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Fight for working people has just begun, labor leaders say

To turn economy around, more union members are necessary WASHINGTON, D.C. – When you approach the building that houses the national offices of the AFL-CIO in the shadow of the Washington Monument here the first thing...

Freeze foreclosures and heat up jobs plan, spirited rally tells Congress

CHICAGO – Dozens of labor and community activists rallied here in front of the Federal Building Nov. 21 urging Congress to put a freeze on home foreclosures and to bail out Main Street, not Wall Street,...

Whos on deck for Obama appointments?

It's Washington's favorite parlor game during a presidential transition: trying to figure out who'll land a top spot in the new administration. President-elect Barack Obama is weighing an array of Washington insiders and outsiders, including some...

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WORLD NOTES: November 22

Gaza: Collective punishment remains Aljazeera and Imemc.org reported earlier this month that an Israeli crackdown on food and fuel deliveries was intensifying Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. Israel acted in response to rocket attacks that followed Israeli air...