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GOP blocks jobless aid, vows to kill all Dem-backed bills

December 1, 2010 By John Wojcik

Millions of Americans are almost certain to lose their unemployment checks this month after Congress failed to extend benefits by the Nov. 30 deadline.

16 arrested in DREAM Act sit-in

December 1, 2010 By Vivian Weinstein

Protestors staging a sti-in at a Texas senator's office were arrested and held for hours.

Youth: Let us serve our country, pass Dream Act

December 1, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

Passing the DREAM Act is about young people and their future, say labor and immigration reform advocates.

Machinists rally to save job security

December 1, 2010 By Joelle Fishman

Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.

Ohio jobless demand action

December 1, 2010 By Rick Nagin

As federal unemployment benefits expired for 800,000 Americans Tuesday, people rallied in downtown Cleveland to demand extension of this critical lifeline.