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Obama budget keeps “Cadillac tax” on union health plans
February 11, 2016The Cadillac tax took center stage for union leaders. All - and their members - want it completely repealed. Obama opposes that.
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Shady bond deals at root of Chicago school funding crisis
February 11, 2016Over a billion dollars of taxpayer money will be diverted from Chicago's school children to high interest loan payments to bankers over the next three decades.
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This week in history: Kickass black feminist Flo Kennedy born
February 10, 2016She was a lawyer, activist, civil rights advocate, lecturer, writer and feminist.
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Sanders’ “political revolution” wins in New Hampshire primary
February 10, 2016"The American people are showing that they will no longer accept a political system bought and paid for by the billionaire class," Sanders said in his victory speech.
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Notes on the eve of the New Hampshire primary
February 8, 2016If you stretch out your time frame, the results of Bernie's showing in Iowa are a big quake on the Richter scale of American politics.
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