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40 years after, Watergate crimes remain relevant
March 15, 2013Common Cause gathered almost everyone it could find from the Watergate era for a 2-day retrospective reviewing the constitutional crimes, known as "Watergate," that brought down Richard Nixon.
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Today in women’s history: Lida Gustava Heymann born
March 15, 2013A leading figure in the women's rights movement in Germany.,Lida Gustava Heymann was born in Hamburg, Germany on March 15, 1868.
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Warnings about destabilization in Venezuela should be taken seriously
March 15, 2013Acting President Maduro accused a group of right wing former U.S. officials of working to destabilize Venezuela and strongly suggested that his election opponent is in contact with those circles.
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Government urged to curb wage theft
March 15, 2013Wage theft comes through arbitrary employer rulings that workers are "independent contractors." That's a form of fraud that hurts workers, honest employers and governments, too,
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Unions, environmentalists join to uphold California’s landmark environmental law
March 15, 2013A new coalition has formed to uphold the California Environmental Quality Act against business-backed attempts to weaken the state's landmark 1970 environmental safety law.
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