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Connecticut youth lead fight for jobs
December 19, 2011Youth groups are focused on linking the problem of youth violence to the lack of job opportunities.
Read moreGOP killing payroll tax compromise and jobless benefits
December 19, 2011A temporary payroll tax cut compromise and extension of unemployment benefits passed by a wide margin in the Senate, but now it is expected to fail in the Republican-controlled House Monday night.
Read moreTenants’ struggles heat up at the Chelsea hotel
December 19, 2011These days there is a noticeable fine dust permeating the air throughout this historic landmark hotel. One tenant walked into his bathroom to find that the ceiling had collapsed.
Read moreGOP 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.
Read moreWhite 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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