National
EDITORIAL: Thank the workers and common-sense voters
November 17, 2006When working people sit down to Thanksgiving dinner this year they will be savoring more than turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. They will be giving thanks that a clear majority in the Nov. 7 midterm elections...
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EDITORIAL: Change policy, not just faces
November 17, 2006When President Bush announced the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a key architect and executor of the disastrous and criminal U.S. war on Iraq, it was more good news on top of the Nov. 7...
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Labor eyes quick passage of new organizing law
November 17, 2006WASHINGTON (PAI) — The new Democratic-run House in the 110th Congress will pass the Employee Free Choice Act, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel said in a Nov. 8 interview. “It will be nice to be playing...
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Mixed results in California elections
November 17, 2006Among the most significant election results in California was the 53-47 percent victory of wind power engineer Jerry McNerney over seven-term U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo in the 11th Congressional District, despite a Republican 7-point advantage in...
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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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