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Protests blanket nation as health summit opens
February 25, 2010CHICAGO - Hundreds of union members, business owners, sick people denied benefits by their insurance companies, their families and activists braved snow squalls and icy winds blowing in from Lake Michigan last night.
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R.I. town becomes ground zero in war on teachers
February 25, 2010The mass firing of nearly 100 teachers and school personnel, backed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, will be seen by many as a slap in the face to teachers, their unions and the entire labor movement.
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Labor’s own runs for high office
February 25, 2010DALLAS -- Working people in Texas are excited about the campaign of Linda Chavez-Thompson for lieutenant governor.
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GOP wages war vs. local government
February 25, 2010In Indiana, GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels is waging war on local communities.
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Hate group overwhelmed by pro-LGBT counter-protest
February 25, 2010LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Pride was out in force in Long Beach for a counter-protest against an antigay hate group on February 19.
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