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Today in labor history: Black farmers meet to unionize, are attacked
September 30, 2013Arkansas Gov. Charles Hillman Bough sent 100 U.S. troops to the area, where they exchanged gunfire with the farmers.
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Battle’s not over in Texas: Anti-abortion bill challenged
September 30, 2013Republicans may have thought their anti-abortion bill had nailed the door shut on women's reproductive rights. But as the saying goes, it ain't over 'til it's over.
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Obama to tea party: “Make my day!”
September 30, 2013The media are covering Washington's latest fiscal crisis basically as a spectacle-the way local news now covers traffic accidents, crime scenes, and big storms.
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Iran and the pitfalls of detente
September 30, 2013So Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has officially declared the end of the reckless round of adventurous rhetoric and foreign policy pursued by his country's Islamist regime in recent years.
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Unions sue agency for pulling City College of San Francisco accreditation
September 30, 2013Teachers' unions and others here are suing an accreditation agency over its decision to revoke accreditation of the City College of San Francisco.
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