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Progressives say election may bolster social safety net

October 1, 2012 By John Wojcik

The increasingly likely win by President Obama may amount to a mandate to preserve, if not extend, the social safety net and the social insurance programs.

Republicans lie about “Support our troops”

September 28, 2012 By Walter Brasch

For a decade, Republicans have been screaming at Americans to "support our troops." But their actions sing a different tune.

Black Caucus meet: “Vote like you never did before!”

September 28, 2012 By Jarvis Tyner

Some 10,000 participants from all over the country gathered here at the Congressional Black Caucus annual meeting earlier this month to listen, discuss and speak their minds.

Trumka urges white working-class men to back Warren in Mass.

September 28, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Using unusually strong language, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka waded into the neck-and-neck Massachusetts U.S. Senate.

Polls show Romney’s ship running aground

September 26, 2012 By John Wojcik

The Quinnipiac/New York Times/CBS News poll of likely voters released today, taken entirely after Mitt Romney's 47% remarks, show his campaign running aground.