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Welfare protest in Capitol Rotunda over Pennsylvania workfare plan
A small group of welfare activists set up an "employment office" in Harrisburg's Capitol Rotunda to protest a bill removing about 65,000 from welfare rolls while House Republicans delay vote on a workfare program. They plan to stay overnight, operating the fake office beside a decorated Christmas tree as Gov. Thornburgh's welfare revisions face approval in a GOP controlled legislature.
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