economy
Voters rebuke GOP in special elections
June 1, 2011Upsets by Democratic candidates may serve as a warning to Republicans that voters aren't appreciative of their agenda.
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GOP rewards Northrop Grumman for slashing jobs
May 31, 2011People here are in shock after Republicans, just before Memorial Day, voted in Congress to reward the owners of the Avondale Shipyard $310 million for putting 5,000 local people out of work.
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Police riot in Barcelona
May 31, 2011Friday's bloody police action against demonstration in Barcelona's beautiful Plaza Catalunya has led to calls for the resignation of the center-right government of Catalonia.
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Elizabeth Warren versus corporate shills
May 27, 2011Republicans are practically foaming at the mouth in their crusade to block the nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Illinois plans devastating cuts in disabilities services
May 25, 2011These cuts target our most vulnerable citizens and are being sold as a way to balance Illinois' estimated $13 billion deficit. The truth is, these cuts are short sighted and will send us on a path...
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