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Obama Administration to Push for NCLB Reauthorization This Year -

Senate Nears Adjournment Without Voting on Critical Judicial Nominations - 12/22/10

Census Bureau Releases First 2010 Census Data - 12/21/10

Congress Passes Bill to Increase Number of Low Power FM Stations - 12/20/10

Senate Passes 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal - 12/18/10

Senate Fails to Pass DREAM Act, Again - 12/18/10

Report Analyzes Successful Campaign to Defeat Colorado’s Anti-Equal Opportunity Ballot Measure - 12/17/10

Senate to Vote on DREAM Act and 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal - 12/17/10

Business, Civil Rights Groups Challenge Arizona Law on Undocumented Workers - 12/17/10

Wade Henderson among Advocates Appearing in Characters Unite Civil Rights Documentary - 12/16/10

Anti-Poverty Campaign’s Online Quiz Seeks to Educate the Public - 12/16/10

Government Officials Contribute to Online Video Campaign for LGBT Youth - 12/10/10

Report Card Finds Most States Falling Short on Women’s Health - 12/10/10

Wade Henderson Receives Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award - 12/10/10

New Report Documents Exploitation of Truck Drivers at Nation’s Ports - 12/10/10

Senate Vote on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Blocked - 12/9/10

Women's Rights Advocates Make the Case for CEDAW Ratification - 12/3/10

Supreme Court Hears Case on Prison Overcrowding - 12/3/10

Congress Lets Emergency Unemployment Benefits Expire, Millions Facing Potential Loss of Income - 12/1/10

Pentagon Study Shows Majority of Military Sees No Harm in Repealing 'Don’t Ask Don’t Tell' - 12/1/10

Senate Passes Compensation Bill for African-American Farmers and American Indians - 11/24/10

Despite Progress, Study Finds Women and Minorities Still Underrepresented in Executive Positions - 11/23/10

Hate Crimes Down in 2009, But Much Work Left to Be Done - 11/22/10

Civil Rights Book Club: Power in Words: The Stories behind Barack Obama's Speeches, from the State House to the White House - 11/19/10

CA Supreme Court Preserves In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students - 11/19/10

New Bureau for Protecting Financial Consumers Needs Public Input - 11/19/10

Senate Won't Consider Paycheck Fairness Act - 11/17/10

New Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Extending Unemployment Benefits - 11/15/10

U.N. Examines U.S. Human Rights Record - 11/12/10

Civil and Human Rights Coalition Identifies Six Priorities for Lame Duck Congress - 11/10/10

Arizona Voters Pass Proposition 107 Eliminating Equal Opportunity - 11/9/10

Department of Education Clarifies Schools’ Responsibility to Keep Students Safe from Bullying and Harassment - 11/1/10

Aggressive Use of ‘Ballot Security’ Measures Raising Civil Rights Concerns - 10/30/10

Study Shows Extensive Racial Profiling by New York City Police - 10/29/10

Election Protection Using Twitter to Defend Voting Rights - 10/29/10

Shenandoah Teens Convicted of Federal Hate Crime - 10/26/10

On Election Day, Arizona Will Vote on Equal Opportunity - 10/26/10

Guest Post: The U.N. Is 65 and Going Strong - 10/25/10

Report: 1.2 Million Workers Facing Potential Loss of Unemployment Benefits - 10/22/10

Employment of People with Disabilities Improving, but Disparities Remain, According to Surveys - 10/22/10

Final Census Participation Rate Matches 2000 Census Rate - 10/22/10

President Obama Announces Commitment to Rebuilding Nation’s Aging Transportation System - 10/21/10

The Leadership Conference Responds to Reports That Civil Rights Complaints to the Department of Education Are Up - 10/18/10

Civil Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Challenging the Constitutionality of S.B. 1070 Advances - 10/13/10

U.S. District Judge Issues Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - 10/13/10

Nine Recommendations for Federal Action to Combat Bullying and Harassment - 10/8/10

Civil Rights Groups Call for Moratorium on Home Foreclosures - 10/7/10

AP Appoints Sonya Ross as First Race/Ethnicity/Demographics Editor - 10/6/10

Diverse ‘One Nation’ March Highlights Need for Bold Solutions, Voter Turnout in November - 10/4/10

