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Obama scores high approval rating, but not in all areas

June 1, 2011 By Dan Margolis

54 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s overall job performance, while 45 percent disapprove.

GOP rewards Northrop Grumman for slashing jobs

May 31, 2011 By John Wojcik

People here are in shock after Republicans, just before Memorial Day, voted in Congress to reward the owners of the Avondale Shipyard $310 million for putting 5,000 local people out of work.

Greece: A nation with its back to the wall?

May 31, 2011 By Emile Schepers

For Greece to thumb its nose at the international elites and win would set a precedent for many other nations.

Nurses score wins for unions and patients

May 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Emphasizing that short-staffing harms patients, the National Nurses Union racked up a big contract win at the D.C. area's largest hospital, the Washington Hospital Center.

Illinois poised to enact state DREAM Act

May 31, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The measure will not impose any cost on Illinois taxpayers and could benefit as many as 95,000 immigrant youth.