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Extension 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 moreVideo shows shooter uninjured after Trayvon murder
March 29, 2012There are no visible signs of injuries to Zimmermann's head or blood on his clothes. His attorney has said that his client suffered a broken nose and a gash to his head .
Read moreFrankenstorm calls to mind Romney’s opposition to federal disaster aid
October 29, 2012So Romney wants to dismantle FEMA, turn it over to the states, or, as he said during the primaries, privatize disaster relief altogether.
Read moreUrgent People's World Town Hall Friday to stop war on Gaza
November 07, 2023Pouring money into Pentagon support for war is killing Gazans and hurting Americans. hurting us here at home. Find out what you can do to stop it this Friday night.
Read more‘Fringe’ episode confirms it’s the best show on TV
October 01, 2012I can tell from watching the first episode of the fifth season that it will be as good, if not better, than the four that have gone before it.
Read moreAFL-CIO forsees victory on public option, EFCA
September 15, 2009PITTSBURGH – Leaders of the U.S. labor movement, during interviews an hour before the 26th Convention of the AFL-CIO began its first full day of business here, expressed certainty that, before the year is out, the nation will have a new system of health insurance that includes a public option and that the Employee Free Choice Act will become the law of the land.
Read more1,300 locked out sugar workers fight for jobs, families
August 04, 2011Workers are locked outside company gates as their union battles an employer they say is determined to slash health benefits and weaken job security.
Read moreBoehner blinks on Bush tax cuts for the rich
September 13, 2010House Minority Leader John Boehner says he'll vote for Obama's tax plan.
Read moreGOP candidates target minimum wage
October 05, 2010A look at races across the country shows that many Republicans are attacking a concept Americans have long held sacred - the federal minimum wage.
Read moreGOP blocks jobless aid, vows to kill all Dem-backed bills
December 01, 2010Millions of Americans are almost certain to lose their unemployment checks this month after Congress failed to extend benefits by the Nov. 30 deadline.
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