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Employee Free Choice Act is good for Black workers
April 6, 2009Original source: The Employee Free Choice Act, which is currently under consideration by Congress, is a bill that would make it easier for all workers to join unions by giving them the option to choose how...
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‘Oh, give us a break’ department: GOP proposes running clock back on 2008 elections
April 5, 2009Assuming an air of martyrdom, the Republican Party is trying to overturn the results of two 2008 senatorial elections, but is going to end up as a laughingstock. The first case is that of former Alaska...
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Faced with losing her home of 55 years, Minneapolis woman becomes epicenter of foreclosure debate
April 4, 2009Reposted from Workday Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS - Last September, Rosemary Williams, a long-time resident and activist of South Minneapolis, received a Notice of Foreclosure on her home. Monday was her last day to legally reside in her...
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With great expectations, Venezuelas youth orchestra tours the United States
April 4, 2009CHICAGO --- The internationally acclaimed Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela is travelling throughout the United States this week performing in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Houston. The first performance will be tonight April 3 at Jones...
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House, Senate approve Obamas budget with trillions for jobs, health care, education
April 4, 2009WASHINGTON — Congress handed President Obama another victory the night of April 2 approving nearly all the elements of his $3.5 trillion budget and clearing the way for sweeping health care, education, and clean energy reform....
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