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Missouri coalition aims to put minimum wage increase on Nov. ballot

January 6, 2012 By Tony Pecinovsky

Missouri's minimum wage workers could be getting a $1 an hour raise next year - currently, Missouri's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

Obama bulldozes GOP wall of obstruction

January 5, 2012 By Rick Nagin

The president said he was forced to make the appointment now, during the current Congressional recess, if the consumer protection agency was to function.

High court to hear union campaign finance case

January 5, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Another right-wing effort to throw public worker unions out of politics hit the U.S. Supreme Court agenda.

Indiana workers flood Capitol to stop “right-to-work” law

January 5, 2012 By John Wojcik

For the second day in a row, the GOP was unable to push through the legislation because House Democrats failed to show up for a vote.

In Nigeria, Shell causes worst oil spill in a decade

January 5, 2012 By Blake Skylar

75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta, up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled, poisoning the water.