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In Pa., even Republicans want Specter to support Employee Free Choice Act
May 9, 2009The latest Quinnipiac Poll in Pennsylvania helps explain what may be Sen. Arlen Specter’s second switch on the Employee Free Choice Act. According to the poll, twice as many Republicans want Specter to support the worker...
Read more539,000 jobs lost in AprilDont let them tell you this is good news
May 9, 2009Original source: Have you heard the one about the recession being over? New data out today show 539,000 workers lost their jobs in April and the nation’s unemployment rate worsened to 8.9 percent, from 8.5 percent...
Read moreHero of Soviet Union dies aged 85
May 9, 2009Original source: Retired Soviet General Valentin Varennikov died in Moscow on Wednesday at the age of 85. Gen Varennikov joined the Red Army after graduating from an officers' school in 1942 and was sent directly to...
Read moreObama budget prioritizes healthcare, workers and environment
May 8, 2009After a stunning victory in Congress which passed his budget priorities last month, President Obama unveiled the details of his 2010 budget May 7th. One of the biggest accomplishments in the budget plan is a more...
Read moreBlockaded from the birthday party
May 8, 2009They were all there. Over 40 of the best known singers and players of people’s songs performed May 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York. They were celebrating the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger, who...
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