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Six steps! Leaders say, “Prep infrastructure for climate change”
February 12, 2013Leaders of the labor-environmental group Blue-Green Alliance called on the president to launch and prioritize a national dialogue on climate change.
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Murder of Tunisian leftist causes uproar
February 12, 2013Tunisia was the site of the first blooming of the "Arab Spring." The assassination of Tunisian leftist politician Chokri Belaid by unknown gunmen has thrown this North African country into turmoil.
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Obama expected to oppose forced cuts in State of Union
February 12, 2013President Obama is expected to make a case against the budget-slashing sequester scheduled for March 1.
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Steelworkers forced out at Rotek
February 12, 2013Members of USW Local 8565 are picketing Rotek, Inc. protesting the company's unilateral implementation of a contract slashing wages 20-30 percent as well as deep cuts in benefits.
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North Carolina “Historic Thousands” march for economic justice
February 12, 2013Thousands poured out in for the Historic Thousands of Jones Street rally with the theme "Forward Together, Not One Step Back."
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