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Labor pulling out the vote in key state

September 20, 2010 By Joelle Fishman

Union members hit the ground running to get their co-workers out to vote this November in Connecticut, one of 21 battleground states designated by the AFL-CIO.

JEERS to greedy financiers, CHEERS to candy

September 20, 2010

Cheers for workers defending the little candy company that makes those hearts, and jeers for the venture capitalists putting on the squeeze.

World Notes: Colombia, Iraq, South Africa, Cambodia, Romania, Cuba

September 20, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Labor killings in Colombia, orphans in Iraq, agribusiness in South Africa, garment workers in Cambodia, health care in Romania and Cuba.

Scandal-ridden Florida GOP tries to shift blame

September 20, 2010 By Lawrence Albright

While Florida's ex-GOP chair faces six felony charges for abuse of state GOP funds, the party has made public an audit blaming outgoing governor Charlie Crist too - with Crist calling it a political ploy.

Stewart vs. Colbert: who will be on top?

September 17, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

Comedy Central talk-show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert duel for rally supremacy!