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Obama winning Latino vote
November 7, 2012President Obama is on his way to winning more Latino votes today than any other presidential candidate in history.
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On this day in labor history: National Organization for Women founded
October 29, 2012On this date in 1863, at the height of the American Civil War, 18 countries met in Geneva to create the International Red Cross.
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Court jails six scientists over quake report
October 26, 2012Scientists around the world today condemned an Italian court's decision to convict six scientists on manslaughter charges for failing to predict an earthquake .
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Today in labor history: Women’s rights figure Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies
October 26, 2012On this day in 1902, social/political activist and proto-feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton died, after living a life of achievements.
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NLRB to probe overly broad employee handbooks
October 25, 2012The NLRB's top lawyer is turning his attention to overly broad "employee handbooks" that curb or violate workers' rights.
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Today in labor history: The 40-hour workweek
October 24, 2012On October 24, 1940 the 40-hour workweek went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new law had been signed by President Roosevelt in 1938.
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Carter: Chance for peace is ‘vanishing’
October 24, 2012Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter warned during a visit to Jerusalem on Monday that the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace is "vanishing."
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Today in labor history: NAACP appeals to UN on denial of voting rights
October 23, 2012