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View from Dallas: Let’s not forget what JFK did
November 21, 2013While the nation at large prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, few cities have a slate of activities to rival that of Dallas.
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Ala. board approves pardons for “Scottsboro Boys”
November 21, 2013The state's parole board wrote a new ending for the infamous "Scottsboro Boys" rape case Thursday morning by approving posthumous pardons more than 80 years after the arrests.
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Truckers support Walmart workers ahead of Black Friday
November 21, 2013An early action against the megamonster, known for its always-low wages, always-bad benefits and rampant labor law-breaking, came Nov. 18.
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On eve of local elections, U.S. undermines Venezuela
November 21, 2013Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
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Today in labor history: Zumbi, leader of community of freed slaves, beheaded
November 21, 2013On this day in 1695, Zumbi dos Palmares, leader of a Brazilian state of freed slaves was beheaded by the Portuguese.
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