Congress
In about-face, lawmakers uphold Saturday mail delivery
June 27, 2014After lobbying by the nation's postal unions - and questions from non-partisan auditors about savings claims - a key GOP-run House committee reversed course.
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House Dems side with labor on trade pact
May 30, 2014"Labor rights are now government-to-government in trade pacts, while corporate rights get to go over the top of governments."
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TPP trade talks draw foes on both sides of Pacific
April 24, 2014Twitter carried pictures of protesting Asian workers and news reports said the Obama-Abe bargaining in Japan would probably not result in approval of the trade pact.
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Immigration activists arrested at civil rights meet
April 11, 2014The protest, organized by United We Dream, was to "protect Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of civil rights for all, including the immigrant community."
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Revive long-term unemployment benefits now
April 8, 2014The Senate passed a bill reviving the program for long-term jobless workers. House leaders have said they won't take up the Senate bill, and Congress is due to leave town for a two-week recess.
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