Republicans
Uproar, protests, as Michigan house passes right-to-work law
December 7, 2012Amid protests, arrests, a lockout from the state capitol building and a Democratic walkout, the GOP-run Michigan House passed a so-called "right to work" law on Dec. 6.
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Job growth the key to avoiding fiscal disaster
November 30, 2012The media is absorbed now with trying to decide how close President Obama and House Republicans are to a deal that would avoid the "fiscal cliff" at the end of the year.
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Air traffic controllers push Senate to confirm FAA chief
November 30, 2012The Air Traffic Controllers are pushing the Senate to confirm a new permanent chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Huerta, saying he's been acting administrator long enough.
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Post-election, secretive Republican front group exposed
November 30, 2012Shrouded in secrecy, hundreds of right-wing Republican state lawmakers joined powerful corporate executives and lobbyists in Washington D.C yesterday.
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New House committee chairs reflect GOP’s concept of diversity
November 28, 2012Boehner demonstrated the difficulty his party has with the concept of diversity yesterday.
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