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St. Louis rally opposes cuts (with video)
July 12, 2011Over 200 community activists, union members and students rallied outside of right-wing Republican Senator Roy Blunt's office in St. Louis demanding "no cuts" to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
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It’s ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
July 12, 2011Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
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Labor-backed think tank: Job slump will continue
July 12, 2011There's bad news for the nation's 14 million unemployed: Two top experts at the Economic Policy Institute say the jobs slump will continue.
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CWA: “We’ve had no choice but to fight”
July 12, 2011Carolyn Wade didn't go looking for a fight, but she's in the middle of a big one: some call it a war on workers.
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Fair and balanced? Hacking scandal rocks Murdoch media empire
July 12, 2011Billionaire Rupert Murdoch tried to squelch the hacking scandal engulfing his media empire by closing down his British tabloid, News of the World, but the firestorm continues to spread.
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