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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead
December 19, 2011According to the White House, "President Obama spoke with [South] Korea President Lee Myung-bak to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula."
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GOP sets oil pipeline as condition for payroll tax cut for workers
December 16, 2011Republicans are holding payroll tax cuts hostage to their scheme to approve an environmentally devastating oil pipeline extension.
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Historian: Air Controller strike a turning point for the U.S.
December 16, 2011The 1981 PATCO strike permanently changed U.S. labor relations and opened the door to the bitter, ideological polarization now rife in U.S. politics.
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Union women jump into fight for jobless benefits
December 16, 2011The Coalition of Labor Union Women and a wide range of other women's groups are banding together to push their issues to the fore in the 2012 election.
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White House hits Medicare privatization scheme
December 16, 2011The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
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