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December 12, 2012 USDA approves D-SNAP, but critics are worried it won't reach the people most in need by Linda Perry December 12, 2012 New Stop and Frisk Report by Jose Santiago December 12, 2012 The Judge in the military commission trial of alleged 9/11 plotters approves government censor request by Andrea Sears December 12, 2012 There are new twists in the case over NSA surveillance of Americans' phone calls by Andrea Sears December 11, 2012 NYCOSH holds a forum on protecting workers, volunteers and residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by Linda Perry December 11, 2012 A coalition of Queens clergy members are calling for the City to increase help for homeowners by Jose Santiago December 11, 2012 A petition is filed with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights re Jose Padilla by Andrea Sears December 11, 2012 FCC is proposing to relax cross-ownership rules over owning newspapers and stations in the same media market by Jose Santiago December 10, 2012 Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy relief, workers in the Rockaways see no end to requests for help by Andrea Sears December 10, 2012 A national housing rights organization looks how well the U.S. government is complying with the right to housing by Jose Santiago December 10, 2012 NYCOSH presentation shows troubles coming from clean up efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy by Linda Perry December 10, 2012 A new study shows New York's public schools are not meeting students basic needs by Rebecca Myles December 7, 2012 New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health gives presentation over health concerns and problems with Hurricane Sandy clean up by Linda Perry December 7, 2012 A national report released finds an increasing percentage of the nation's children are being thrust into poverty by Jose Santiago December 7, 2012 The State of Michigan is on the verge of becoming the 24th so-called right-to-work state. by Jose Santiago December 7, 2012 New York Civil Liberties Union files a federal lawsuit over the overuse of solitary confinement in State prisons by Rebecca Myles December 5, 2012 Governor Cuomo gives an update on Sandy relief efforts by Jose Santiago December 5, 2012 Parents, their children and activists were at City Hall today before leaving of a bus tour to protest cuts to education by Rebecca Myles December 5, 2012 Parents are speaking out tonight in Williamsburg, Brooklyn about a controversial Charter School planned for their neighborhood by Rebecca Myles December 5, 2012 An update on the Brooklyn Stop and Frisk trial by Jose Santiago