National
Red states say America needs a raise
November 17, 2006Voters in six states that helped send Bush back to the White House for a second term in 2004 sent a different message this year, approving ballot measures that increase the minimum wage in their states....
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Now is time to move on health care, Conyers says
November 17, 2006CHICAGO — Health care activists from around the country gathered here for a strategy meeting Nov. 11-12, energized in the wake of the Democrats winning control of both houses of Congress.
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Labor hits the ground running
November 17, 2006In Ohio, issues of Iraq, jobs, Social Security and health care top the agenda CLEVELAND — Flush with victory in the Nov. 7 elections, Cleveland’s labor activists, like their counterparts elsewhere, are pressing to broaden the...
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Bernie Sanders elected to U.S. Senate
November 10, 2006BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bernie Sanders, the six-term independent congressman from Vermont, swept to victory in the race for U.S. Senate over Republican billionaire Rich Tarrant. In an election in which 70 percent of Vermonters said they...
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Anti-immigrant Republicans suffer election losses
November 10, 2006Commentary Time will tell what the impact of the Nov. 7 election on the immigration question will be. For the short term, it is worth noting that the Republicans lost at least 9 House seats held...
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