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Graduate students at private universities rally for union rights
October 16, 2015The students say they plan to continue to rally and build coalition until their status as skilled laborers is recognized.
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Nine governors ask Congress to end Cuba blockade
October 16, 2015A letter sent to the House and Senate leadership emphasizes the benefits, including to agriculture, of increasing U.S. trade with Cuba.
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California sets pace on climate change
October 16, 2015California's initiatives are setting the pace in the race to curb greenhouse gas emissions. But not without the opposition of Big Oil.
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Benefit freeze to leave millions on Social Security out in the cold
October 16, 2015"We urge Congress to act quickly to mitigate the devastating Medicare hikes headed for millions of Americans who can't afford them."
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Calif. governor signs law providing health care for undocumented kids
October 15, 2015Among hundreds of bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown were several providing new protections for immigrants and against racial profiling.
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