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Melanie Shouse, health care activist, dies at 41
February 4, 2010ST. LOUIS -- Melanie Shouse was 37 when she first felt the lump. She couldn't believe it. But she kept up her fighting spirit, especially for health care reform.
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Workers give Marriott a wake-up call
February 4, 2010Area workers give Marriott a wake-up call on health care and contract negotiations.
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Against the odds, independent politics advance in Illinois election
February 3, 2010CHICAGO -- Voters in the Feb. 2 Illinois primary election seemed to send a message to politicians: We're fed up with corruption; we want solutions.
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Labor Dept.sends message to bosses: shape up
February 3, 2010President Obama plans to beef up workplace regulations.
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Haiti: Real development or cheap labor haven?
February 3, 2010Haiti is forced to think about how reconstruction is to be approached with another disaster looming: Economists.
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