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Filibuster curbs defeated

January 28, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.

Rabbis denounce ‘hundreds’ of Fox News Holocaust remarks

January 27, 2011 By Dan Margolis

The real cheapening of Holocaust memories comes, says a coalition of 400 rabbis, from people like Glenn Beck.

U.S. union leader jailed in Mexico for supporting Sonora miners

January 27, 2011 By John Wojcik

The United Steelworkers has condemned the Jan. 24 arrest of Manny Armenta, one of its international representatives, by customs officials in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.

Troops line up in fight to stop GOP attack on government

January 27, 2011 By John Wojcik

Senate Democrats came out swinging Jan. 26 against a GOP budget plan they said risks the loss of 1 million jobs.

Tunisian uprising inspires democracy fight

January 27, 2011 By R.K. Sharma

The North African country of Tunisia exploded with a mass democratic uprising in December 2010 and it is still unfolding today with regional repercussions.