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Will Obama get on the bus for federal action to create jobs?
August 15, 2011President Obama began a 3-state bus tour today to Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
Read moreLabor welcomes U.S. move in Guatemalan labor rights
August 12, 2011Organized labor welcomed the Obama administration's first move against rampant labor rights violations in Guatemala.
Read moreSmiley and West poverty tour draws criticism, support
August 12, 2011Talk show host Tavis Smiley and academic activist Cornel West embarked last week on a poverty tour to highlight growing inequality in the U.S.
Read moreCongreswoman introduces emergency jobs bill
August 11, 2011Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., plans to introduce the Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act, which will put over 2 million people to work.
Read more“Historic victory”: Insurance companies must cover birth control
August 3, 2011Starting next year, insurers will be required to fully cover, with no copays, contraception and other preventive health services for women.
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