politics
Bipartisan budget deal announced
December 11, 2013The spending increase of $63 billion is the total of a $45 billion increase for 2014 and an $18 billion increase for 2015.
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Seattle elects socialist to city council
December 9, 2013Seattle voters shocked the political establishment here, Nov. 5, when they elected an avowed socialist, Kshama Sawant, to the nine-member Seattle City Council.
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Labor Dept. releases list of “books that shaped work in America”
November 27, 2013The U.S. Labor Department has released a fascinating list of "books that shaped work in America."
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Lorain, Ohio unions elect independent slate
November 26, 2013The election report to delegates at the Central Labor Council (CLC), in this union-dense Ohio home of the state's largest steel and auto manufacturing facilities, was one of a different type this November.
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El Salvador prepares for elections: Will the U.S. intervene?
November 25, 2013On February 2, there will be a presidential election in El Salvador, to replace outgoing left-center President Mauricio Funes.
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