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Senate delayed train safety rule days before Hoboken accident
October 3, 2016A GOP-run U.S. Senate panel approved legislation delaying a safety system that could have prevented the accident.
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Panel: Discrimination, attacks on workers cause wage gap
September 30, 2016Discrimination and repression of rights are factors in the wage gap between white and African-American workers.
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Money bill dumps anti-worker schemes
September 30, 2016"This new regulation is the most effective way to raise wages, create jobs, and restore the 40-hour work week."
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Theologians wrestle with war and violence
September 30, 2016The real struggle is between fundamentalists on one side of religion and progressives on the other.
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Local lawmakers unite to combat anti-Muslim attacks
September 30, 2016Some 530 elected officials from across the country yesterday released an open letter condemning the rising scourge of attacks on immigrants and Muslims.
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