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Obama picks Biden
August 24, 2008DENVER — Barack Obama picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate Aug. 23. Biden is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Political benefits to the Obama campaign of selecting Biden include...
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Biggest labor presence in history at Dem convention in Denver
August 24, 2008DENVER — Union members are arriving here by the tens of thousands for the Democratic National Convention and they are coming by train, plane, automobile, bus and even on foot. Thousands will participate in labor actions...
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Schools boycott addresses inequities in state education funding
August 23, 2008CHICAGO – The end of summer vacation is right around the corner and you know what that means. Yes, that’s right, students everywhere are gearing up here to march back to school beginning Sept. 2. But...
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United For Peace and Justice Helps Organize Million Doors for Peace
August 23, 2008For Immediate Release: August 22, 2008 Contact: Leslie Cagan, UFPJ National Coordinator, 347-581-1782 lesliecagan@igc.org; Judith LeBlanc, UFPJ Organizing Coordinator, 917-806-8775, jleblanc@unitedforpeace.org United For Peace and Justice Helps Organize Million Doors for Peace 25,000 Volunteers to Contact...
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Progressive Democrats of America Illinois conference
August 22, 2008With the revived prospects for the Democratic Party no longer apparently facing Karl Rove's permanent Republican majority a growing number of politically committed people have asked the question, 'What would or should a resurrected Democratic Party...
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