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Obama: economy is in a state of emergency
July 30, 2008The movement against right-wing extremism rose to a new level yesterday as Barack Obama held an economic summit in Washington DC, attended by two former Republican officials including former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neal and Securities and...
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What would Harry Bridges do?
July 30, 2008LONG BEACH, Calif.—Legendary, militant union leader Harry Bridges was born July 28, 1901. Yet, more than 100 years later, the city of Long Beach declared July 28, 2008, to be Harry Bridges Day celebrating the man...
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Offshore drilling won’t lower gas prices
July 30, 2008'This is all a phony issue,' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said of the McCain-Bush offshore oil drilling proposal in an appearance last week on 'Meet the Bloggers,' a new online program by Brave New...
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McCain flip flops on affirmative action
July 29, 2008John McCain injected race directly into the general election, declaring on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulis that he supported an Arizona initiative by California businessman Ward Connerly. McCain has previously spoken out against such initiatives...
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We will not be demonized: Latinos form coalitions against hate
July 29, 2008“Our message is simple: we will not be demonized. We will not be scape-goated and we will not be ignored,” says Janet Murgia President of the National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest and oldest...
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