politics
House Republicans charge ahead with agenda
January 11, 2011House Speaker, John Boehner, Ohio Republican, bowed to public outrage at the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, postponing for a week a vote to repeal the health care reform act she had voted for....
Read moreIllinois House moves to abolish death penalty
January 7, 2011CHICAGO - In a landmark vote Jan. 6, the Illinois House passed a measure to abolish the death penalty in the state.
Read moreMurkowski returns: what it means for Alaska
January 7, 2011Now that the far-right Joe Miller is out of the picture in Alaskan politics, the left has to pull together to push legislation toward supporting policies that stop the GOP agenda.
Read moreBig business drives Illinois anti-teacher bill
January 6, 2011CHICAGO - Under the guise of "school reform," big corporate foundations, banking and speculative hedge fund investors are pulling out all stops to ram an anti-teacher measure through the Illinois state legislature.
Read more2010: Labor wins some, loses some
January 4, 2011Labor posted some wins — and losses — in 2010.
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