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A victory for Obama and the people
February 20, 2009WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion economic recovery bill to create millions of new jobs and extend safety-net programs for millions of unemployed workers and the poor, it was a stunning victory...
Read moreEddie Carthan and the struggle for Black empowerment in the Deep South
February 20, 2009People's World has given coverage to the movement for Black representation and the fight to elect African Americans to public office ever since its inception as the Daily Worker in 1924. This article is a reprint...
Read moreHistoric local victory points the way forward
February 20, 2009RICHMOND, Calif. — Along with its historic national result, the 2008 election brought groundbreaking local victories, too — among them, passage of Measure T by this city’s voters. The measure, called by its supporters “A Fair...
Read moreA-Rod refuses to call himself ‘cheater’
February 19, 2009New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez refused to call himself a cheater when addressing the media Tuesday for the first time since his admission of doping.
Read moreObama unveils four-step housing fix
February 19, 2009Up to 9 million families facing home foreclosure could see relief under President Barack Obama's newly unveiled housing plan announced Feb. 18 in Mesa, Arizona. The plan 'will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin...
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