Battleground States Are Seeing More Registered Independents
More voters in key states such as Colorado, Florida and New Hampshire are registering as independents, according to a study by Bloomberg Businessweek. About 443,000 new voters identified as independent, mostly cutting into the registration numbers for for Democrats. The Democrats lost about 480,000 voters since the 2008 elections, while the Republicans gained about 38,000 in their ranks.
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The Justice Department has sued a Texas agency, alleging that the department was violating the civil rights of three female employees who were paid significantly less than their male counterparts. The three women, who worked for disaster recovery division within the now-defunct Texas Department of Rural Affairs, were discriminated against with their pay, the lawsuit claims, based on internal memos that showed the women making between $17,600 to $22,500 less than their male counterparts.
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