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New Jersey Governor targets workers and unions in RNC talk
August 29, 2012Chris Christie, in his keynote address at the RNC, offered no solutions to the economic crisis and instead bashed both workers and their unions.
Read moreLabor against extending tax cuts for top earners
August 28, 2012The AFL-CIO is "strongly against" extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of the nation's earners, but fears congressional Democrats may blink on the issue, Legislative Director Bill Samuel says.
Read moreOn Mars: Viewed from space Earth has no borders
August 28, 2012Many question the necessity scientific research, especially of sending instruments into the the solar system and building telescopes that are ever more ambitious.
Read moreCalifornia legislature passes bill to ease deportations
August 28, 2012As California's legislative session races to the finish line this week, bills to ease restrictions on the state's undocumented immigrants are making headlines.
Read moreTruncated GOP convention to feature Ann Romney and Chris Christie
August 28, 2012The GOP will squeeze Ann Romney and Chris Christie onto its agenda in a convention already cut short by what some say is the rain-swept wrath of God.
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