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India communists launch ‘third front’ alliance
March 14, 2009Original source: Indian Communist and regional parties announced an alliance on Thursday aimed at winning national elections which begin next month. The alliance, known as the 'third front,' is positioning itself as an alternative to the...
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California could lose billions for jobless, if lawmakers don’t act quickly, labor warns
March 14, 2009Simple changes in state legislation can bring billions in federal funds to bolster unemployment benefits, the California Labor Federation says. But speedy action is vital, with unemployment at 10.1 percent in California, and benefits for tens...
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Workers welcome Free Choice Act
March 14, 2009SAN FRANCISCO — “Celebration” was the watchword as over 250 unionists and supporters gathered for a noontime rally at the Federal Building March 9 to mark the impending introduction into Congress of the Employee Free Choice...
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U.S. declares neutrality in El Salvadors election, will work with winner
March 14, 2009After mounting pressure from more than 140 experts on Latin America and solidarity groups, the Obama administration issued an official announcement through the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador that the U.S. does not support either candidate...
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COMMENTARY Denial is more than a river: The anti-immigration lobby exposed
March 14, 2009The Southern Poverty Law Center released a bombshell of a report last month entitled “The Nativist Lobby, Three Faces of Intolerance.” The report is a bombshell because it ties three leading “immigration reduction” groups to a...
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