Obama wins endorsement of government employees union

The American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Barack Obama Friday, giving the Illinois senator fresh momentum toward capturing the Democratic nomination for president.

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Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.

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Marie Antoinette, contrary to popular opinion, never said a solution for the starving masses of revolutionary France in the late 18th century was, "Let them eat cake." But, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) apparently said something close to it.

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California's huge government pension fund is expected to report today a whopping annual loss of an estimated $56.8 billion, almost a quarter of its investment portfolio.

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Civil servants employed at a British government office are being investigated following complaints about rowdy behaviour that included leaping naked from desks, having sex in toilets and holding fights.

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The Defense Department said Monday that U.S. troops did not follow proper tactics and procedures during an air assault on Taliban fighters last month.

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The Fourth Quarter 2008 Social Weather Survey, fielded over November 28 to December 1, 2008, found 27.9% of the [Filipino] adult labor force, or an estimated 11 million unemployed, defined as not working and looking for work.

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A Bush administration official whose department had government workers pose as journalists in a news conference has been dropped from a planned new job as media chief for the top U.S.

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The White House's strategy calls on diplomats to head to some of Iraq's most hostile regions, but many refuse to go.

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Contracting has soared during the Bush presidency, fueled by a philosophy that encourages outsourcing almost all government work.

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From the article: So the county offered to renovate an entire wing of the building, give the new wing to the complaining workers, and move other employees out.

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