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Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest

September 1, 2010 By Press Associates And Milwaukee Labor Press

MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.

Budget impasse hurts millions of Californians

September 1, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

Programs affecting millions of Californians face a double-whammy: delays in funding, and uncertainty about what funding they will ultimately receive.

Ted Strickland blasts GOP “monkey business” opponent

August 31, 2010 By Rick Nagin

Blasting his GOP opponent as someone who "only cares about Wall St.," the Ohio governor rallied labor supporters to mobilize for the November elections.

Calls for new stimulus as 1 in 6 rely on anti-poverty aid

August 30, 2010 By John Wojcik

As government figures show anti-poverty programs are serving a record one in six Americans, demands for a second stimulus are heating up.

Progressive Caucus tells deficit panel: “Take Social Security off the table”

August 30, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have told the two co-chairs of President Obama's deficit-cutting commission to "take Social Security off the table."