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Jenny couldn’t wait; vigil demands action on health care

September 10, 2009 By Teresa Albano

CHICAGO -- "Twenty thousand people die each year because they lack health insurance.” That was a grim figure presented by medical student Anthony Chang to a MoveOn.org-hosted health care reform vigil here on Sept. 2.

Elected officials join fight for NUMMI’s future

September 9, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

“I was thinking I’d like to go work at the plant, with him,” Shaheem Broughton said, glancing toward his father, when a reporter asked him what he’d like to do after high school. “Now I may...

Secretary Solis: End economic injustice, workplace abuse

September 9, 2009 By John Bachtell

Through eight years of the right-wing Bush administration, the secretary of labor helped lead the administration’s war against organized labor. The only time the labor secretary interacted with labor leaders was to threaten and scold. So...

Obama to students: Dream big and make us proud

September 9, 2009

In a much-anticipated speech, President Barack Obama delivered a back-to-school address to nearly 56 million students, K-12th grade, nationwide Sep. 8th, live from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. Most of the country's 15,000 school districts...

WORLDNOTES: Poland, Mexico, Kenya, Israel, India, Cuba

September 8, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Local media reported last week that the U.S. government likely will relocate long-range interceptor missiles planned for Poland to the Balkans, the Middle East, or placement upon naval vessels. The change affects radar installations intended for...