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Bush administration federal rules bite the dust
November 2, 2009Included in the new defense law signed by President Obama on Oct. 29 is a provision that ends, by 2012, the anti-labor "National Security Personnel System" started by President Bush.
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Demonstrators stage sit-in at Cigna
November 2, 2009Video: Non-violent civil disobedience is employed at a Glendale, California Cigna office with protestors calling for a public health care option.
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Pelosi announces the House health plan
October 29, 2009After months of struggle by a growing movement outside and inside the halls of Congress, House Democrats released a health care reform plan.
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Congress probes link between football and brain damage
October 29, 2009Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, faced heated questions accusing the league of neglect of its responsibilities to players with brain injuries.
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New Yorkers protest education cuts
October 29, 2009Teachers, students and others are horrified at the prospect of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mid-year budget cuts to public education - and they're fighting back.
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