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Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Labor Day
August 26, 2008CLEVELAND — While still in mourning and shock at the unexpected Aug. 20 death of Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the Greater Cleveland community will celebrate her life in an unprecedented Labor Day parade and festival,...
Read moreLatinos cheer Clintons call: Elect Obama president
August 26, 2008DENVER — More than 1,000 Latino delegates and guests to the Democratic National Convention here stood and cheered as Hillary Rodham Clinton urged them to unite and help elect Barack Obama president on Nov. 4. “I...
Read moreUnions mobilize to elect Obama
August 26, 2008DENVER — Two thousand union members, more than half of them delegates to the Democratic National Convention, rallied here last week and then joined with delegates from numerous mass movements to launch an unprecedented effort to...
Read moreSurvey says support for No Child Left Behind Act takes a dive
August 26, 2008In an election year, the issue of education is usually front and center, especially policy that shapes and directs the way children succeed or fail. A recent survey by Education Next and the Program on Education...
Read moreFolks in Colorado battleground excited and hopeful about election
August 25, 2008DENVER - It was a beautiful Saturday morning and afternoon Aug. 23 in the Five Point neighborhood just east and north of the downtown location here where the Democratic National Convention is happening. From many of...
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