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Puerto Rican parade features Latinos for Obama
August 7, 2012Chanting "O-BA-MA, O-BA-MA," a feisty contingent of the recently formed Latinos for Obama marched in the front of Cleveland's annual Puerto Rican Parade
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Today in labor and people’s history: “Rebel Girl” born
August 7, 2012Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, legendary union organizer and later a leader of the Communist Party USA, was born Aug. 7, 1890.
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Generation Opportunity: another Republican stealth group
August 6, 2012Generation Opportunity says it is a nonpartisan, 501c4 organization. That means it is tax-exempt, and while it engages in political advocacy, it does not have to disclose its donors.
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California renters hit hard by foreclosures fight back
August 6, 2012More than one million California renters have been hit hard by the foreclosure epidemic since the mortgage crisis began in 2007.
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New Haven resident card inspires hope
August 6, 2012The idea for the card came from the practical needs and stresses of the immigrant community.
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