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At UAW legislative conference, Obama defends auto bailout
February 28, 2012In a rousing speech to a legislative conference of the UAW, President Obama defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry and credited UAW workers as the real saviors of the big Detroit companies.
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Intense protests rock Patagonian Chile
February 28, 2012Aysen protest groups coalesced under the slogan "Aysen, your problem is my problem." The government in Santiago received their demands on February 25.
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Woman who slapped chancellor nominated for German presidency
February 27, 2012The "Nazi Hunter" Klarsfeld will be the only candidate opposing "Stasi Hunter" Joachim Gauck.
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Top union-hating contractor backs Romney
February 27, 2012Romney's opposition to project labor agreements won him a standing ovation from the anti-worker, anti-union group.
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Autoworkers say: Let Romney go bankrupt
February 27, 2012Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to town Friday, but autoworkers were in no mood to give him a free pass.
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