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Mexico remembers Tlatelolco, 1968
October 18, 2008On Oct. 2 Mexicans observed the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre with a march of tens of thousands of people through Mexico City and other events. Veterans of 1968 marched alongside students who were...
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Economic crisis clobbers California
October 18, 2008Less than a month after California’s legislature and governor finalized the state’s budget after an 85-day delay, that budget — patched together with accounting sleight-of-hand and optimistic guesswork — may be headed back to the drawing...
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McCain links to anti-union casino no surprise to workers
October 18, 2008When scores of dealers and their supporters rallied at Connecticut’s Foxwoods Casino last May for their right to representation by United Auto Workers Region 9A, which they had voted for overwhelmingly, passersby were quick to honk...
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Its spelled J-O-B-S!
October 18, 2008Barack Obama and John McCain put forward two very different approaches to the economic meltdown last week. Obama told a crowd of 3,000 in Toledo, Ohio: “I’m proposing a number of steps that we should take...
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Union retirees turning Florida from red to blue
October 17, 2008FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Labor activists in this very Republican area of Florida are feeling traction in their efforts to elect Barack Obama president. The Alliance of Retired Americans (ARA), United Auto Workers retirees and other...
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