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  • Health care fight heats up in West Hartford

    Health care fight heats up in West Hartford

    September 13, 2009 By Art Perlo

    On September 2, over 600 health care supporters turned out at a forum in West Hartford, CT conducted by Rep. John Larson. Larson is Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and a supporter of health care.

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  • Who won the Afghan elections? The Taliban

    Who won the Afghan elections? The Taliban

    September 13, 2009 By Bruno Odent

    They are the ones who took front stage during the "electoral campaign" even while the proclaimed purpose of the voting, under supervision of US and NATO troops, was to demonstrate the normalization of the country.

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  • Why Labor Day matters

    Why Labor Day matters

    September 13, 2009 By AFL-CIO Blog

    Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, says this Labor Day provides an opportunity for progressives to join together to rebuild the economy and reinvigorate the fight for social and economic...

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  • US troops accused of hospital rampage

    US troops accused of hospital rampage

    September 13, 2009 By Morning Star

     A Swedish charity accused US troops on Monday of going on the rampage in a central Afghanistan hospital last week.

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  • Needed: 122,000 jobs per month

    Needed: 122,000 jobs per month

    September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

    As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

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