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Maxine Waters rejects ethics violation, wants public trial
August 3, 2010"In sum, the case against me has no merit," Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a statement
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Civil rights groups hit Race to the Top
August 3, 2010The National Urban League and five other civil rights organizations, in a in a hard-hitting report, have criticized President Obama's Race to the Top education reform program.
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No enthusiasm gap here: Labor mobilizes for “most crucial election in 75 years”
August 3, 2010WASHINGTON - Anyone betting that Republicans will take over Congress this November wasn't at the AFL-CIO's Battleground States Conference today.
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Down at the docks, cleaner air may be coming
August 3, 2010The docks near you might be getting a breath of fresh air soon, with a crucial piece of environmental legislation introduced into Congress last week.
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Unions join drive to save Social Security
August 3, 2010Labor organizations joined 59 other groups on July 29 to unveil a mass movement to protect Social Security from an Obama administration-named deficit-cutting commission.
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