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It's incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.

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Bonnie Raitt
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 8
Composer
Film Actor
Guitarist
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Burbank
California
Bonnie Lynn Raitt
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Corporate
Unions
Labor
Deregulation
Environment
Environmentalists
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Destroys
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Together
Incredible

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