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Red states say America needs a raise
November 17, 2006Voters in six states that helped send Bush back to the White House for a second term in 2004 sent a different message this year, approving ballot measures that increase the minimum wage in their states....
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Now is time to move on health care, Conyers says
November 17, 2006CHICAGO — Health care activists from around the country gathered here for a strategy meeting Nov. 11-12, energized in the wake of the Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.
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Peace mandate fuels drive to end Iraq war
November 17, 2006The nationwide peace coalition United for Peace and Justice has called for a mass march on Washington Jan. 27 to press the new Congress to “take immediate action to end the war.”
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Labor hits the ground running
November 17, 2006In Ohio, issues of Iraq, jobs, Social Security and health care top the agenda CLEVELAND — Flush with victory in the Nov. 7 elections, Cleveland’s labor activists, like their counterparts elsewhere, are pressing to broaden the...
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Lizard lickin good!
November 16, 2006Workers’ CorrespondenceCountry living can surpass city lifestyle One week ago I changed my status from a lifelong Chicago suburbanite to the newest resident of the small town of Zebulon, N.C. Although I find myself with the...
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