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MO AFL-CIO Convention: Focus on elections and ballot initiatives
September 11, 2012"There couldn't be a clearer choice. The up-coming November elections are about two very different and distinct paths for our country."
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Top Romney pal compares immigrants to dogs
September 11, 2012This weekend, Mitt Romney endorsed Republican Rep. Steve King for reelection Nov. 6, calling him a "partner in DC." King has taken the most extreme right-wing positions on almost every issue.
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Should kids go to jail for skipping school?
September 10, 2012"What is the responsibility of the school? If they have a 50 percent failure rate, it should indicate something is wrong."
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Consumers league: Plight of restaurant workers makes dining out unappetizing
September 10, 2012Restaurant servers don't receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour - they get only $2.13, the federal "tipped minimum wage." That wage has been the same for 21 years.
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Today in labor history: The Lattimer Massacre
September 10, 2012On this day in 1897, 19 peacefully demonstrating mine workers were shot dead in Lattimer PA. Some 50 other workers were wounded in the company provoked massacre. The striking miners were early members of the United...
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