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Justices review life terms for teen offenders

November 10, 2009

A majority on the Supreme Court appeared to signal changing the use of life prison terms without parole for teenagers whose crimes do not involve a murder.

Foreign companies getting bulk of green stimulus

November 10, 2009 By Susan Webb

Of the $1.05 billion of stimulus funds handed out for clean energy grants since Sept. 1, 84 percent - $849 million - has gone to foreign wind companies.

Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine before others

November 9, 2009

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were among the first employers in New York to receive shipments of the badly sought after H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

For Hilda Solis, workplace safety more than a slogan

November 9, 2009 By John Wojcik

If the last week of October and the beginning of November are any indication the U.S. Department of Labor is on a crime busting spree.

Health bill passes House, abortion remains sticking point

November 9, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

The bipartisan passage of the House health reform bill Sat. Nov. 7 was met with mainly positive reviews from the labor and democratic movements.