Wednesday morning, the passionate Simpson expressed his displeasure with the California Alliance for…
KKK invites NC residents to ‘whites only’ cross burning
Residents in Reidsville, North Carolina have begun receiving fliers inviting them to a May 26 Ku Klux Klan cross burning intended for “white people only.” Reidsville Police Department Captain Ken Hanks confirmed to Raw Story that people in several neighborhoods had reported receiving the invitations. Asked if the fliers had…
Gov. Christie noncommittal on New Jersey marijuana decriminalization bill
A New Jersey General Assembly panel approved on Monday a bill that would lower the penalty for possessing a small amount of marijuana to a mere $150 fine for first-time offenders, essentially decriminalizing the drug by making possession a non-arrest offense. But Gov. Chris Christie (R), who’s supported drug reforms…
Same sex binational spouses could still face deportation while DOMA lives
On April 2, 2012, the immigration rights organization Immigration Equality filed Blesch v. Holder on behalf of five married same sex couples who faced forcible separation by the government of the United States under the Defense of Marriage Act because one spouse is not an American citizen. Because DOMA prohibits…
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