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UAW workers cheer president but job woes persist
August 6, 2010The thrill and excitement of having President Barack Obama at the Chicago Ford factory was tempered by continuing high unemployment figures, and worries that people won't be able to buy the new cars produced.
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Obama asks labor to help prevent GOP takeover
August 5, 2010WASHINGTON - President Obama spent the morning of his birthday asking labor leaders to do everything they can to prevent a Republican takeover of Congress in November.
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GOP blocks bills, drawing Obama ire
August 4, 2010The Senate today set the stage to finally provide much needed aid to states to avoid teacher and other public employee layoffs, but only two Republicans voted for the measure.
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Civil rights groups hit Race to the Top
August 3, 2010The National Urban League and five other civil rights organizations, in a in a hard-hitting report, have criticized President Obama's Race to the Top education reform program.
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Netroots Nation 2010: Continuing to fight for change
July 29, 2010Thousands of progressive bloggers and social media activists met at the annual Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada July 22-25 and left determined not to allow the gains of 2008 to be lost in this...
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