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		<title>Democrats: Stop Kissing Elephant Trunk and Reform Health Insurance Right</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/10/18/democrats-stop-kissing-elephant-truck-and-do-insurance-reform-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leo W. Gerard
USW International President
The meeting got testy. Voices rose last Thursday among Democrats over differences in the Senate Finance and Health committee versions of insurance reform.
Max Baucus defended his committee’s bill, voted out last week with one Republican, but lacking a public option and burdening the middle class. He said, according to reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Plans to Reform Economy, Not Just Health Insurance</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/09/16/obama-plans-to-reform-economy-not-just-health-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2009/09/16/obama-plans-to-reform-economy-not-just-health-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<title>&#8220;Barely Squeaking By On $300,000 A Year&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/08/17/barely-squeaking-by-on-300000-a-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2009/08/17/barely-squeaking-by-on-300000-a-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JColeman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From David Sirota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[class war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive compensation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=893</guid>
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		<title>Worker Rights: No Balls, No Gains</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/06/24/worker-rights-no-balls-no-gains/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2009/06/24/worker-rights-no-balls-no-gains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<title>Union Matters: Specter reneges on Employee Free Choice Act</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/04/03/union-matters-specter-reneges-on-employee-free-choice-act/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2009/04/03/union-matters-specter-reneges-on-employee-free-choice-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Union Matters]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=559</guid>
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		<title>Our corporate champions of freedom</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2009/03/20/our-corporate-champions-of-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2009/03/20/our-corporate-champions-of-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFCA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=527</guid>
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		<title>Wealthy Americans continue to dodge the taxman</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2008/12/31/wealthy-americans-continue-to-dodge-the-taxman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2008/12/31/wealthy-americans-continue-to-dodge-the-taxman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.usw.org/?p=252</guid>
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		<title>When it comes to slicing the American pie, McCain serves only the rich</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2008/10/24/when-it-comes-to-slicing-the-american-pie-mccain-serves-only-the-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2008/10/24/when-it-comes-to-slicing-the-american-pie-mccain-serves-only-the-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<title>The real economy strikes back</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2008/10/07/the-real-economy-strikes-back/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2008/10/07/the-real-economy-strikes-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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		<title>McCain secretly plans new tax on middle class</title>
		<link>http://blog.usw.org/2008/09/13/mccain-secretly-plans-new-tax-on-middle-class/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.usw.org/2008/09/13/mccain-secretly-plans-new-tax-on-middle-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stack</dc:creator>
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