economy
Top state lawyers press Senate to OK consumer protection agency
February 9, 2010Attorneys general from four states called on the Senate to take the side of the people not the banks by approving a bill to create a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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Machinists stop Pratt & Whitney from moving jobs
February 8, 2010EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Emotions ran high as union leaders announced details of a court victory blocking P&W from moving work and equipment affecting 1,000 jobs.
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Extend jobless benefits!
February 8, 2010Without this extension millions of unemployed workers and families will be dropped from the rolls. Contact your senators now!
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Obama takes Volcker out of freezer, turns up heat on Wall Street
February 6, 2010A lot of folks feel the move by Obama has come not a moment too soon.
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Machinists fight for their pensions
February 2, 2010"If predatory bankers can come in here and steal the pensions these workers earned, then nobody in our nation is safe!" said Jim McClellan, president of International Association of Machinists District 54.
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