U.S.
Asians, Latinos, immigrants vote in record numbers
November 14, 2008The We Are America Alliance (WAAA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan national coalition of 14 groups said in a post-election press conference that there was a record turnout of Asian, Latino and immigrant voters on Nov. 4. Shifting...
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It aint over til its over
November 14, 2008Georgia unions work to elect Democrat in Dec. 2 Senate runoff The Georgia AFL-CIO has plunged into the fight to oust Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and elect Vietnam veteran Jim Martin, a liberal pro-labor Democrat, in...
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OPINION: New opportunity for immigration reform
November 12, 2008With the new Obama administration and an enhanced Democratic majority in Congress, we can make new advances on immigrants' rights. In the last few years the Bush administration dropped all pretense of being immigrant-friendly. Enforcement actions...
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The youth vote was a driving force for Obama
November 12, 2008More young voters cast their vote this past election than in recent history helping to elect the country’s first African American president, Barack Obama. Since 2000 the youth vote has been in question with many wondering...
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When you feel the brunt, you work like hell for change
November 11, 2008“When you feel the brunt of the downturn in the economy and wake up wondering if your job is being shipped overseas or whether you can still afford healthcare, you work like hell for change,” Steel...
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