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Today is 75th anniversary of Rep. Barbara Jordan’s birth (with video)
February 21, 2012The daughter of a minister and domestic worker, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the deep South.
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Over 300 pack White House Hispanic Summit in Ohio
February 21, 2012The all-day event brought 18 representatives from nine federal departments for round-table discussions on many questions including immigration, jobs, education and entrepreneurship.
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Massive demonstrations challenge anti-worker policies in Portugal, Spain
February 21, 2012In both countries, austerity measures include massive cuts in wages and pensions, elimination of the social safety net, privatization of public property and attacks on labor rights.
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Parents, community occupy Chicago school, demand to be heard
February 21, 2012The occupiers were dramatizing their frustration with plans by the Chicago Public Schools to close the school and reopen it as a charter.
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Ohio students form state association
February 17, 2012From our numerous discussions, it became clear that the issues students face are tied to the corporate power structure that runs our state.
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