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Obama calls for middle class bailout
October 3, 2008GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Braving chilly temperatures and the threat of rain, a crowd estimated by local media at 16,000 turned out Thursday morning to hear Barack Obama emphasize the need to bail out working families...
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Machinists show grit as strike enters month two
October 3, 2008The strike launched Sept. 4 by the Machinists against Boeing, the nation’s largest airplane maker, shows perhaps as well as anything else the rising tide of anger among American workers and their determination to fight. The...
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Union leader Rugola: This is our fight for democracy
October 3, 2008White, African-American unionists unite for Obama COLUMBUS, Ohio — At organized labor’s Get Out The Vote mobilization here last week, Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola announced that he will walk across the state, stopping at shut-down...
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What to know about your voting rights
October 3, 2008Are you registered to vote? Where should you vote? Do you need ID? Should you vote early? How do you protect your rights? Voter rights groups nationwide are answering these questions in a massive effort aimed...
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Joblessness soars, income drops, manufacturing shrinks, govt reports
October 3, 2008First time applications for unemployment benefits skyrocketed to a seven year high in September as more workers lost their jobs in an economy that John McCain described, only two weeks ago, as “basically sound.” Initial jobless...
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