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Wisconsin primaries: Democrats debate, Republicans fight dirty
April 4, 2016The Republican candidates are all about self-aggrandizement, tearing each other apart like kids in a vicious playground fight.
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Chicago teachers strike puts focus on Rauner, state budget crisis
April 4, 2016Illinois is entering its tenth month without a budget; Rauner has refused to sign one without legislators agreeing to his drastic "turnaround agenda" that rolls back worker rights.
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Steel job layoffs highlight need for new trade, infrastructure policies
April 1, 2016Over the past year, U.S. Steel has announced hundreds of layoffs in its workforce across the country.
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Labor ally Donna Edwards leading in Maryland Senate race
April 1, 2016Spring came early in Maryland this year - the pollen count is sky high, a G.I. flu has broken out, and there is a red hot election going on.
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Catholics and Evangelicals not voting as blocs in 2016 elections
April 1, 2016The 2016 presidential campaign has revealed previously submerged splits within two major groups of religiously oriented voters.
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