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Unions go all-out for Kucinich re-election
January 18, 2008CLEVELAND — At a rally here this month with hundreds of labor leaders, public officials and community supporters, Dennis Kucinich kicked off his campaign for a seventh term in Congress, defiantly blasting corporate interests seeking to...
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WORLD NOTES: Jan. 19
January 18, 2008Colombia: FARC releases hostages Consuelo Gonzalez and Clara Rojas, held hostage for six years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), arrived by helicopter in Venezuela Jan. 10. Their release signified that negotiations are possible...
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Labor returns to Memphis for King Day
January 18, 2008Making the ‘dream’ a reality MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Union members from across the U.S. are gathering here Jan. 17-21 for labor’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and to commemorate the 40th anniversary...
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Banks bilk homebuyers, cities say
January 18, 2008Black, Latino families hit hardest BALTIMORE — Mayor Sheila Dixon has filed a lawsuit charging Wells Fargo bank with targeting African American homebuyers for subprime loans. The groundbreaking initiative has thrown a spotlight on discriminatory lending...
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Michigan primary was underwhelming
January 17, 2008DETROIT — Michigan’s early primary, Jan. 15, was set to force candidates to pay attention to the state’s economic crisis. That was the intent; the result was something different. Because Michigan jumped the gun and held...
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