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Poverty throughout Michigan at shocking levels
March 5, 2010Even before the current crisis hit, one in five children in Michigan lived in poverty, and three rural counties had the highest rates.
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Worker rights are key to economic recovery, union leaders say
March 5, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The economy cannot truly recover unless the United States moves out of "the dark ages" in the area of workers' rights, top labor leaders said here this week.
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Colombian court rejects Uribe third term
March 5, 2010Could it be "the beginning of the end of the horrible night of Uribism"?
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World Notes: S. Africa, Spain, E. Timor
March 5, 2010No land for South Africa's black women, Spanish workers take a hit, Indonesian impunity still reverberates in East Timor.
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Hotel workers to Hilton guests: ‘Check out!
March 4, 2010Hundreds of hotel workers reminded guests and passers-by March 2 that their union is urging a customer boycott of the prestigious Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.
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