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Hero of labor, Will Parry, celebrates 90th birthday
April 27, 2010SEATTLE - At his 90th birthday party, April 24, Will Parry picked up his guitar and led 400 union brothers and sisters, family, comrades, and friends in singing "Carry It On," ending, "No more tears, for...
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Anger at Wall Street could force Republican retreat
April 27, 2010Angry senators grilling Goldman Sachs executives on Capitol Hill fueled a firestorm that could break the GOP's latest filibuster.
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Energy bill stalling has groups riled up
April 27, 2010Leaders of 31 national organizations sent a letter to the Senate today pressing senators "not to squander the great promise of bipartisan action" for "strong clean energy and climate change legislation."
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Obama at miners’ memorial asks ‘How can we fail them?’
April 27, 2010"How can a nation that relies on its miners not do everything in its power to protect them?" the president said to the thousands at Sunday's memorial in Beckley, W.Va.
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Safety high on the agenda for Workers Memorial Day
April 27, 2010According to Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers, "The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner."
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