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Foreclosure sit in results in arrest of ACORN activists
August 4, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. The Brass Liberation Orchestra could be heard for blocks through the West Oakland neighborhood, as ACORN Home Defenders and supporters gathered July 31 outside the now-vacant house that was once home to Tosha Alberty...
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Health reform opponents resist universal coverage
August 4, 2009The health care fight is taking shape outside the Washington beltway as lawmakers return to their home districts for August recess. Democratic lawmakers have been putting together comprehensive bills to reform the broken system in the...
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2010 census a civil rights issue, activists say
August 4, 2009Civil rights leaders nationwide are gearing up for the 2010 census, which they say is one of the most important issues facing the economic and political development of low-income working-class communities, especially people of color and...
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Cleaning & greening the ports
August 4, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. -- No matter which coast they’re on, the nation’s ports, the truck drivers who convey most goods to and from port terminals, and the surrounding communities are suffering the same problems: congested traffic leading...
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Stimulus money gives lifeline to states, communities
August 4, 2009Federal stimulus money is now the number one income source for state and local governments, the latest statistics show. The infusion of federal money — under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed by President...
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