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Virginia governor’s race key for labor
September 13, 2009Labor and the working class have a big stake in the election for governor of Virginia this November.
Read moreWill Ellen DeGeneres make it on American Idol
September 13, 2009Before every American Idol fan and entertainment writer goes nuts buzzing online about how it’s a bad idea that Ellen DeGeneres has joined the show’s judging table, let’s all just take a deep breath and give...
Read morePresident Obama addresses Congress on health care
September 13, 2009President Obama lays out health care reform specifics in a speech before Congress on Wednesday. Here is a transcript of the speech.
Read moreAttempt to alter textbooks at center of Republican frenzy over Obama speech on education
September 13, 2009While President Obama’s address to students was a consoling speech on education, staying in school and students’ taking personal responsibility for their learning, David Bradley, a Republican member of the Texas State Board of Education and...
Read moreGroups condemn attacks on Van Jones, green jobs leader
September 13, 2009In the aftermath of Van Jones’ abrupt Labor Day weekend resignation as the Obama administration’s special advisor for environmental jobs, human rights and environmental organizations are expressing outrage at the barrage of attacks against the green...
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