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Life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. celebrated in Detroit
May 29, 2014The life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. was celebrated with a huge outpouring of many hundreds this past Saturday.
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UE condemns U.S. role in Ukraine crisis
May 29, 2014"On February 22, the elected president of Ukraine was overthrown in a coup which was supported by the Obama administration."
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GOP Anchorage mayor calls union dues slavery
May 29, 2014Proving that stupid political statements are not confined to the "Lower 48" of the nation's 50 states, the Republican mayor of Anchorage called union dues "slavery."
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Texas Republicans continue to go for off-the-grid right-wingers
May 28, 2014Texas completed its Democratic and Republican primary elections on May 27. Unlike the results in other states, "tea party" far-right Republicans triumphed in most of the contests.
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Today in labor history: Rochester general strike
May 28, 2014On May 28, 1946, more than 30,000 workers in Rochester, N.Y., staged a successful one-day general strike.
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