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Time to normalize relations with Cuba

January 31, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Polls have consistently shown a significant majority of Americans favor normal relations with Cuba.

Filibuster curbs defeated

January 28, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.

The national debt: Another path is possible!

January 27, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Making major cuts in military spending could not only make a major dent in the national debt, but would also save many lives and put our country on the road to a new international policy of...

Labor supports president’s vision but warns of challenges

January 26, 2011 By John Wojcik

The labor movement is reacting positively to the vision of the future put forward by President Obama in his State of the Union speech.

Health reform backers gaining support

January 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

As Republicans attempt to repeal healthcare reform, Democats are turning the debate into a campaign to explain the law to more Americans.