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Poem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
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Big business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill
January 6, 2011CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.
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Southern Sudan begins vote on separation
January 6, 2011Voters in southern Sudan, over a one-week period beginning this Sunday as scheduled, will be choosing between unity and separation.
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UK students to launch new wave of protests
January 5, 2011Students will mark Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's birthday Friday by marching on his party's headquarters, with more actions to come.
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UAW plans new organizing drive with help from its friends
January 5, 2011The United Auto Workers is launching a new drive to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the U.S., with the determined help of civil rights and other organizations.
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