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Organizing for America launches grassroots 2010 voter drive
May 14, 2010Mid-term elections seldom spur much grassroots energy, but with much at stake this fall, Organizing for America aims to change that.
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New evidence surfaces on charter school scam
May 14, 2010New evidence that charter schools provide inferior education but lucrative opportunities to scam the public has surfaced in a report issued Wednesday.
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Experts confirm leak is far worse than BP is saying
May 14, 2010NEW ORLEANS - Statements by local labor leaders to the World that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is far bigger than the 5,000 gallons a day claimed by BP were confirmed by national...
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Frank Lumpkin always brings a crowd
May 14, 2010CHICAGO -- Hundreds of family members, co-workers, friends and comrades paid tribute to Frank Lumpkin, lifelong fighter for workers' rights, equality and socialism, on April 24.
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New foreclosures down, repossessions rise in April
May 14, 2010With over 12 percent of current mortgages in danger of default - close to 7 million homes - foreclosure notices made a slight drop in April signaling a potential bottoming out of the housing crisis.
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