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Thousands demand that the rich pay their share
April 16, 2012Thousands are taking to the streets to kick off a nationwide campaign to stop corporations and the super wealthy from gaming the tax system at the expense of the vast majority.
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Unions: Colombia trade deal stinks
April 16, 2012The AFL-CIO described it as "deeply disappointing and troubling."
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Portugal imposes “rule of lead,” left wing charges
April 16, 2012Portugal has become the first European country to approve the European Union's fiscal compact, known to critics as the "permanent austerity" treaty.
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Guinea Bissau: From Africa’s bright hope to narco state?
April 16, 2012Elements of the armed forces of the small West African Republic of Guinea Bissau seized the capital and arrested Acting President Raimundo Pereira and the former prime minister, Carlos Gomes Junior.
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GOP attack on Michigan school workers never stops
April 16, 2012Public school employees charged that Michigan State Senate Bill 1040 would severely slash retiree health and pension benefits.
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