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Cinco de Mayo upsurge in heart of Texas
May 3, 2011If the size of Mexican holidays can be measured by what happened in this suburb of Dallas on April 30, then we are going to see some real upsurge!
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Right-wing agenda in Memphis would reverse King era gains
May 3, 2011Even in Memphis. That's how far down the chain of state and local governments the right wing war on workers has extended - and take it from one who knows, Alvin Turner.
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Memphis sanitation workers inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
May 3, 2011The sanitation workers from Memphis, whose strike for union recognition and respect on the job led Dr. King to that Tennessee city 43 years ago were inducted into the Labor Hall of Fame in Washington.
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Thomas Jefferson: On the breeding of kings
April 28, 2011What did America's founders have to say about royalty?
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Two takes on ‘royal’ weddings
April 27, 2011"Down for the count: America's fascination with royalty" and "18 couples wed quietly, Non-royal lovers united in simple rights."
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