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Money bills top labor’s agenda as Congress returns to work
September 2, 2015It's not just the numbers that are important, it's anti-worker measures the majority Republicans may try to insert into the measures, too.
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Today in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown
August 31, 2015Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.
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Today in history: World War I vets demand relief
May 29, 2015During the Great Depression, the "Bonus Expeditionary Force," a group of World War I veterans seeking to cash in their veterans' bonus certificates, arrived in D.C.
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The cost of war for families
January 13, 2015In February of 2014, Senate Republicans blocked a $21 billion plan to build new VA clinics because they said it was too expensive.
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Dead child walking: A cry from the heart
September 22, 2014"The mothers and sons I saw pay the highest price, in blood, fear, anger and worry."
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