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Immigrants, allies call for halt to deportations, path to citizenship

January 7, 2013 By Ben Markeson

A coalition of immigrant groups and community allies kicked off a 1,000-mile caravan to Washington, D.C here on Jan. 3, with a press conference at Orlando City Hall.

Unions hit GOP on Sandy aid

January 7, 2013 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka termed Boehner's decision "a slap in the face." Others were more caustic.

Grounded oil rig not yet leaking, investigation underway

January 4, 2013 By Blake Skylar

The Kulluk drilling rig, owned by oil company Shell ran aground off Alaska after breaking away from tow boats due to near-hurricane condition winds.

Year ends with 7.8 percent jobless rate

January 4, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The U.S. ended 2012 with a 7.8 percent jobless rate in December, unchanged from the month before and down 0.7 percent from the end of 2011.

Malala recovering: young Pakistani woman to continue her struggle

January 4, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' education in Pakistan, has been discharged from a British hospital.