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Goldman Sachs execs come under scrutiny at hearing on financial crisis Students near end of 1,500-mile march for immigrant rights Military commissions in Guantanamo begin under new rules Senate takes up mine safety problems...

Congress to take up key issues: financial reform, immigration, climate change Thai prime minister rejects compromise to end political crisis In Sudan, incumbent declared winner in first multiparty elections in 24 years Mexico City...

Government report details fraud in debt settlement industry Students in Puerto Rico shut down university over tuition cuts and privatization Investigation on financial crisis focuses on credit rating agencies Indian program of free prosthetics...

At Bolivia climate conference, leaders highlight economic models in calls for action Scientists call rise in ocean acidification “unprecedented” Senate works through long list of nominees despite Republican blocking Belgium moves toward national ban...

Banks increase effort to block financial reform as Republicans show signs of support Supreme Court overturns ban on animal cruelty in videos, citing First Amendment Advocates press Coca-Cola on destructive practices in India Conference...

Bolivia opens “people’s” summit on climate change Mexico’s shrimp industry reacts to new US regulations Lehman Brothers misled public, SEC failed in oversight, report finds Democrats push for financial regulation as Republicans remain critical...

Supreme Court hears case on religious freedom on campus The SEC lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and accountability on Wall Street Protests in Bangkok mirror deep divisions in Thai society Disclosure required for pregnancy centers...

SEC files suit, saying Goldman Sachs profited from risky housing market Obama orders end to restrictions on hospital visits for same-sex couples Immigration raids hit neighborhoods across Arizona People march in Tampa to draw...

Rescue teams arrive in Western China after earthquake displaces thousands Foreclosure rate across US hits five-year high Tax funds go to military and stimulus spending UC Berkeley backs off resolution to divest from companies...

Holder says civilian trials for 9/11 suspects still possible, Gitmo closing being planned Obama administration pushes shift of ‘war on drugs’ toward treatment Advocates call for end of discrimination to HIV positive prisoners Arizona...