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Pratt & Whitney workers make gains despite plant closing
December 14, 2010Machinists at Pratt & Whitney ratified a new contract after a valiant fight on the shop floor, in the street and at the bargaining table to stop plant closings and save job security language in Connecticut.
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Lawmakers: Time has come to end “Don’t ask, don’t tell”
December 14, 2010Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., say they plan to introduce a standalone bill in the House this week to reverse the controversial policy that bans openly gay service members.
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“Four Lions”: comedy about would-be terrorists
December 14, 2010Marketed as a laugh-filled romp, "Four Lions" offers much more.
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British education cuts: a member of Parliament speaks out
December 14, 2010The yawning gap between the richest and the rest has to be addressed and wealth must be redistributed.
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After Sanders filibuster, tax deal passes and moves to House
December 14, 2010WASHINGTON-- Capitol Hill resounded with angry denunciations of the Republican right for holding "hostage" unemployment benefits for millions of jobless workers to force through tax giveaways for billionaires.
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