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	<title>Working Families &#187; Press Release</title>
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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>WFP response to Jumaane Williams arrest</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2011/09/wfp-response-to-jumaane-williams-arrest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release:
September 6, 2011


WFP response to Jumaane Williams arrest

The following statement can be attributed to WFP Executive Director Dan Cantor:
“We are deeply disturbed by the NYPD’s treatment of Councilman  Jumaane Williams and others at Monday’s West Indian Day Parade. Video  footage of Kirsten Foy being taken to the ground is particularly  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constituents ask why Rep. Hayworth won’t meet with them</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2011/08/constituents-ask-why-rep-hayworth-won%e2%80%99t-meet-with-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2011/08/constituents-ask-why-rep-hayworth-won%e2%80%99t-meet-with-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release
 
Contact:
Matthew Cain – 718.222.3796 x. 250
Constituents ask why Rep. Hayworth won’t meet with them
Congressional staff prohibit residents from entering office
 
FISHKILL, NY – A staff member turned constituents away from Representative Nan  Hayworth’s Fishkill Congressional office this afternoon. The voters had  come to the office to ask the Congresswoman why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WFP Announces NYC Endorsements</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/08/wfp-announces-nyc-endorsements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/08/wfp-announces-nyc-endorsements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Party’s City Council endorsements this year place a premium on organizers, activists and leaders who come directly from the communities they seek to represent, following in the footsteps of America’s Community Organizer-in-Chief, President Barack Obama.]]></description>
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		<title>Working Families Party Calls for 100% State Tax on AIG Bonuses</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/03/working-families-party-calls-for-100-state-tax-on-aig-bonuses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/03/working-families-party-calls-for-100-state-tax-on-aig-bonuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York &#8211; The Working Families Party called today for a 100% state tax on the $165 million in announced bonuses at insurance giant AIG.
&#8220;If Washington can&#8217;t find a way to get this money back, Albany should,&#8221; said Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director.  &#8220;The same people who helped wreck the economy are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endorsements: Bill de Blasio for Public Advocate, Lander for NYC Council</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/03/bdb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/03/bdb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WFP endorses Bill de Blasio for New York City Public Advocate and Brad Lander for NYC Council.]]></description>
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		<title>SHARE Party: Dancing for a fair budget</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/share-party-dancing-for-a-fair-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/share-party-dancing-for-a-fair-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Share]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over three hundred community activists and organizers gathered at the &#8220;SHARE&#8221; party on Thursday night at Brooklyn&#8217;s Soda bar to launch a grassroots campaign to fight Governor Paterson&#8217;s devastating proposed budget cuts.
The activists, many of whom joined political organizing for the first time during the Obama campaign, hope to build support for a millionaire&#8217;s tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates Praise Gov. Paterson&#8217;s &#8216;45 by 15&#8242; Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/advocates-praise-gov-patersons-45-by-15-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/advocates-praise-gov-patersons-45-by-15-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[green-jobs-ny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact: Dan Levitan
Albany – A broad coalition of environmental, labor, and housing advocates convened by the Center for Working Families praised Governor Paterson&#8217;s &#8220;45 by 15&#8243; plan announced in today&#8217;s State of the State address.  The plan calls for New   York to meet 45% of its energy needs through improvements in energy efficiency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WFP on Gov&#8217;s State of State Address</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/wfp-on-govs-state-of-state-address/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/01/wfp-on-govs-state-of-state-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Share]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party today released the following statement on Governor Paterson&#8217;s State of the State address:
&#8220;Governor&#8217;s Paterson&#8217;s call for shared sacrifice in tough economic times is heartening.
&#8220;Working families across New York are facing the triple threat of a deep recession, painful cuts to programs they rely on, and nuisance taxes that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WFP Responds to Gov. Paterson&#8217;s Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2008/12/wfp-responds-to-gov-patersons-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2008/12/wfp-responds-to-gov-patersons-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WFP Director Dan Cantor was a guest on WNYC&#8217;s Brian Lehrer Show today discussing Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s unfair budget proposal. On Tuesday, the Governor offered a budget that raises billions in taxes on the middle class, makes devastating cuts to services we need, and all without asking the wealthy to share the burden.
Listen to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POLL: New York Demands Fair Share Approach to Budget Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2008/12/poll-new-york-demands-fair-share-approach-to-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2008/12/poll-new-york-demands-fair-share-approach-to-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Levitan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Share]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Dan Levitan
According to a poll conducted by Kiley &#38; Company, and commissioned by the Working Families Party, the vast majority of New Yorkers are in strong opposition to the planned cuts by Gov. David Paterson and are in strong support of a solution to the State&#8217;s budget crisis that uses a combination of both [...]]]></description>
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