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U.S. a center-left nation, progressive leaders say
May 28, 2009WASHINGTON — Progressive leaders today released a new report showing that, on most issues, across the nation moderates line up with liberals, not conservatives. Rock the Vote executive director Heather Smith and Women’ Voices, Women’s Votes...
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Anti-union, anti-gov’t group takes aim at public health plan
May 28, 2009It doesn’t take much scratching beneath the surface of the web site “Patients United Now” to see its anti-union, far-right roots.
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Activists vow struggle after Prop. 8 ruling
May 28, 2009The California State Supreme Court's decision to uphold a referendum banning gay marriage and creating a segregated category for civil unions earned a sharp rebuke this week from civil rights organizations. In the case of Strauss...
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Baseball fans celebrate Sotomayor
May 28, 2009New York City sports pages are now aglow with the 1994-95 decision by federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor that imposed an injunction on the Major League Baseball owners, which stopped them from imposing their own labor rules...
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists conference highlights labors long term battles
May 28, 2009ATLANTA – The nation’s economic crisis and the importance of the fight against racism were high on the agenda at the CBTU’s annual convention May 21-25 in this city. The nation’s economic crisis is the result...
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