U.S.
Labor and democracy: Why is ALEC attacking labor?
May 23, 2011The American Legislative Exchange Council's work is pretty much an all out assault on democracy.
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Business group pushed Tennessee to pass anti-gay bill
May 23, 2011The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, whose members include Nissan, AT&T, FedEx, Comcast, DuPont, Pfizer, Blue Cross Blue Shield and others, actively supported the measure.
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Mine safety chief: “Some still aren’t getting it”
May 20, 2011The Mine Safety and Health Administration has found another mine with the same types of violations that caused 29 deaths last year.
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Baltimore residents push for restoration of funding for youth jobs
May 20, 2011Scores of citizens weighed in on Baltimore's preliminary fiscal year 2012 budget before members of the City Council.
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Republican filibuster blocks Obama nominee Liu
May 20, 2011A longstanding struggle over confirmation of Goodwin Liu, nominated as an appellate court judge by President Obama, suffered a Republican filibuster.
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