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Court Rules US Labor Laws Apply To All Employees Regardless Of Legal Status

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File photo from May Day, when thousands marched across the U.S. to demand immigration reform that would help millions of undocumented workers across the country. (Photo/Martin Michaels). A three-judge panel ruled this week that regardless of an …
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Quinn Signs Medical Marijuana Legislation

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Pat Quinn signed a measure allowing doctors to prescribe the drug to patients with a limited number of serious medical conditions. The governor signed the measure Thursday morning at the University of Chicago Medical Center, flanked by veterans and …
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Meet Hassan Rouhani, President Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran

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In this Monday, June 17, 2013 photo, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi). Hassan Rouhani, the man swept into office on a wave …
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Increase in Urine Testing Raises Ethical Questions

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For example, a recently published study of 800 pain patients treated at a Veterans Affairs facility in North Carolina found that one-quarter of them tested negatively in a urine-screen test for a drug they had been prescribed, while 20 percent of …
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