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Nurses demand that State Department vouch for safety of XL pipeline
March 13, 2014The NNU believes the State Department has done an indequate review of what appears to be serious risks for public health posed by the pipeline.
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Deportees, families “come out of the shadows” with heart-rending stories
March 13, 2014Since 2008, the Obama administration has deported almost 2 million people, more than during any other presidency.
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Today in women’s history: Janet Reno becomes attorney general
March 13, 2014On this day in 1993 Janet Reno became the first female Attorney General serving from 1993 - 2001.
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Oregon ‘right-to-work’ initiative dropped
March 12, 2014Sponsors of two anti-union initiative petitions agreed to withdraw their measures aimed at the Oregon ballot in November.
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Disabled workers paid sub-minimum wages in sheltered workshops
March 12, 2014People with intellectual or physical disabilities are often working in "sheltered workshops" across this nation for sub-minimum wage.
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