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Many states, including Massachusetts, are well ahead of the federal minimum wage, though we could still do better. In addition, many citizens are looking to the states to protect the environment, civil rights, and reproductive freedom, and to stimulate job growth. The list goes...
...about us." As party leaders debate just how Democrats should present themselves as the alternative to the GOP, Pelosi has been pushing to talk more about their vision for the country and recently put out a list of initiatives Democrats would pursue were they to seize control: raising the minimum wage, cutting student loan interest rates, reducing government subsidies to oil companies and instituting so-called pay-as-you go budget principles, meaning every increase in spending would be offset by either a tax increase or a cut in some other spending program. And Democrats will put out a plan...
...sticking point is whether to allow the federal and state sentences to run concurrently, with the trio serving all their time in federal lockup. Attorneys for the three men are seeking a federal minimum of seven years, with any state sentence to run concurrently. Alabama prosecutors may still demand at least seven years jail time for each crime. "In this case, everyone wants their pound of flesh," says DeBusk's attorney Brett Bloomston...
Democrats lately recognize the perils of entropy and have started taking steps to fix it. Democratic leaders told TIME that in coming weeks, the party will coalesce around several working-class issues, including raising the minimum wage and increasing student loans, which the leaders believe will appeal to voters concerned about values. Emanuel's candidates will sign on to a "Six in '06" list of issues with a populist theme. Dean, who says the party should appeal to Evangelicals, will echo those working-class appeals this fall with a push on values. And Pelosi has promised that bills along those...
...night, only the team leader knows what route they will take. The police and inspectors also ride together, making it hard to bribe one without the knowledge or cooperation of the others. When they come across a bar selling alcohol after hours, they are careful to approach with a minimum of force, a key consideration given all the bombings, shootings and bus burnings this month in the region that killed 186 people...