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  • Economist: Encouraging family-friendly workplace policies

    Economist: Encouraging family-friendly workplace policies

    March 4, 2009

    This is a copy of Center for American Progress Action Fund Senior Economist Heather Boushey testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workplace Protections. You can download the full testimony (pdf) For...

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  • World Baseball Classic brings together 16 nations

    World Baseball Classic brings together 16 nations

    March 4, 2009

    For most, around this time of year, “March Madness” is all about college basketball and that’s totally cool. Really, college ball is for real. No doubt. Lots of props there. But for others like myself this...

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  • Florida springs into action for public education

    Florida springs into action for public education

    March 4, 2009

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- “Make Our Schools a Priority” was the call from about 6,000 voices at a statewide education rally in here Feb. 28, the weekend before the legislative session begins in Tallahassee. President Andy Ford...

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  • Global downturn threatens poverty goal

    Global downturn threatens poverty goal

    March 4, 2009

    MANILA, 2 March 2009 (IRIN) - Vangie Kelseat joined the unemployed when the global financial crisis began taking its toll. After working 12 years at a car-seat cover manufacturing company in Manila, Kelseat was laid off...

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  • Agnostic advertisements forbidden

    Agnostic advertisements forbidden

    March 4, 2009

    Transated by Kristina Wischenkamper (l'Humanite) Italy isn’t Great Britain ; nor is it Spain. And Genoa isn’t London, Barcelona, Valencia or Madrid. Consequently you won’t see “God doesn’t exist, make the most of life” on the...

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