U.S.
It’s official: jobless rate in January at 9 percent
February 4, 2011Unemployment dropped in January by .4 percent to 9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It was the second straight .4 percent monthly decline in the official rate. That was the only good news in...
Read moreObama renominates his pick for labor board
February 4, 2011Obama renominated former top union attorney Craig Becker as a member of the National Labor Relations Board
Read moreFight against Walmart stepped up
February 4, 2011In rallies nationwide, union members told communities of the retailer's record and urged opposition to Walmart - even if itscaled back from its usual "superstores."
Read moreWith rise of Egypt, Glenn Beck’s popularity falls
February 4, 2011In response to the Egyptian uprising, Glenn Beck is getting crazier and more extreme than ever with predictions of a worldwide conflagration and implosion.
Read moreRepublicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs
February 3, 2011Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
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