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Obama’s budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
February 16, 2011"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
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Civil rights legends Nash, Vivian urge continued resistance
February 16, 2011CHICAGO - Two "living legends" of the civil rights movement, Diane Nash and the Rev. C. T. Vivian, keynoted "Remembering the Movement," a Black History Month program, livestreamed from the Harold Washington Wing of the DuSable...
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Doomsday scenario for Calif. budget cuts
February 16, 2011Brown’s proposals call for some $12.5 billion in cuts, mostly to programs serving human needs.
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World Notes: Cuba, Afghanistan, Italy and more
February 16, 2011The U.S. military is bringing contraband to Argentina and, apparently, planning to stay forever in Afghanistan. Read this and more!
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Wisconsin lawmakers to vote on GOP gov’s anti-union package
February 16, 2011MADISON, Wis. - Even among this year's new wave of Republican governors, Wisconsin's Scott Walker sticks out for his anti-union, anti-state worker legislative package.
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