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Tea Party shows its not-so-grass roots
February 16, 2010In the latest indication that the right wing Tea Party is a part of mainstream Republican Party strategy, GOP Chairman Michael Steele is meeting today with 50 of the "movement's" leaders.
Read moreDems face challenge in holding N. Dakota seat
February 15, 2010Why would a state like this, which hasn't had a Republican senator in 24 years, even conside replacing a liberal populist with a right-wing Republican?
Read moreAfter NLRB vote, senators call to end filibuster rule
February 10, 2010President Obama's nomination of labor lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board was squashed in a Republican filibuster in the Senate yesterday.
Read moreHatch, Grassley play games with jobs bill
February 10, 2010Senate Democrats yesterday came close to, but then backed off from, unveiling an $85 billion dollar "bipartisan" jobs bill that contains many planks drawn up by their Republican colleagues.
Read moreIt’s an unemployment crisis, not a deficit crisis
February 10, 2010Extension of jobless benefits is delayed again in the Senate, while conservatives push spending freezes and tax breaks for the rich.
Read moreNelson joins GOP in nixing labor board pick
February 09, 2010Indicating that workers face a tough fight in Congress for labor law reform this year, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., announced last night that he will help filibuster the president's nominee to the nation's most important labor relations agency.
Read moreBush officials orchestrated company’s attacks on Indian “guest workers”
February 08, 2010Bush administration agencies instructed a major corporation on how to harass and deport hundreds of Indian "guest workers" who were protesting their working conditions, newly released documents show.
Read moreObama takes Volcker out of freezer, turns up heat on Wall Street
February 06, 2010A lot of folks feel the move by Obama has come not a moment too soon.
Read morePentagon leaders say they favor gays serving openly
February 04, 2010In a historic first, the Pentagon's top leaders called this week for an end to "don't ask, don't tell," the policy.
Read moreLabor Dept.sends message to bosses: shape up
February 03, 2010President Obama plans to beef up workplace regulations.
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