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Power surge: Record number of Latinos voted in 2010
May 10, 2011A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that a million more Latinos voted in 2010 than did so in the 2006 midterm election.
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Raise fuel efficiency to 60 miles per gallon, coalition says
May 9, 2011The coalition of almost three dozen local and national environmental groups is calling for a fuel economy standard of 60 miles per gallon by 2025.
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Wall Street doesn’t know what “enough” means
May 9, 2011As the lords of finance are showing us, in the present era of capitalist development even small victories on the progressive side of the ledger are never secure.
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Walker signs a bill, makes workers sick
May 6, 2011In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.
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Labor leaders call Democrats’ jobs plan a “start”
May 5, 2011The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
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