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Obama speech boosts labor activist’s fighting spirit
September 13, 2009President Barack Obama’s dramatic re-framing of the national debate on health care this week has electrified labor leaders, progressive activists, union journalists and others pouring into the Steel City this week in advance of the AFL-CIO...
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Labor’s ‘Julie’ Margolin, gone but not forgotten
September 13, 2009Anyone who met "Julie," as he was affectionately known by his friends, would get a big smile and feel the warmth of his long handshake. Typically, when first meeting someone, Julie would grab their hand and...
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Senate health bill protested at labor convention
September 13, 2009PITTSBURGH- Delegates, alternates and others at the 26th AFL-CIO convention who are from states with Senators who serve on the Senate’s Finance Committee began calling those lawmakers Tuesday afternoon from the convention floor telling them that...
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Will Ellen DeGeneres make it on American Idol
September 13, 2009Before every American Idol fan and entertainment writer goes nuts buzzing online about how it’s a bad idea that Ellen DeGeneres has joined the show’s judging table, let’s all just take a deep breath and give...
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President Obama addresses Congress on health care
September 13, 2009President Obama lays out health care reform specifics in a speech before Congress on Wednesday. Here is a transcript of the speech.
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