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<title>Over $1M spent in race so far</title>
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<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 13:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  about $24,000. He received $5,000 from the Machinists Non Partisan Political League and the American Federation of Teachers, $3,000 from the UNITE Here TIP Campaign Committee and $1,000 donations from the pipefitters  ...
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<title>Mr. Izumi&apos;s post</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185729103</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  example, his much-vaunted call for merit pay for teachers. In a speech to the American Federation of Teachers, Mr. Obama said that under his plan school districts could increase salaries for teachers  ...
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<title>Teachers&apos; Unions Ratify $25 Million Contract</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185728413</link>
<pubDate>30 Aug 2008 09:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and will run until Aug. 31, 2011, according to Tyrone Molyneaux, president of the American Federation of Teachers on St. Croix. Proposed salary increases average out to about $15,000 per person over  ...
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<title>Despite Accounts, Democrats All on the Same Page in Denver</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185544142</link>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 04:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  especially given Clinton&apos;s full-throated endorsement of Obama? Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers, thinks they will. Although she was an enthusiastic supporter of Clinton throughout the primary  ...
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<title>Math Tests Proposed for Kindergartners</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185475058</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 18:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Weingarten, president of the city-based United Federation of Teachers and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers, said that &quot;Once the information is available, the potential exists for school administrators to  ...
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<title>US unions wary of &apos;unfamiliar face&apos;</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185456777</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  of more than 50 unions, and Randi Weingarten, the recently elected head of the American Federation of Teachers, are getting speaking spots every day of the convention. And it&apos;s not just the  ...
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<title>Super delegates</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185448791</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 15:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to vote.&quot; Through connections with powerful national labor unions, like the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of Teachers, Benjamin was able to gather the clout he needed to convince the committee to  ...
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<title>Teacher &apos;sickout&apos; sends students home as contract impasse fuels frustrations</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185448785</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 15:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  came on the second day of mediation between the V.I. government and the territory&apos;s American Federation of Teachers union, whom are at an impasse over an expired contract. Students dismissed early spent  ...
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<title>90-minute math tests for kindergartners?</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185444006</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 15:06 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Weingarten, president of the city-based United Federation of Teachers and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers. The Bloomberg administration has made testing a centerpiece of its school policy, going beyond  ...
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<title>Math tests for kindergartners?</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185435991</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 14:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Weingarten, president of the city-based United Federation of Teachers and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers. The Bloomberg administration has made testing a centerpiece of its school policy, going beyond  ...
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<title>Math Tests For Five-Year-Olds?</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185429416</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 13:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  premature assessments,&quot; said Randi Weingarten, president of the city-based and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers. The Bloomberg administration has made testing a centerpiece of its school policy, going beyond  ...
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<title>Teachers protest lack of contract</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185415775</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 12:38 GMT</pubDate>
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...  requested dozens of city financial documents from Mayor Michael Bonfanti. Umberto Latessa of the American Federation of Teachers in Massachusetts led yesterday&apos;s protest. Using a bullhorn, he told the hundreds gathered of  ...
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<title>NYC schools eye kindergarten math tests, possibly as long as 90 minutes</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185408724</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Weingarten, president of the city-based United Federation of Teachers and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers. The Bloomberg administration has made testing a centerpiece of its school policy, going beyond  ...
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<title>NYC schools eye math tests for kindergartners</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185398532</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Weingarten, president of the city-based United Federation of Teachers and its nationwide parent, the American Federation of Teachers. The Bloomberg administration has made testing a centerpiece of its school policy, going beyond  ...
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<title>Labor breakfast guest speaker</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=185385975</link>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2008 09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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...  women in the nation serving currently. President of New Mexico Federation of Educational Employees/ American Federation of Teachers, Trujillo received her master&apos;s degree in elementary education from the University of New Mexico  ...
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