U.S.
Rally calls for moratorium on school closings
February 6, 2009CHICAGO — Hundreds of teachers, parents, students, union leaders and local activists rallied here Jan. 28th at the Chicago Board of Education building against the board’s plan to close, consolidate, phase out and “turn around” more...
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January layoff rates soar
February 6, 2009The US private sector cut 522,000 jobs in January. The private consulting firm Automatic Data Processing (ADP), number layoffs in manufacturing at 243,000 and 279,000 in services. ADP says large companies slashed 92,000 jobs, mid-size companies...
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Working families need jobs; Senate Republicans want tax cuts for wealthy
February 4, 2009Original source: With the nation’s economy sinking deeper and deeper into recession and more and more workers losing their jobs, Senate Republicans are playing a partisan game of ideological chicken over President Obama’s economic recovery package....
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55 dead in US snow storms
February 4, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) At least 55 people died victims of snow storms hitting the northeast region of US more than a week ago, local authorities reported Tuesday.
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Study uncovers racist roots in anti-immigrant groups
February 4, 2009The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in a report released Feb. 3 charges that three Washington D.C. organizations have racist roots and that they were the most responsible for blocking comprehensive immigration reform in 2007. All...
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