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Labor, doctors and small business owners back health reform
July 17, 2009Health care reform gained new momentum this week. Wednesday, July 15, the Senate HELP committee passed a version of the bill that closely fits President Obama's main principles for reform. The same day, House Democrats announced...
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Workers picket Karl Rove’s $1,000-a-plate Big Biz dinner
July 17, 2009ST. LOUIS -- 'The Employee Free Choice Act is exactly what it says. A free choice for workers,' Ben Harmon, financial secretary for the greater St. Louis United Auto Workers union CAP Council, told the World....
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AMA backs House health care bill
July 17, 2009In a major development in the struggle for health care, the American Medical Association, this afternoon, announced it is supporting the Democratic House bill which includes a strong public option and taxes the wealthy to offset...
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WHATS ON Chicago, Dallas, Oakland
July 17, 200950 years of the Cuban Revolution, 1st Wednesday topical discussion group, Discussion on Doi-Moi: renewal of society in Vietnam in a time of fundamental world change.
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Worker rights are civil rights 1,500 march in Arkansas for Employee Free Choice
July 17, 2009LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With Central High School as a backdrop, the fight for the Employee Free Choice Act took center stage here in this southern state. About 1,500 people rallied and marched July 11 in...
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