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Chicago students walkout to protest sports cuts
March 11, 2010Hundreds of high school students walked out of classes across the city March 10 to protest elimination of junior varsity sports programs.
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Frank Lumpkin, “Saint of Chicago,” dies at 93
March 10, 2010Frank Lumpkin, the "Saint of Chicago" and life long fighter for worker rights, full equality and socialism, passed away March 1 at the age of 93.
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Senators float biometric ID for immigration reform
March 10, 2010Sens. Graham and Schumer consider biometric IDs for workers as central to immigration reform.
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Variety gets thumb’s down after firing top 2 critics
March 10, 2010It seems no one is safe from the hard-hitting economic crisis these days including two prominent veteran arts journalists who lost their jobs Monday at Variety.
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Michigan Rep. challenged for stance on health reform
March 10, 2010The national health care reform debate took a new turn this week when a northern Michigan Democrat announced her intention to challenge Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich, for his seat.
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