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Michigan deficit plan: Raise taxes on poor
February 2, 2011Going after those on the low end of the economic ladder, Republicans in the Michigan Legislature want to eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor.
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Justice Dept. weighs probe of Seattle police killings
February 2, 2011A local jury returned a split verdict, but the finding by four jurors that the cop's use of lethal force was unjustified is virtually unprecedented.
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Right-wing “blizzard narrative” is anti-worker snow job
February 2, 2011As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
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Union elections ahead at United
February 2, 2011The merger of Continental Airlines into Chicago-based United Airlines, creating the newest mega-carrier, will set off a round of union recognition elections among the combined carrier's 55,000 workers
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Hire the unemployed to meet the snow emergency
February 2, 2011It’s time to hire the unemployed at union wages - start with laid off public workers - and help save lives and clean up this mess.
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