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Labor to mobilize 400,000 volunteers for 2012 elections
August 3, 2012The AFL-CIO's executive council gave final approval to a plan to deploy at least 400,000 union members to work on the re-election of President Obama.
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Wind farm impact on wildlife debated
August 2, 2012The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft habitat conservation plan for the Criterion Wind Project - a 70-megawatt clean energy facility.
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Labor, community groups to launch campaign against GOP on taxes
August 2, 2012The GOP-led House on August 1 rejected extending Democratic-proposed tax cuts for the middle class.
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Protesters tell Goldman Sachs: Stop immoral “swap”
August 2, 2012Oakland residents gathered to support the demand that the giant end a 14-year-old interest rate swap that has cost the city millions.
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Supporters rally for striking Houston janitors in 17 cities
August 2, 2012Support for striking Houston janitors mushroomed all over the country yesterday.
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