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Conservatives Most Dominant Political Group Among Americans
Source: FOXNews.com

Forty percent of Americans surveyed described their political ideology as conservative, while 36 percent said their views were moderate and 20 percent said liberal, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

Labor unions turn against parts of health bill
Source: USA Today

A coalition of labor unions is emerging as a leading critic of an $829 billion health care bill heading toward a Senate vote, complicating debate among Democrats over how to pay for the measure.

Kansas Gov. Parkinson Refuses to Provide Financial & Email Records between SEIU
Source: Alliance for Worker Freedom

This is troubling news, relating to the SEIU labor union, and the proposed health care reforms. TRANSPARENCY is something that we should be striving for, aside from how we feel about these other issues.

Kansas Uses Gov. Resources to Collect Names for the SEIU
Source: Alliance for Worker Freedom

Regardless about how one feels about unions in general, this news, about potential ethical violations, is disturbing.

The Long, Agonizing Decline of the United States

By Thomas E. Brewton We are following the downward path of Great Britain, one of the two greatest of Western history's empires.

True Context vs. The Big Lie
Source: Examiner.com

Before we can fix health care, the environment or any other aspect of of American society, we have to decide whether we're ready, in the Age of Obama, to trust Government again...

Florida Governor Crist Adds Insult To Injury
Source: examiner.com

Read how the top elected official in the Sunshine State has taken advantage of a new opportunity to quietly twist the knife in the backs of Florida's working class wounded.

Wife of assistant principal suffering swine flu 'outraged' at city for delay in closing schools
Source: NY Daily News

The city shut down three more schools because of swine flu Friday as the wife of a deathly ill assistant principal ripped officials for keeping his school open too long.

Labor battle brewing in Orlando over jobs, venues
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Labor unions fighting to avoid layoffs of Orlando police officers and firefighters are taking aim at some big targets: the Magic arena, performing-arts center and Citrus Bowl stadium.

Chrysler Coup: Like a Bad Mafia Movie
Source: Bloomberg.com

feel like I have seen this bad gangster movie before.

Bush Cheney Legacy And Chronicles of Failure

They could not bring America's real enemy down with America's mighty military force or torture.

The Powers of Government Are Limited to the Purpose and Intent of the Constitution

Under The Articles of Confederation many of the arguments made by Conservatives would be valid today were The Articles of Confederation in force.

May Day Rally In NYC to Boost Obama's Support for Healthcare, Immigration Reform and Employee Free Choice Act
Source: NY Daily News

organized labor, immigrant groups and community leaders plan to rally on May 1 at Madison Square Park in Manhattan to support the President's commitment to fixing the contentious immigration issue this year, and at the same time demand comprehensive health care and the passage of …

Obama's economic dilemma: Spend or save?-----Which do you chose
Source: Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama needs to convince Americans to spend now and save later in order to get the U.S. economy back on solid footing.

West Wing Stars Campaigning For 'Card Check'
Source: The Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Labor leaders may have a friend in the White House, but they are turning to a fictional president to energize their push for a bill that would make it easier to organize unions.

FedEx threatens to cancel Boeing jet orders - WSJ. Reuters report by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay in Bangalore. Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:27am EDT
Source: Reuters

March 25 (Reuters) - FedEx Corp (FDX.N) is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co (BA.N) cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organize at the package-delivery company, the Wall Street Journal said …

Organized labor gives Obama high grades so far
Source: msnbc.com

So far, so good, union leaders say in assessing President Barack Obama's performance in his first two months in office, but some decisions are approaching which may test organized labor's loyalty to Obama.

Millions of French workers go on protests

March 20 -- Over 200 marches were staged from Lille in the north to Marseilles, Nice and Toulon on the Mediterranean.

Solis expected to get committee vote this week
Source: msnbc.com

The confirmation process for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis is expected to move ahead this week after a delay prompted by Republicans who wanted time to review her responses to written questions.

AARP warns Republicans on stimulus
Source: Politico

AARP is increasing pressure on GOP lawmakers to support the stimulus package.

Solis expected to get committee vote this week
Source: msnbc.com

The confirmation process for Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis is expected to move ahead this week after a delay prompted by Republicans who wanted time to review her responses to written questions.

Powerful teamsters union to endorse Obama
Source: msnbc.com

Presidential hopeful is poised to get the endorsement of the powerful Teamsters, the second major union endorsement for the Democratic front-runner in a week.

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