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Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights

September 13, 2011 By John Wojcik

Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.

Close race for Weiner’s Congress seat

September 13, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Democrats are making a last minute push today, the day of the special election in New York's 9th Congressional District, where the surprisingly embattled Democratic candidate David Weprin is predicted to lose Republican Bob Turner.

After record hot summer, get ready for winter

September 13, 2011 By Susan Webb

This summer has been the second hottest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported last week. And there's more.

Groups launch effort to prevent execution of Troy Davis

September 13, 2011 By Joe Sims

This is Davis's fourth execution date since 2007. The gun used to kill the police officer was never found, nor any physical evidence linking Davis to the murder.

Poverty rate rises to 15.1 percent, number of uninsured to 50 million

September 13, 2011 By John Case

The Census Bureau is reporting that the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a 27-year high.