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Berlusconi heaps praise on Mussolini
January 29, 2013Berlusconi, a billionaire media titan, whose conservatives are polling second in voter surveys ahead of next month's election, spoke to reporters a during ceremony commemorating the Holocaust.
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Today in labor history: Jackson uses troops vs. workers
January 28, 2013The workers were protesting not just their low pay but also the intolerable working conditions on an important canal construction project.
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Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
January 24, 2013Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
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Today in Labor History: Court rules workers can be imprisoned without charge
January 18, 2013The court ruled that U.S. citizens could be imprisoned without probable cause and denied their right to habeas corpus during a time of "insurrection."
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Today in labor history: Lucy Parsons leads march in Chicago
January 17, 2013Parsons was described by the Chicago Police Department as "more dangerous than a thousand rioters."
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