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Remembering Michael Jackson
June 26, 2009I think the first album I ever bought was by the Jackson Five. It was at a record store on Hillman and Kenmore Street in Youngstown, Ohio, and I rushed home to jam to the bubble...
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Pressure grows to resolve Illinois state budget crisis
June 26, 2009Chicago — With the clock ticking toward a “doomsday budget” that would devastate state services and cause massive layoffs, six thousand union members, seniors, children, social service agency workers and their clients flooded the Illinois statehouse...
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Make the Dream Act a reality, immigrant youth say
June 26, 2009CHICAGO – Most people are familiar with the popular catchphrase, “youth are the future.” Youth coined in this saying are dubbed to become the next generation of educated leaders in their communities and their country. Young...
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Industry insider: For-profit insurers have hijacked our health care system
June 26, 2009Original source: Wendell Potter, a former health insurance company executive, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday. I'm the former insurance industry insider now speaking out about how big for-profit insurers have hijacked our health...
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Supreme Court makes it harder for older workers to prove discrimination
June 26, 2009Original source: Last week, in a 5-to-4 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the Supreme Court made it harder for employees to win age discrimination lawsuits. The lawsuit was brought by Jack Gross, a...
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