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Published 1/9/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics
New legislation seeks to undo a Supreme Court decision that threw out a discrimination lawsuit brought by a woman who was paid less than male employees for years.
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The first bill that lands on Barack Obama's desk after he becomes president could provide him with an opportunity to make an immediate mark on civil rights.
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