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“Put the middle class first” bus tour rolls into Connecticut
October 9, 2014Lt. Gov. Wyman recalled that the day after the "Raise the Minimum Wage" bus tour, "we were able to raise Connecticut's minimum wage so people would not live in poverty."
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It’s the GOP’s turn to ask, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
October 9, 2014With less than a month to go before the Nov. 4 election, "What's the matter with Kansas?" is a question Republicans are asking.
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Ferguson police shooting protest interrupts St. Louis Symphony
October 9, 2014People attending Saturday night's St. Louis Symphony performance ended up with more on their evening agenda than what was listed in the official program.
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Labor, aiming to oust McConnell, campaigns hard for Grimes in Kentucky
October 8, 2014"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one," legendary former U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn famously once observed.
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From trains to streets, Climate March moved people
October 7, 2014From the Chicago climate train full of activists, to the People's Climate March itself, every person there seemed to feel passionately about a particular environmental issue.
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