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CT NAACP calls on Lieberman to support health bill
November 21, 2009A Connecticut delegation of civil rights groups met with Senator Joseph Lieberman's staff yesterday to urge the Senator to support comprehensive health care reform.
Read more10 years after the ‘Battle in Seattle’
November 20, 2009SEATTLE (PAI)—Ten years ago on Nov. 30, 1999, 50,000 people protested a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle.
Read moreWall Street vote delayed as Black Caucus demands help for poor
November 20, 2009Members of the Congressional Black Caucus persuaded House Finance Services Committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank to delay a vote on the systemic risks bill.
Read moreCompanies cashing in on flu epidemic
November 19, 2009The government may have to step in to ensure companies are not using the swine flu epidemic to rip off those who come down with the flu.
Read moreStudents, faculty & workers protest U of Calif. hikes, cutbacks
November 19, 2009Thousands of students, faculty, campus workers and community supporters gathered Nov. 18 in historic Sproul Plaza to protest at proposed 32 percent fee hike.
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