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Today in history: 50th anniversary of first national march against Vietnam War
April 17, 2015On this date in 1965, Washington, D.C. saw the first major demonstration against the Vietnam War.
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Low wage strikes and protests biggest in U.S. history
April 16, 2015Low-wage workers in over 200 cities, backed by the nation's unions, walked off their jobs or joined protesters yesterday from one end of the nation to the other.
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Obama recommends taking Cuba off list of state sponsors of terrorism
April 15, 2015On Tuesday, Obama recommended that Cuba be removed from The U.S. State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism List."
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Today in history: On April 15 the tax man cometh
April 15, 2015In 1894, the Wilson-Gorman tariff imposed the first peacetime income tax of 2 percent on income over $4000, affecting fewer than one in ten households at that time.
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Rubio announces, abandons immigration reform
April 14, 2015"Unfortunately he is much more beholden to his tea party base than to his Latino community."
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