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Freeze foreclosures and heat up jobs plan, spirited rally tells Congress
November 22, 2008CHICAGO – Dozens of labor and community activists rallied here in front of the Federal Building Nov. 21 urging Congress to put a freeze on home foreclosures and to bail out Main Street, not Wall Street,...
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OPINION: Obamas mandate for change
November 22, 2008In the aftermath of a truly historic election, the right wing and its long-time allies have been trying to regroup and get a handle on just exactly what happened. Right-wing radio talk show hosts, after calling...
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Whos on deck for Obama appointments?
November 22, 2008It's Washington's favorite parlor game during a presidential transition: trying to figure out who'll land a top spot in the new administration. President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some...
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Minnesota euphoria over Obama win tempered by Senate recount
November 22, 2008Editor, WorkdayMinnesota.org and Press Associates MINNEAPOLIS (PAI)--Whether Minnesota labor's massive effort to mobilize members in the 2008 elections was a success will ultimately turn on the results of a recount in the U.S. Senate race, Labor...
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Chilling stories from Sri Lanka
November 22, 2008From Frontline, India's national magazine from the publishers of The Hindu. COLOMBO -- In the third week of November, it would be 11 weeks since the Sri Lankan government ordered United Nations agencies and international non-governmental...
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