U.S.
Evergreen Reds urge fight for jobs, tax reform
April 11, 2010Members of the Communist Party of Washington State - they could be called "Evergreen Reds" - gathered in convention here April 3.
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N.Y. to slash literacy funding
April 9, 2010Though illiteracy here and across the U.S. continues to be a growing social problem, efforts to combat it are under attack by the city and state legislature, under the guise of reigning in runaway spending.
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Court strikes blow against equal Internet access
April 9, 2010A blow was struck to equal access to the Internet by a federal appeals court this week.
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Chicago students walk out to protest education cuts
April 9, 2010More than 500 high school students walked out of classrooms at public schools city wide to massive education budget cuts.
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White House to fight attempts to weaken finance reform
April 8, 2010Deputy Treasury Secretary Neil Wolin declared yesterday that "the administration will oppose efforts to provide exemptions for certain kinds of lenders."
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