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Obama draws line in the sand on Bush tax cuts for the rich
July 28, 2010President Obama vowed at a closed-door White House meeting with Congressional leaders yesterday, July 27, that Democrats will end the Bush tax cuts for the rich and continue the middle class tax cuts they enacted last year.
Read moreLouisiana deals with new oil spill
July 28, 2010A new oil spill endangered the Louisiana marshes, July 27, a day after BP announced that Tony Hayward was leaving the company's CEO post, effective Oct. 1.
Read moreBush tax cuts for the rich puts GOP in hot seat
July 26, 2010As the November elections get closer Republicans have another reason to worry.
Read more1,000 to be arrested at Hyatt protests in 15 cities
July 22, 2010More than 1,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada are preparing today to stage non-violent civil disobedience actions with thousands of others backing them up at Hyatt hotels in 15 different cities.
Read moreAs Wall Street reform becomes law, GOP drops in polls
July 21, 2010President Obama signed into law today a finance reform bill that he described as "the most sweeping set of changes to America's financial regulatory system since the 1930's."
Read moreUnemployment benefits extension clears hurdle in Senate
July 20, 2010Millions of jobless Americans will continue to receive unemployment benefits through November after a GOP-led filibuster was finally killed today in the U.S. Senate.
Read moreExtension of aid to jobless should pass Senate Tuesday
July 19, 2010Democrats are expected to have the 60 votes needed to cut off a GOP filibuster against extension of unemployment benefits.
Read moreHotel workers training for civil disobedience in 15 cities
July 16, 2010More than 1,000 cooks, dishwashers and housekeepers are training to carry out nonviolent civil disobedience on July 22 at Hyatt hotels in 15 cities across the nation.
Read moreBP claims new cap almost in place, but locals are wary
July 12, 2010"At this point, there have been so many ups and downs that everyone here is saying, 'we'll believe it when we see it'," said Keith Kennedy, a charter boat captain who works out of Venice, La.
Read moreGreek workers stage second general strike in two weeks
July 09, 2010Two million Greek workers walked off the job for the second time in two weeks Thursday after the country's Parliament backed slashing of the nation's pension system.
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