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• AFL-CIO Debate Thread III

  Published: August 7, 2007, 9:14 pm

  Tags: Afl Cio, 2008 Elections, President, Primaries, Democrats, Debate, Msnbc, Live Blogging

  I have a whole new sympathy for Olbermann. P.S. And can I say I don't think I've seen a more crass moment in presidential politics (this round) than Biden blowing off the Sago mine widow's question?

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• AFL-CIO Debate Thread II

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:43 pm

  Tags: Afl Cio, 2008 Elections, President, Primaries, Democrats, Debate, Msnbc, Live Blogging

  More thread.

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• Presidential politics 101

  Published: August 7, 2007, 9:47 pm

  Tags: Joe Biden, Afl Cio, 2008 Elections, President, Primaries, Democrats, Debate, Msnbc

  Psst, Biden? When a widow who lost her husband in a tragic job-related disaster asks you question in a labor forum, you don't blow her off. Although really, if any widow asks you any question, it's still best not to blow her off.

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• AFL-CIO Debate Thread IV

  Published: August 7, 2007, 9:34 pm

  Tags: Afl Cio, 2008 Elections, President, Primaries, Democrats, Debate, Msnbc, Live Blogging

  Keep on threadin'. Or not, since we're done. Let's add the poll. Who had the best peformance?

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• No endorsement from labor

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:09 pm

  Tags: Afl Cio

  AP reports that the AFL-CIO, which is the nations largest group of labor unions, "has postponed making an unanimous endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary, freeing its 55 unions to choose for themselves from the eight contenders".Political director Karen Ackerman said, "There is not a consensus candidate".Ackerman is right, last

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• D.C. Schools Chief Wants Power to Fire Ineffective Teachers

  Published: October 13, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: D C, Schools, Chief, Wants, Power, Fire, Ineffective, Teachers, Michelle Rhee, Blake Yedwab, Vincent Gray, Sheila Margolis, Washington Dc, Adrian Fenty, Atlanta, G Lynn Main, George Parker, Joslyn Williams, Lafayette, Mary Levy, Nikita Stewart, Afl Cio, Council Of The Distr

  As D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty proposed legislation yesterday that would grant Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee the power to drastically revamp the system's central office, Rhee said she also wants more authority to fire underperforming teachers.

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• Dueling Approaches to Foreclosure Relief

  Published: October 20, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Dueling, Approaches, Foreclosure, Relief, Henry M Paulson, John E Taylor, Corelogic Systems Inc, Moody S Corporation, The First American Corporation, Allen Fishbein, Bill Clinton, Christopher Dodd, Daniel Tarullo, Georgetown, Afl Cio, Consumer Federation Of America

  Most people struggling to hold on to their homes want someone to do something to help them, and often that someone is Uncle Sam.

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• Defense Department's Union Rules Challenged

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Defense, Department S, Union, Rules, Challenged, The Pentagon, George W Bush, U S Department Of Defense, Chris Van Hollen, Jay Inslee, Stephen Barr, The White House, Tom Allen, Van Hollen, Afl Cio, American Federation Of Government Employees, International Federation Of

  Three House Democrats are urging colleagues to revoke key parts of new personnel rules that would curb union rights at the Defense Department, contending the rules are a "bad deal" for Defense civil service employees.

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• Defense Department's Union Rules Challenged

  Published: October 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Defense, Department S, Union, Rules, Challenged, The Pentagon, George W Bush, U S Department Of Defense, Chris Van Hollen, Jay Inslee, Stephen Barr, The White House, Tom Allen, Van Hollen, Afl Cio, American Federation Of Government Employees, International Federation Of

  Three House Democrats are urging colleagues to revoke key parts of new personnel rules that would curb union rights at the Defense Department, contending the rules are a "bad deal" for Defense civil service employees.

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• House Sends Free-Trade Pact With Peru to Vote in Senate

  Published: November 9, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: House, Sends, Free Trade, Pact, With, Peru, Vote, Senate, Colombia, United States, Charles Rangel, Nancy Pelosi, Afl Cio, Panama, South Korea, U S Chamber Of Commerce, James Hoffa, John Sweeney, Max Baucus, Nicole Venable, Peter Hakim, Australia, Bahrain, Inter American D

  The House of Representatives approved a free-trade agreement with Peru yesterday, the first such accord passed by Congress since Democrats won control last year.

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• House Sends Free-Trade Pact With Peru to Vote in Senate

  Published: November 9, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: House, Sends, Free Trade, Pact, With, Peru, Vote, Senate, Colombia, United States, Charles Rangel, Nancy Pelosi, Afl Cio, Panama, South Korea, U S Chamber Of Commerce, James Hoffa, John Sweeney, Max Baucus, Nicole Venable, Peter Hakim, Australia, Bahrain, Inter American D

  The House of Representatives approved a free-trade agreement with Peru yesterday, the first such accord passed by Congress since Democrats won control last year.

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• How Trade Breakthrough Almost Broke Down in Congress

  Published: November 22, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: How, Trade, Breakthrough, Almost, Broke, Down, Congress, Charles Rangel, John J Sweeney, Nancy Pelosi, United States, George W Bush, The White House, Afl Cio, Dr Cafta, Peru, Berlin, Bill Clinton, Jim Mccrery, International Labour Organization, Nafta, Cable News Network Lp

  Just weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hailed the 285 to 132 vote in favor of the Peru Free Trade Agreement, which she had helped shepherd through the chamber, as a moment steeped in Democratic tradition.

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• How Trade Breakthrough Almost Broke Down in Congress

  Published: November 22, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: How, Trade, Breakthrough, Almost, Broke, Down, Congress, Charles Rangel, John J Sweeney, Nancy Pelosi, United States, George W Bush, The White House, Afl Cio, Dr Cafta, Peru, Berlin, Bill Clinton, Jim Mccrery, International Labour Organization, Nafta, Cable News Network Lp

  Just weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hailed the 285 to 132 vote in favor of the Peru Free Trade Agreement, which she had helped shepherd through the chamber, as a moment steeped in Democratic tradition.

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• How Trade Breakthrough Almost Broke Down in Congress

  Published: November 22, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: How, Trade, Breakthrough, Almost, Broke, Down, Congress, Charles Rangel, John J Sweeney, Nancy Pelosi, United States, George W Bush, The White House, Afl Cio, Dr Cafta, Peru, Berlin, Bill Clinton, Jim Mccrery, International Labour Organization, Nafta, Cable News Network Lp

  Just weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hailed the 285 to 132 vote in favor of the Peru Free Trade Agreement, which she had helped shepherd through the chamber, as a moment steeped in Democratic tradition.

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• Justice Seeks Delay in Court Challenge to Immigration Plan

  Published: November 25, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Justice, Seeks, Delay, Court, Challenge, Immigration, Plan, George W Bush, United States, Charles R Breyer, Laura Keehner, Randel K Johnson, San Francisco, Afl Cio, American Civil Liberties Union, Social Security Administration, U S Chamber Of Commerce, U S Departme

  The Bush administration said Friday that it will modify its planned crackdown on U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants, asking a federal judge to delay hearing a lawsuit brought by major American labor, business and farm organizations until the new strategy is completed.

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