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Labor and business battle for soul of Southern Democrats
May 1, 2009Original source: There's significant money and vocal expectations on both sides of the Employee Free Choice Act, for which North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan could be a critical vote. Labor unions contributed heavily to Hagan's successful...
Read moreCongress passes Obamas transformational budget
May 1, 2009Original source: AFL-CIO Now Blog On the 100th day of the Obama administration, the U.S. House (233-193) and Senate (53-43) approved President Obama’s budget blueprint that rejects the failed economic policies of the Bush administration, makes...
Read moreUnity march for immigration reform announced
April 30, 2009GREELEY Colo. – Organizers of a community service group today announced a Unity March on May 2 starting at 1 p.m. here. Greeley is about 60 miles north of Denver.
Read moreCaucuses unite behind public health insurance option
April 30, 2009WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented initiative, the leaders of four prominent groups in Congress — the Progressive Caucus, the Black Caucus, the Hispanic Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Caucus — have sent a joint letters...
Read moreApple apologizes for Baby Shaker iPhone app
April 30, 2009Parents whose children died or were permanently injured due to their babies being shaken protested outside an Apple store about an application called Baby Shaker. Apple has apologized this week for the 'deeply offensive' iPhone application,...
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