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Labor leaders meet with Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2015"We thought it was important to hear his ideas: how he plans to take on the big-money interests that are strangling our political system and our economy."
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At start of N.C. voting rights trial, activists take to the streets
July 14, 2015"When I think of the martyrs of the civil rights movement who died for the right to vote, this country should be doing everything possible to ensure all people can vote."
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American Federation of Teachers endorses Hillary Clinton
July 14, 2015Weingarten put the union's endorsement in the context of scrapping the Bush-era No Child Left Behind and its teach-to-the-test penalizing of students and schools.
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Benghazi & Hillary: missing the story
July 13, 2015The congressional harrying of Clinton over emails concerning the 2012 death of a U.S. ambassador and three staff members in Benghazi has become a running joke.
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AFL-CIO statement on Scott Walker announcement
July 13, 2015Trumka released a statement in response to Gov. Walker's upcoming announcement that he is running for president of the U.S.
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