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Plumbers vote their paycheck
October 24, 2008“Joe the Plumber” has become a crutch John McCain and Sarah Palin are leaning on, heavily, to keep their limping campaign from keeling over. They quote him constantly as a sharp critic of Barack Obama’s plan...
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
October 24, 2008MovieREVIEWs “Battle in Seattle” Directed by Stuart Townsend USA, 98 min., Rated RIn late September, North Texas union activists started receiving pleas to help get “Battle in Seattle” into more movie theaters. At that time, it...
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Harper loses bid for Conservative majority
October 24, 2008VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After two years of right-wing rule on Oct. 14 voters punished the incumbent Conservative Party government headed by Stephen Harper by refusing to give him a majority government. The Conservatives, or Tories,...
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World notes: October 25, 2008
October 24, 2008UK: House of Lords protects civil rights By a 191 vote majority, the House of Lords earlier this month defeated a Labor government proposal to extend from 28 days to 42 days the period police may...
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Jobs for workers come first
October 24, 2008Just days after the Communications Workers of America put forward a comprehensive economic recovery plan for Main Street, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke told Congress Oct. 20 that despite government efforts thus far, the economy remains...
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