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Reid calls for comprehensive economic recovery package

January 5, 2009 By Staff writers

Vowing to help President-elect Obama accomplish his goal of revitalizing the US economy, Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-NV) discussed several key economic questions during his appearance on NBC's Meet the Press Jan. 4th.

Consumer groups demand Congress pass Employee Free Choice Act

January 3, 2009

WASHINGTON (PAI)--Saying it would help consumers, help stop predatory lenders and “ensure workers’ hard-earned wages go to supporting their families and communities,” seven leading consumer organizations demanded the new Democratic-run 111th Congress pass the Employee Free...

Gaza ceasefire now

January 3, 2009

‘There is no military solution to the conflict’The Communist Party issued the following statement Dec. 31, 2008. The Communist Party of the USA (CPUSA) adds its voice to the growing international call by the United Nations...

Labor’s legislative agenda includes stimulus, Employee Free Choice Act and more

January 2, 2009

WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the new Democratic-run 111th Congress convening on Jan. 6, and with larger pro-worker majorities, labor has assembled a legislative agenda that starts with the Employee Free Choice Act and a massive stimulus bill, but...

‘We owe the American people a reckoning’: Eric Holder vs. Karl Rove

January 2, 2009

Karl Rove launched an effort last month to block Barack Obama's nomination of Eric Holder as Attorney General. As part of this campaign, Rove has raised memories of Holder's ill-conceived advice to Bill Clinton about his...