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Public pressure stops Walmart land purchase
January 30, 2013Walmart lost a major battle to build a 130,000 square foot supercenter in Southfield, as the City Council voted to not rezone a land parcel the big box giant wanted.
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Union leaders endorse immigration reform framework, but devil is in the details
January 30, 2013Top union leaders joined Obama in Las Vegas to endorse an immigration reform framework that a bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled the day before.
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NYC Council bans hiring discrimination against unemployed
January 29, 2013While this important anti-discrimination measure passed overwhelmingly in the city council by a 44-4 vote, opposition continues from employers and their advocates.
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Miners arrested in protest against coal company
January 29, 2013The nation's largest coal companies created the spin-off company, Patriot Coal, in a scheme to rob thousands of union members and beneficiaries of their pensions and health care benefits.
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Jan. 30 day of action: “We need Jobs Not Cuts”
January 29, 2013The Americans for Tax Fairness online "flash-mob" campaign "We need #JobsNotCuts" is part of a national Jan. 30 Day of Action.
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