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  • Historic local victory points the way forward

    Historic local victory points the way forward

    February 20, 2009 By Bob Patenaude

    RICHMOND, Calif. — Along with its historic national result, the 2008 election brought groundbreaking local victories, too — among them, passage of Measure T by this city’s voters. The measure, called by its supporters “A Fair...

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  • A-Rod refuses to call himself ‘cheater’

    A-Rod refuses to call himself ‘cheater’

    February 19, 2009

    New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez refused to call himself a cheater when addressing the media Tuesday for the first time since his admission of doping.

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  • Guess what? The New Deal worked!

    Guess what? The New Deal worked!

    February 19, 2009 By Steven Conn

    Since the economic crisis we're now in is being compared to the Great Depression, the solutions being offered are being routinely compared to the New Deal. Republicans in particular have been quick to pronounce the New...

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  • Detroit honors sit-downers, new and old

    Detroit honors sit-downers, new and old

    February 19, 2009

    DETROIT — Sit-downers past and present were honored here recently during a “workers’ victory tour” by members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 1110 who last December staged a successful sit-down at the Republic Windows plant...

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  • Obama unveils four-step housing fix

    Obama unveils four-step housing fix

    February 19, 2009

    Up to 9 million families facing home foreclosure could see relief under President Barack Obama's newly unveiled housing plan announced Feb. 18 in Mesa, Arizona. The plan 'will give millions of families resigned to financial ruin...

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