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AFL-CIO: Call senators today to pass Bring Jobs Home Act
July 18, 2012The AFL-CIO and other backers are urging the public to contact their senators immediately to tell them to vote "yes" on the bill.
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In San Francisco, controversy swirls around stop-and-frisk
July 18, 2012The controversy erupted when Mayor Ed Lee made it known he was thinking about stop-and frisk for this city.
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Today in history: Nelson Mandela’s birthday
July 18, 2012Mandela was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid, and was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards world peace
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Connecticut labor builds political movement
July 18, 2012"We won't ever let them take our movement backward," exclaimed Arlene Holt Baker, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.
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Florida voters back Stand Your Ground, disagree over application
July 18, 2012When it comes to changing gun laws, a plurality of likely voters in this state would rather "stand their ground."
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