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Haiti relief efforts pick up steam
January 21, 2010Administration officials say a big problem is volume of air traffic at tiny Port-au-Prince airport.
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Immigration reform support sweeps country
January 21, 2010Immigrant workers, joined by labor, clergy and civil rights groups, launched a national campaign for immigration reform last week with over 100 vigils, rallies and press events.
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Restaurant workers take fight to the courts
January 20, 2010"I work hard, we all work hard, we play by the rules, why can't they?" asked Naome Debebe-Bogale, who was fired just before Christmas.
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Massachusetts vote shows people want results
January 20, 2010Yesterday's Senate contest in Massachusetts shows that voters are "frustrated at the lack of action coming from Washington," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said today.
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Why are law schools denying Black and Mexican American students?
January 20, 2010The number of African American and Mexican American students admitted to law schools has decreased in the last 15 years, according to a recent study by a Columbia Law School professor.
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