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Mississippi stuck with Haley Barbour, for now
April 27, 2011Haley Barbour announced yesterday that he will not be running for president in 2012. He may have done the nation a favor by pulling out.
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Instead of attacking workers, how about some jobs?
April 27, 2011"Right to Work" backers say it's about putting people back to work, but if we look at the latest state to enact such a proposal, it just isn't true.
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Scholars say left, including unions, needs big unifying message
April 26, 2011Four scholars, two from the U.S. and two from abroad, say income inequality could be that theme.
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In Dallas, Good Friday march seeks “moral budget”
April 25, 2011DALLAS -- The Dallas Area Progressive Christian Alliance took the teachings of the Bible, and the need for relief from poverty and suffering, to the streets of Dallas here on Good Friday, April 22.
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Extremist Westboro Church foiled in Mississippi
April 25, 2011When members of the far-right Westboro Baptist Church showed up in Brandon, Miss., April 16 to protest the funeral of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, local residents banded together.
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