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Largest ever gathering of undocumented youth held
December 4, 2012DREAMers formed the largest-ever gathering of undocumented youth this Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the national United We Dream conference in Kansas City, Mo.
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Environment watchdogs demand long suspension for BP
December 4, 2012BP should be banned from receiving U.S. government contracts for the entirety of its five-year probation period because it has a proven track record of irresponsibility and dishonesty, Public Citizen said.
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Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies
December 4, 2012Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.
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Massey exec cops a plea in mine explosion that killed 29
December 4, 2012A high-ranking official at Massey Energy Co, will plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to violate federal mine safety and health standards as part of a plea bargain.
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Post-election, secretive Republican front group exposed
November 30, 2012Shrouded in secrecy, hundreds of right-wing Republican state lawmakers joined powerful corporate executives and lobbyists in Washington D.C yesterday.
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