U.S.
The labor and peoples movements are in the house
January 12, 2007Pelosi, first woman House speaker, signals big changes Out of the pain and suffering from Bush policies grew determination for a change. The deep desire to stop the death and destruction in Iraq, and the dire...
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National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston
January 12, 2007HOUSTON — For the first time, the national AFL-CIO’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will take place in Texas. The AFL-CIO MLK Holiday Observance, a five-day celebration from Jan. 11-15, will highlight Dr....
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Historic inauguration in Massachusetts
January 12, 2007BOSTON — A huge crowd, estimated at up to 20,000 people, witnessed the Jan. 4 inauguration of Deval Patrick, only the second African American elected governor of a U.S. state. The election of Patrick, a Democrat,...
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Texas town pushes through racist ordinance
January 11, 2007FARMERS BRANCH, Texas - Travelers drive through Farmers Branch without realizing it, because the tiny town of 27,508 is crammed into bustling North Dallas. Thanks to its aggressively racist city council and protests by its 37...
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The truth about Gerald Ford: he was no uniter
January 4, 2007A fuzzy aura has been generated around Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, who died at age 93 on Dec. 26. He is hailed as a decent man, a “uniter,” who led the nation...
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