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Workers reject sugar company demands; lockout continues
November 3, 2011Workers at American Crystal Sugar's seven plants in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa rejected, by a nine to one margin in a Nov. 1 vote, the company's latest demands.
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Climate change tied to extreme weather
November 3, 2011The end of October, a powerful snowstorm hit the East Coast, knocking out electricity for about two million homes and leaving at least three dead.
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Unions urge last minute calls to Senate today on jobs
November 3, 2011The U.S. Senate will vote on the Rebuild America Jobs Act, which would immediately create jobs by putting $59 billion into infrastructure repairs.
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Eurozone chiefs rage at Greek PM, global unions demand Robin Hood tax
November 3, 2011The Greek people and eurozone leaders both seem to be furious at Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou's referendum announcement.
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Initiative 26: life-threatening proposition for Mississippi women
November 3, 2011The legality of abortion has remained a hot topic in American politics, the most recent incarnation of which is the "personhood" initiatives.
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