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	<description>Vote your Values: New York’s liveliest and most progressive political party. Formed by a grassroots coalition of community organizations, neighborhood activists, and labor unions, we came together build a society that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and well-connected.</description>
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		<title>Paid sick days are coming to New York City!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2013/05/paid-sick-days-are-coming-to-new-york-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Working Families supporters, paid sick days are coming to New York City! This is a huge victory, and we couldn’t have done it without the tireless work of so many folks over the years.]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Congress: Don&#8217;t double student loan rates!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest rates on student loans are going to double on July 1, but we can stop this from happening. Tell Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling this summer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s bad idea</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2013/04/obamas-bad-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama's budget plan that cuts Social Security isn't the kind of change we can believe in.]]></description>
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		<title>Hope for Social Security and Medicare</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2013/03/hope-for-social-security-and-medicare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 30 members of Congress have pledged to vote against any deal that includes cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits. New York's own Carolyn Maloney is the latest member of Congress to make the pledge. And your support can encourage more New York representatives to sign on, too.]]></description>
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		<title>WFP Statement on Silver&#8217;s new minimum wage proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Working Families Party&#8217;s Bill Lipton released the following statement in response to Speaker Silver&#8217;s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $9/hr and index it to inflation:
&#8220;New York needs to lift hard working families out of poverty. We’re proud to stand with Speaker Silver in support of his proposal to raise the minimum wage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s big choice</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2013/02/obamas-big-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alerts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama was right to defend Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in his inaugural address. But with members of Congress talking about big cuts, it's time to prove that those were more than words. ]]></description>
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		<title>What WFP is hoping to see in today&#8217;s State of the State</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Cuomo is set to deliver his 2013 State of the State today. Here are the top three things we hope he talks about.]]></description>
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		<title>The votes are in!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2012/12/the-votes-are-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[election 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The votes are in. It took a little longer to count them this year, but it was worth the wait. This year, 241,531 New Yorkers voted on the Working Families Party line for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand -- a new record!]]></description>
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		<title>New High Water Mark for WFP as Vote Total Surpasses 241K</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2012/12/new-high-water-mark-for-wfp-as-vote-total-surpasses-241k/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2012/12/new-high-water-mark-for-wfp-as-vote-total-surpasses-241k/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cecilia Tkaczyk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As New York State certifies the results from November's election, one number stands out: 241,531. That's the number of New Yorkers who voted for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on the Working Families Party ballot line, a record for the party.]]></description>
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		<title>What an election night</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2012/12/what-an-election-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2012/12/what-an-election-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We entered Election Day hopeful, but incredibly nervous. By the end of the night, we were elated. As our friends and families celebrated President Obama’s reelection and the impressive gains in the U.S. Senate, we cheered developments closer to home.]]></description>
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