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  • We got bills to pay too

    We got bills to pay too

    March 19, 2009

    CHICAGO - It's a warm, sunny March day. On a deserted street of windowless factories, suddenly a boisterous protest pops into view. A picket line is circling in front of Fillip Metal Cabinet Co., maker of...

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  • March Madness: Teams to watch for Final Four

    March Madness: Teams to watch for Final Four

    March 18, 2009

    Three People’s Weekly World writers give their take on the 2009 tournament. “Enjoy the ride, but be ready for surprises. Is there a better event in sports? Don't say the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl...

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  • Womens health: Finding health care without insurance

    Womens health: Finding health care without insurance

    March 18, 2009

    For many Americans, health insurance provides affordable access to healthcare that allows them to prevent or lower disease risk, manage current medical conditions, and maintain overall health. But for the 47 million people in the US...

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  • ACORN Home Defenders win one in Oakland

    ACORN Home Defenders win one in Oakland

    March 18, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

    OAKLAND, Calif. — This story has a happy ending, at least for now. But one day last week the future hung on a thread for Fernanda Cardenas and her husband, Armando Ramos, as real estate investors...

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  • Coming together to stop racial profiling in East Haven

    Coming together to stop racial profiling in East Haven

    March 18, 2009 By Joelle Fishman

    EAST HAVEN, Conn. -- Community meetings and solidarity actions are being organized in support of Latino residents and immigrant owned businesses in East Haven who have become the victim of racial profiling by police and targets...

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