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Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:05:09 -0400<BR>From: aflcioblognews@aflcio.org<BR> Subject: Buy America and Show Your Patriotism All Year Round<BR><BR>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>July 5, 2011</B></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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<TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=aV0Drax%2BrSSgoKEvAkEFK0lCxTmPKZW9" target=_blank><IMG title="National Labor College graduation" border=0 alt="National Labor College graduation" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/nlc_2_wp.jpg"></A><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=QDCjMJh9wfsrE1eXYeF5iUlCxTmPKZW9" target=_blank>Congratulations to the 2011 graduates from the National Labor College</A>!</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Patriotism isn’t just for July 4. It’s all year-round. And patriotism means Buy America. </SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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