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Unions mobilize to elect Obama
August 26, 2008DENVER — Two thousand union members, more than half of them delegates to the Democratic National Convention, rallied here last week and then joined with delegates from numerous mass movements to launch an unprecedented effort to...
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Survey says support for No Child Left Behind Act takes a dive
August 26, 2008In an election year, the issue of education is usually front and center, especially policy that shapes and directs the way children succeed or fail. A recent survey by Education Next and the Program on Education...
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Folks in Colorado battleground excited and hopeful about election
August 25, 2008DENVER - It was a beautiful Saturday morning and afternoon Aug. 23 in the Five Point neighborhood just east and north of the downtown location here where the Democratic National Convention is happening. From many of...
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Obama picks Biden
August 24, 2008DENVER — Barack Obama picked Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate Aug. 23. Biden is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Political benefits to the Obama campaign of selecting Biden include...
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Biggest labor presence in history at Dem convention in Denver
August 24, 2008DENVER — Union members are arriving here by the tens of thousands for the Democratic National Convention and they are coming by train, plane, automobile, bus and even on foot. Thousands will participate in labor actions...
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