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Today in labor history: Black inventor Henry Blair patents cotton planter
October 14, 2013In 1857 patent rights were denied to slaves and were restored after the Civil War. Blair died in 1860, the year the war began.
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Shutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
October 14, 2013About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
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The tea party gang and the “F” word
October 14, 2013The tea party is not your typical conservative group. They are as close to fascist as you can get away with today.
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Immigrants strap themselves to wheels of deportation buses
October 14, 2013The peaceful blockade succeeded in halting the day's proceedings where detainees were to have been hauled before a judge and sentenced as a group.
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Great outer space “Gravity” and other film pleasures
October 14, 2013I must start with the most stunning, a 3D film that had me jumping and falling out of my seat throughout the entire exasperating journey.
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