politics
Working Families Party wins big in New York
November 5, 2010NEW YORK — On Election Day, voters in this state strongly rejected the Republican tide that swept much of the country - but they went a step farther in statewide races by giving more than 100,000...
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Obama aide sees unionization as fix for economy
November 5, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - Legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act, which promotes collective bargaining, would help pull the U.S. out of its economic hole, a top White House official says.
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Voters say it’s about jobs
November 3, 2010The number one issue concerning voters is the same for union families: the economy and jobs.
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Texas election results aren’t funny
November 3, 2010The second largest delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, already heavily leaning to the right, tilted drastically further on November 2.
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Former guerrilla becomes Brazil’s first woman president
November 1, 2010Dilma Rousseff, a former fighter against Brazil's U.S. supported military dictatorship, won a runoff election on Sunday October 31 and will become the first woman president in the huge South American nation's history.
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