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White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
Read moreWorld’s domestic workers win historic victory
June 20, 2011The new rules, which must be ratified by at least two countries to come into effect, calls for national governments to ensure that discrimination is ended and that child and forced labor be abolished outright.
Read moreInterfaith coalition tells Congress: Put job creation first
June 16, 2011The group, comprised of Muslim, Christian and Jewish organizations, called on Congress "to protect poor people from bearing the brunt of budget cuts."
Read moreWhite House steps up campaign to “cut government waste”
June 13, 2011President Obama signed an Executive Order initiating the Campaign to Cut Waste, ordering each department and agency to report regularly to Vice President Biden who will head a new task force on government accountability.
Read moreHouse votes on Libya are mixed bag
June 6, 2011A peculiar set of House votes on dueling Libya resolutions last Friday showed Republican maneuvering and Democratic divisions.
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