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Chris Brown charged with assaulting girlfriend Rihanna

March 7, 2009

U.S. singer-songwriter Chris Brown was charged by Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday with two felonies, including assault and making a criminal threat against his girlfriend and pop star Rihanna.

White House health summit addresses basic reform issues

March 6, 2009

The general issues of health care reform – reducing costs, expanding access and improving the quality of health care – served as the main topic of the break-out sessions of the White House health care reform...

The stimulus bill & clean energy: Getting the most for the money

March 6, 2009

Labor, community and environmental organizations are organizing to make sure the $113.5 billion the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides for clean energy is used most effectively and that workers are ready to meet the new...

Woodfin workers take another step toward victory

March 6, 2009

With the Emeryville, Calif. City Council’s confirmation this week that the Woodfin Suites Hotel must pay them some $200,000 in back wages, dozens of current and former workers advanced one more step toward victory in over...

White House opens health care summit

March 6, 2009

Following on the heels of the Obama administration's announcement of its proposal for a $634 billion health care fund as part of its first budget, the White House opened its first health care reform summit today,...