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Free choice and small business
February 23, 2009Original source: Americans today are working harder than ever, and too often finding that the secure and stable middle-class life their parents counted on is falling further and further out of reach for them and their...
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94 Years after Ludlow Massacre, site now national historic landmark
February 23, 2009Original source: On April 20, 1914, in Ludlow, Colo., one of the bloodiest chapters in the nation’s labor history was written. Thugs hired by several coal companies and the Colorado militia attacked a peaceful encampment of...
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Number of U.S. workers age 65-74 is increasing
February 23, 2009Original source: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer workers are retiring when they hit 65. By 2016 the number of senior workers between the age of 65 and 74 are expected to rise by...
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Man arrested for alleged ties with Al Qaeda
February 22, 2009(Xinhua) A man living near Los Angeles has been ordered detained in federal custody for failing to reveal family ties to Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship, it was reported...
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Violence funds not sheltered from budget cuts
February 22, 2009Original source: WASHINGTON (WOMENSENEWS)--Women's safety advocates called on Congress Wednesday to hike funding for the nation's domestic violence shelters, which are being forced to scale back services or eliminate them altogether due to the ailing economy....
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