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Coalition steps up fight against Alabama anti-immigrant law
May 31, 2012They will, in effect, tell Alabama's governor and legislature, "If we can't appeal to your humanity, then we will appeal to your pocketbooks."
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Labor help critical to defeat Walker, “fix Wisconsin”
May 31, 2012Wisconsin has been torn apart by Walker's ideological civil war and his divide-and-conquer assault on our values and our workers. We cannot fix Wisconsin and move forward as long as Walker remains governor.
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Appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
May 31, 2012A federal appeals court declared that the DOMA unconstitutionally denies benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Urge to lawmakers: Use Trans-Pacific trade pact to favor workers
May 31, 2012The AFL-CIO is urging Congress and the Obama administration to use negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Pact to redo U.S. trade policy to support workers.
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Does it matter who rules: Republicans or Democrats?
May 31, 2012Taking a nearsighted view of the political landscape, some have concluded there is little or no difference between Republicans and Democrats.
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