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Today in Labor History: Big job loss announced this day in 2008
December 5, 2012On Dec. 5, 2008 the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the economy had shed 520,000 jobs the month before.
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South Africa deploys anti-poaching plane
December 5, 2012"This is a war. You cannot take a stick to a gunfight."
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Illinois mom battles banks profiting from drug trade
December 5, 2012HSBC enabled drug cartels to wash their billions of tear- and blood-soaked dollars through its global operations, and they aren't the only bank involved.
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Demonstrators call for no cuts in Medicare, Medicaid
December 5, 2012Over 100 demonstrators gathered Dec. 4 outside Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's office on Market Street.
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Largest ever gathering of undocumented youth held
December 4, 2012DREAMers formed the largest-ever gathering of undocumented youth this Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the national United We Dream conference in Kansas City, Mo.
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