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Union fights scheme to privatize NYC parking meters
August 6, 2012If New York's 90,000 meters are sold, private owners would reap profits for years while the city would be left with an annual $150 million revenue hole for decades.
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Today in labor and peoples history: Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 6, 2012Today in 1965 in the presence of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and others, President Lyndon Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act forbid the discriminatory voting practices against African Americans and...
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New Haven resident card inspires hope
August 6, 2012The idea for the card came from the practical needs and stresses of the immigrant community.
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Baltimore Bank Riot of 1835
August 6, 2012On August 6, 1835 the Baltimore bank riots began. The several day long riot was prompted by a bank directors money making scheme.The directors invested depositors savings in the Union Bank of Maryland which went bankrupt....
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First national anti-fracking rally in D.C.
August 6, 2012"Stop the Frack Attack" was the clear message sent by some 5,000 protesters at the first national demonstration against hydraulic fracturing held in front of the Capitol Building.
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