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ANC poised for victory in South Africa elections
April 25, 2009Workers across South Africa are celebrating the ruling African National Congress’ decisive victory in April 22 elections. With about half the ballots counted, the ANC stands at 66 percent of the vote, sweeping all regions of...
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Labor, allies resolve to line up 60 pro-EFCA votes in the Senate
April 25, 2009A crowd of workers, labor leaders and community activists launched the most determined lobbying effort yet for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act at an April 22 Washington press conference. AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene...
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The book Chavez gave Obama
April 25, 2009A few national security partisans realize now there’s more to worry about than guns, bombs and rogue states. That would be ideas, and last week, a book. It’s a “really dangerous one that can put the...
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Student loan reform: Obama to take on banks and their ‘army of lobbyists’
April 25, 2009On a major education reform offensive this week, President Obama met with working families struggling to pay college expenses for their children. During that meeting at the White House Friday, April 24th, the president announced a...
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1 million kids may have lead poisoning: what you can do
April 25, 2009Three hundred thousand children in the United States are documented as having lead poisoning. Due to poor reporting practices and failure of the health care system to test all children between 1 and 5 years of...
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