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Emergency Rail Board proposes settlement between unions and Amtrak
January 12, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--A three-person Presidential Emergency Board, named by GOPer George W. Bush, has proposed a settlement of the eight year dispute between Amtrak and the nine unions representing its 6,000 non-operations workers, leaders of the union...
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California Nurses Association Launches Drive for ‘Cheney Care’
January 12, 2008OAKLAND, California (PAI)-- First, 15 years ago, there was “Hillary Care.” Now there’s “Cheney Care.” But there’s a big difference between the two - and a big difference in the health care they provide. “Hillary Care”...
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Another Unionist In Minnesota Legislature Gives Dems Super-Majority vs. GOP Gov.
January 12, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. (PAI)--Add another unionist to the large ranks of them in the Minnesota legislature. And the election of Democrat Kevin Dahle to a state senate seat from Northfield is special: It shifted the balance of...
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Reporters diary:The American people have won me over
January 12, 2008Before the winter holidays I was assigned to go to Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 3 so I could cover the presidential caucuses for the People’s Weekly World. Honestly, I was quite nervous, but as time...
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Update: Calif. Rep. Doolittle wont run again
January 12, 2008Republican Rep. John Doolittle, who has represented California’s 4th Congressional District since 1990, said Jan. 10 that he will not run for re-election in November, though he plans to complete his current term. Doolittle’s seat is...
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