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The freeze and the fire
January 27, 2010Obama's budget freeze: hard to imagine a worse conclusion to draw from the Massachusetts election, or a more telling lesson for working people.
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Oregon delivers ‘tax the rich’ message
January 27, 2010Oregon voters sent a message to the nation yesterday, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to prevent cuts in education and other public services.
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Venezuela cancels Haiti’s debt
January 27, 2010Hugo Chavez, announced this week that his country is canceling Haiti's debt for the purchase of Venezuelan oil.
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Witness at equal marriage trial: Opposition ‘grounded in prejudice’
January 27, 2010San Francisco's equal marriage trial, now in its third week, has been marked by moving testimony about the pain denial of marriage has inflicted on same-sex couples and their families.
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Jobless rate declared dire emergency
January 26, 2010WASHINGTON—Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute told a Senate hearing Jan. 21 that unemployment is a "dire emergency" that requires federal action "on a scale that can make a difference."
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