economy
Obama takes Volcker out of freezer, turns up heat on Wall Street
February 6, 2010A lot of folks feel the move by Obama has come not a moment too soon.
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Machinists fight for their pensions
February 2, 2010"If predatory bankers can come in here and steal the pensions these workers earned, then nobody in our nation is safe!" said Jim McClellan, president of International Association of Machinists District 54.
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Chicago youth to Obama, Congress: We want to work!
February 1, 2010CHICAGO - A group of African American youth and community organizers who gathered to watch the State of the Union address were most interested in what the president had to say about jobs.
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Fancy suits for some, but workers get shaft
February 1, 2010BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Workers from the Hugo Boss clothing firm are battling to stop the company from closing one of the last remaining domestic clothing plants and moving to Turkey.
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Suburbs see huge growth in poverty
February 1, 2010Over one-third of America's poor are now living outside of urban centers according to a new survey released last week.
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