U.S.
Anti-union bill defeated in Missouri
May 29, 2009ST. LOUIS -- The fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act recently won a victory here in Missouri. House Joint Resolution 37, better known as Save Our Secret Ballots, went down in defeat when the...
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Despite Coleman-Franken fallout, GOP gov. blocks election reform
May 29, 2009Original source: If vetoes are like slapshot goals in hockey, then Gov. Tim Pawlenty scored an election-reform hat trick last week. After vetoing motor-voter and felon-notification, he scotched the state Legislature’s big omnibus elections bill. The...
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U.S. a center-left nation, progressive leaders say
May 28, 2009WASHINGTON — Progressive leaders today released a new report showing that, on most issues, across the nation moderates line up with liberals, not conservatives. Rock the Vote executive director Heather Smith and Women’ Voices, Women’s Votes...
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Anti-union, anti-gov’t group takes aim at public health plan
May 28, 2009It doesn’t take much scratching beneath the surface of the web site “Patients United Now” to see its anti-union, far-right roots.
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Activists vow struggle after Prop. 8 ruling
May 28, 2009The California State Supreme Court's decision to uphold a referendum banning gay marriage and creating a segregated category for civil unions earned a sharp rebuke this week from civil rights organizations. In the case of Strauss...
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