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Unions shape Missouri Senate race: GOP/Wall Street vs. everybody else
September 2, 2010ST. LOUIS - "The right wing wants to keep America from succeeding; they want to keep the president from succeeding; they want to keep us from succeeding."
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Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest
September 1, 2010MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.
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Ted Strickland blasts GOP “monkey business” opponent
August 31, 2010Blasting his GOP opponent as someone who "only cares about Wall St.," the Ohio governor rallied labor supporters to mobilize for the November elections.
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Disabled workers suffer more, Labor Department says
August 31, 2010Workers with disabilities face higher unemployment, earn less income, and are more likely to be forced to work part-time, says the first-ever report on the subject by the U.S. government.
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Calls for new stimulus as 1 in 6 rely on anti-poverty aid
August 30, 2010As government figures show anti-poverty programs are serving a record one in six Americans, demands for a second stimulus are heating up.
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