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NAACP takes lead on Oct. 2 jobs march
July 27, 2010Mobilization is under way for a massive national march and rally Oct. 2 in Washington, to demand jobs, immigration reform and funding for education and health care.
Read moreGreen jobs lose out as Senate shelves energy bill
July 27, 2010Steelworkers and environmentalists had a lot riding on the bill, but it came up against an army of oil and coal industry lobbyists and a wall of opposition from Senate Republicans.
Read moreRight-winger Rand slips in Kentucky polls
July 27, 2010LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The latest poll, conducted by Kentucky-based CN/2 and published on its website July 22, indicates far-right Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul holds a slight lead over Democrat Jack Conway.
Read moreAfghanistan leaks paint grim picture
July 26, 2010In one of the biggest leaks in U.S. military history, WikiLeaks has released 92,000 classified documents about the Afghanistan war, and it's stirring a firestorm.
Read moreIraqi union offices raided, solidarity campaign started
July 26, 2010Iraqi authorities pounced on offices of the country's electrical workers' union nationwide, closing the offices and seizing all equipment, assets and records.
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