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Obama calls for end to oil subsidies as gas prices rise

March 19, 2012 By Pedro Conceicao

Republican presidential candidates have shifted the general election debate to rising gas prices amid an improving economy and 24 consecutive months of job growth in the private sector.

Labor raising an “army of 400,000” for the 2012 elections

March 16, 2012 By John Wojcik

"At stake is nothing less than our democracy itself. What the labor movement intends to do is magnitudes greater than anything we have ever done in an election before."

Heat ray weapon a threat to collective action?

March 16, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Though originally intended for the Afghanistan War, it could soon be headed to the U.S., under the guise of a "riot control device."

AFL-CIO defends women’s access to contraception

March 16, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

In the wake of a GOP-induced controversy over contraceptive rights and health care, the AFL-CIO has stepped forward to defend women's access to contraception, "regardless of where they work."

Santorum talks plain – but is a slick beltway insider

March 16, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Santorum paid himself $2 million in fees for the years 2007-2010 until the state of Virginia caught up with the former U.S. Senator.