U.S.
Labor pushes for highway-mass transit bill, GOP blocks
March 23, 2012The bill would approve highway and mass transit construction money for the next two years, creating tens of thousands of jobs. And civil engineers say there are now thousands of structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges.
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New York: We are Trayvon Martin
March 23, 2012Several thousand New Yorkers gathered at Union Square for the "Million Hoodie March and Rally" to protest the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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Hundreds lobby, rally against “Heartbeat Bill” in Ohio
March 23, 2012"I own this body, not the government!"
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Grassroots base organizing for Obama’s reelection
March 23, 2012"I'm tired of the disrespect for President Obama," Elaine Price told the cheering convention participants.
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Senate’s phony “JOBS Act” not about jobs, deregulates Wall Street
March 23, 2012AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka came out with a blistering statement on the Senate's passage of the so-called "JOBS Act."
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