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“Let us work,” say government workers
October 14, 2013It's hurting our communities, said demonstrators in downtown Detroit protesting the tea party led government shutdown.
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The tea party gang and the “F” word
October 14, 2013The tea party is not your typical conservative group. They are as close to fascist as you can get away with today.
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Immigrants strap themselves to wheels of deportation buses
October 14, 2013The peaceful blockade succeeded in halting the day's proceedings where detainees were to have been hauled before a judge and sentenced as a group.
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Pressure mounts against GOP-led shutdown
October 11, 2013Workers, their unions and lawmakers joined hands Oct. 10 outside the Capitol to demand that Republican House Speaker John Boehner allow a vote on legislation to open the government and raise the debt ceiling.
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How does the shutdown and the debt ceiling fight affect you?
October 10, 2013There has been precious little discussion of what the gridlock means to workers and their families outside the Capitol Beltway.
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