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Based on your description, it sounds like you're looking at your actions in Project view. Are you on the Mac? If so, I'd suggest opening the "Perspectives" menu, then selecting the "Due" perspective.
That's based on Context view, which will sort your actions (regardless of which project they come from) in the manner you seem to be looking for. Does that view do what you need?