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30,000 mentally ill may be cut off in Texas
September 20, 2010The national average for mental health care spending is $103 per capita, but in Texas, it is $34, yet the state Legislature is planning drastic cuts.
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Labor pulling out the vote in key state
September 20, 2010Union 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.
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JEERS to greedy financiers, CHEERS to candy
September 20, 2010Cheers for workers defending the little candy company that makes those hearts, and jeers for the venture capitalists putting on the squeeze.
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World Notes: Colombia, Iraq, South Africa, Cambodia, Romania, Cuba
September 20, 2010Labor killings in Colombia, orphans in Iraq, agribusiness in South Africa, garment workers in Cambodia, health care in Romania and Cuba.
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Scandal-ridden Florida GOP tries to shift blame
September 20, 2010While 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.
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