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A people’s inaugural
January 21, 2009Huge crowds, unprecedented in U.S. history, gathered in Washington on Tuesday, to celebrate and welcome President Barack Obama to the White House. Pre-inaugural estimates of up to 3 million participants seemed on mark, with newspapers like...
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Inaugural parade marchers display diversity and strength of Americas workers
January 21, 2009Original source: For Maria Somma, it is a dream come true. The native of Vietnam and naturalized citizen is one of the 265 union members who braved freezing temperatures today to join representatives from across the...
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Music and history light up Lincoln Memorial
January 20, 2009WASHINGTON — The Lincoln Memorial, a site for many an important demonstration for civil rights, became the moving backdrop Jan. 18 for “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.”
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Workers win one on the road to back pay
January 20, 2009EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Some very persistent workers at the Woodfin Suites Hotel here are celebrating a crucial victory in their struggle to receive some $200,000 in back wages. The money is owed them under the terms...
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California careens toward budget cliff
January 20, 2009As California’s budget continued to careen headlong toward the cliff of insolvency, Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week delivered a state-of-the-state address shorn of the bold pronouncements that marked his five previous addresses. Calling the state’s...
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