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House vote on Rep. Wilson’s outburst a wake-up call
September 18, 2009House Democrats plan to vote on a resolution today that will formally reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for his lack of tolerance when he shouted “You lie,” during President Barack Obama’s prime-time health care address last...
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Obama speech boosts health care reform
September 18, 2009President Obama’s recent speech to Congress calling for an end to bickering, fear-mongering and insurance company lies, gave a powerful boost to health care reform with a new poll showing strong majority support for his package...
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Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism’ is labor of love for working America
September 18, 2009On the year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, filmmaker and slacker hero Michael Moore gave a gift to working America: an explanation of what happened.In short: capitalism happened.
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Labor movement ‘fired up’ in Pittsburgh
September 18, 2009PITTSBURGH – Fourteen hour days, five hours of sleep maximum, grabbing a bite of fast food only now and then – it's no problem, so far, for 3,000 delegates, guests and supporters well into their second...
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Coalition Maps ‘Jobs for All’ Conference in NYC Nov. 13-14
September 18, 2009With the nation’s official jobless rate 9.7 percent and expected to surge higher than 10 percent, calls are growing for President Obama and Congress to create a federal jobs program to create millions of green, living-wage...
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