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Over 75,000 veterans are homeless, VA report says

February 15, 2011 By Susan Webb

More than 75,000 veterans were homeless on a single night in January 2009, and more than 130,000 veterans spent at least one night in a homeless shelter that year, a new government report says.

Michigan residents oppose GOP anti-EPA agenda

February 15, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Michigan attitudes appear to reflect the general opinion shared by most Americans.

GOP seeks immediate cut in Dept of Labor budget

February 15, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

House Republicans are seeking large cuts in domestic programs for the rest of this fiscal year - including 21 percent from the Labor Department - and they promise more to come next year.

Aid to workers hurt by outsourcing to end

February 15, 2011 By Barb Kucera

The federal program that has helped hundreds of thousands of workers get back on their feet after their jobs went overseas could soon disappear due to an error by Congress.

‘Stop breaking the law’ protest tells Chicago charter school [with video]

February 14, 2011 By John Bachtell

The battle for union recognition by charter schoolteachers has grown as charters have assumed a larger presence in the city.