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Author, activist Studs Terkel dies at 96
November 2, 2008CHICAGO (AP) — Studs Terkel captured the essence of Chicago in the pages of his best-selling oral histories, chronicling common people and celebrities alike. Along the way he became an ageless master of listening and speaking,...
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Health workers strike for safe staffing, job security
November 1, 2008Bright purple tee-shirts filled the plaza at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, as striking health care workers gathered to demand the highly profitable company improve staffing levels, stop contracting work out and drop proposed takeaways in...
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OPINION: The coming landslide
November 1, 2008Barack Obama has correctly reminded his supporters and staff not to get cocky, to remember the lessons of his New Hampshire primary loss. Nothing can be taken for granted, especially in the era of Republican voter...
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Upset could shift Empire State politics
November 1, 2008QUEENS, N.Y. — A major shift in the politics of New York state may be under way, and a local state senate race here may play a big part. The race, in New York’s 15th State...
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Panel: New media has profound impact on politics
November 1, 2008And that impact shows up in a variety of ways, from the “macaca” remark by now-ex-Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) — which sank his re-election bid two years ago — to Barack Obama’s record fundraising and involvement...
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