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Oakland police arrest hundreds of Occupy protesters

January 30, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Police arrested some 400 demonstrators Jan. 28 in response to the latest attempt by Occupy Oakland activists to occupy a vacant building and establish a new encampment there.

Union leaders praise Obama’s economic themes

January 30, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Union leaders view positively the emphasis President Obama put on economic themes in his State of the Union address, particularly his call for the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes .

Food safety watchdog says poultry guidelines don’t go far enough

January 30, 2012 By Cory Collins

A new set of guidelines proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a welcome development but does not take enough steps to reduce bacteria levels, a consumer advocates' group said.

Indy Occupy movement joins with labor unions in protest at Super Bowl Village

January 30, 2012 By Jason Jones

About 200 people including union members and the Occupy movement gathered on the south steps of the Indiana Statehouse recently to voice their outrage over the "right to work" bill.

NAACP’s Jealous keynotes National Lesbian and Gay Rights Task Force convention

January 30, 2012 By Cindy Farquhar

Over 3,000 mostly young activists representing a rainbow of sexual orientation and ethnicities crowded into the Baltimore Hilton Hotel January 26-29 to learn ways to win LGBT rights.