Civil Rights Book Club: “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” - 10/1/10

The Leadership Conference Announces New Executive Committee Officers - 10/1/10

GAO Analysis Finds Female Managers Underrepresented and Subject to a Gender Pay Gap - 9/30/10

Civil and Human Rights Community to Hold 'One Nation Working Together' Rally on October 2 - 9/28/10

New Report Documents Damaging Effects of Racial Profiling - 9/27/10

One Nation Working Together Blogmobile’s Cross Country Journey for Change - 9/27/10

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Delayed Nominees to Federal Courts - 9/24/10

Opponents Block Senate Votes on 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Repeal and DREAM Act - 9/22/10

Kaiser Foundation Launches Website to Explain the Health Care Reform Law - 9/21/10

Senate Expected to Vote on DREAM Act Soon - 9/20/10

Civil Rights Coalition Says Warren's Appointment to Oversee New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is a Positive Step - 9/17/10

Supporters Rally to Restore Voting Rights to Ex-Felons - 9/17/10

Civil Rights Groups Call on Congress to Reduce Poverty - 9/16/10

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Walking With the Wind' - 9/16/10

Facing Unprecedented Obstruction, Obama Renominates Five Federal Judges - 9/16/10

Civil Rights Organizations Urge the Senate to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act - 9/15/10

National Black Law Student Association to Hold Rally for the Democracy Restoration Act - 9/14/10

Remembering the Legacy of Activist and Scholar Dr. Ronald Walters - 9/13/10

Delegate Norton Proposes Naming Major D.C. Post Office for Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height - 9/13/10

Civil Rights Groups Say Court Decision Means Congress Should Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - 9/10/10

Interfaith Coalition to Address Anti-Muslim Discrimination - 9/9/10

Report Warns Foreclosure Crisis Threatens Voting Rights - 9/8/10

Remembering Civil Rights Icon Jefferson Thomas - 9/8/10

One Nation Working Together: An Interfaith Call to Action for Civil and Human Rights - 8/31/10

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Born to Use Mics' - 8/30/10

Study Shows Foreclosures in California Disproportionately Affecting Latinos, African Americans - 8/30/10

Faith Leaders Celebrate MLK's Legacy and Make Renewed Call to Action for Civil and Human Rights - 8/26/10

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Black Like Me' - 8/20/10

Mexican-American Leader Mario Obledo Dies at 78 - 8/20/10

Justice Department Clarifies State Courts’ Obligation to Provide Language Interpreters and Translators - 8/18/10

New Online Tool Tallies Senate Voting Records on Extending Unemployment Benefits - 8/11/10

2010 Census Comes in under Budget, Bureau Thanks Census Partner Organizations - 8/11/10

Groups Urge President Obama to Support Elizabeth Warren to Head New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - 8/10/10

Civil Rights Groups: Money for Border Security Not Enough. Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform - 8/10/10

Civil Rights Community Urges Senate to Move Judicial Nominations - 8/9/10

Elena Kagan Confirmed to Be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 8/5/10

Civil Rights Book Club: 'David Walker’s Appeal' by David Walker - 8/3/10

"Free Land" Tells Personal Story of Cherokee History, Homelessness - 8/2/10

New Law Will Make American Indian Communities Safer - 8/2/10

State Department Official Says U.S. Must Lead by Example on Human Rights - 7/30/10

Judge Halts Sections of the Arizona Immigration Law (S.B. 1070) - 7/29/10

Census Telephone Assistance Line Closes July 30 - 7/29/10

House Passes Bill to Create Commission to Study Crisis in the Criminal Justice System - 7/29/10

Local Government Job Losses Could Reach 500,000 While Legislation Stalls in Congress - 7/29/10

House Could Consider Legislation This Week to Reduce Crack and Cocaine Sentencing Disparity - 7/27/10

Report Finds Longer School Days Beneficial - 7/26/10

Civil Rights Book Club: 'Colorblind' by Tim Wise - 7/23/10

White House Unveils Plan to End Homelessness - 7/23/10

Report Shows Economic Benefits of Decreasing High School Dropout Rate - 7/22/10

Student Activists Rally in Support of the DREAM Act - 7/22/10

Live Discussion: Youth Impact on Civil and Human Rights - 7/21/10

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