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How does the shutdown and the debt ceiling fight affect you?
October 10, 2013There has been precious little discussion of what the gridlock means to workers and their families outside the Capitol Beltway.
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Supreme Court moves to aid union busters again
October 10, 2013The justices will hear a case about whether union-represented home health care workers must pay for the union's services.
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Growing college football player protest demands NCAA reforms
October 10, 2013Though many college athletes live in poverty, a protest by National Collegiate Athletic Association football players is quietly spreading across the nation.
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Today in Latino History: Cuba declares independence from Spain
October 10, 2013The revolt was led by Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Céspedes, himself a plantation owner, freed his slaves and invited them to join the rebellion.
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Dog poop and hipsters rated higher than GOP-run House
October 10, 2013Voters surveyed also put hemorrhoids, toenail fungus, potholes, and zombies on the list of things they liked better than Congress.
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