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Union retirees turning Florida from red to blue
by Scott Marshall, 10/16/08
FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Labor activists in this very Republican area of Florida are feeling traction in their efforts to elect Barack Obama president. The Alliance of Retired Americans (ARA), United Auto Workers retirees and other union activists held a rousing rally here this week to urge turnout to elect the first African American president. Fort Meyers, located on the southwestern coast, is part of Lee County, which went 52 percent for Bush in 2004.



World notes: October 18, 2008
by W. T. Whitney Jr., 10/16/08
Afghanistan: Military victory unlikely

Iraq: Shell scores

Guatemala: Peoples of a continent gather

Italy: U.S. base plans scrapped

India: Leaders look to Latin America for food

Cuba: Committed to health care




Nationalize banks, employ unemployed
by John Case, 10/16/08



Coalition mobilizes to protect the vote
by Tim Wheeler, 10/16/08
The Baltimore Sun debunked Republican charges that ACORN is flooding state election boards with phony voter registration cards. “This sounds more like partisan sniping than legitimate complaints aimed at protecting ballot box integrity,” the Oct. 13 Sun editorial charged. ACORN is required by law to deliver all voter registration cards, including duplicates and those improperly filled out, to election boards, and ACORN flagged all faulty cards, the Sun said. “ACORN says it’s registered 1.3 million voters nationwide. Any operation that big is bound to produce errors but the irregularities cited by GOP critics are miniscule compared with the number of valid applications.”


Biden calls for tax on Big Oil
by Joe Sims, 10/16/08
YOUNGSTOWN -- Voters in the Mahoning Valley are gearing up for the election with a candidate's forum here along with Hillary Clinton and vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden appearing in the area this week.


Students aim to vote for change
by Pepe Lozano, 10/14/08


DETROIT, Mich. — People here say the struggling U.S. economy including rising unemployment has hit this city the hardest and as Nov. 4 approaches, first-time voters are gearing up for the most important presidential election of their lifetime.


Mexico teacher rebellion gains support, repression
by Tom Whitney, 10/14/08
Widespread popular support and military repression cast ongoing teacher protests in Morelos state — home to famous revolutionary Emiliano Zapata — as a replay of events two years ago in Oaxaca. At issue are measures taken to privatize public education throughout Mexico.




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