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Lester Rodney: Daily Worker sports editor led struggle to integrate baseball
January 6, 2010Lester Rodney, who as sports editor for the Daily Worker from 1936 to 1958, helped lead the struggle that broke major league baseball's color barrier, died Dec. 20 in Walnut Creek, Calif.
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Conscious of capitalism at Whole Foods
January 5, 2010Whole Foods CEO John Mackey seems to be getting a lot of press recently.
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Feds, civil rights groups gear up for 2010 Census
January 5, 2010The Obama administration launched an unprecedented $340 million promotional blitz for the 2010 Census on Monday with the debut of the Census Portrait of America Road Tour.
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Iraq sues Blackwater over killing spree
January 5, 2010Angry over a U.S. judge's dismissal of criminal charges against Blackwater security guards, the Iraqi government is suing the company for a shooting spree that killed 17 civilians.
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Judge rules vs. Calif. state worker furloughs
January 5, 2010Arnold Schwarzenegger exceeded his authority last year when he ordered them to take three unpaid furlough days each month to help cover a soaring deficit in the state's general fund.
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