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Unionizing battle heats up on Capitol Hill
The SwampSen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2009, following a news conference to announce the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act and restoring American rights in the workplace. (AP Photo/Susan.......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Tom Harkin, Upper House, Labor Legislation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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House health-care plan: 'Time has come'
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook and updated again at 1:35 pm EDT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, unveiling the House's plan for a compromise on health-care legislation today, said the bill will offer new insurance for tens of millions......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance, Social Issues, Abortion, Nancy Pelosi
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Obama: Health-care 'precipice' near
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook President Barack Obama, acknowledging that he will have to accept serious compromises in the passage of a health-care overhaul, insisted today that he will not let the public down on an issue that......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Crime, Law and Justice, Football, Insurance, Nancy Pelosi
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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Xavier Becerra, Television Industry, Dave Camp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jewish pioneers gathered at family grove for High Holy Days
Sentinel Staff WriterLast week, we started a fresh year on the Jewish calendar, when the HighHoly Days started at sundown Wednesday with Rosh Hashana, the New Year of5768. More than 80 years ago, the year 5686 was proudly placed on the cornerstoneof first synagogue to be...Tags: Orlando, Religion and Belief, Torah, Christianity, Yom Kippur
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Bill seeks to require drug screening for jobless benefits
Nation NowLegislation introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) would require applicants for federally subsidized jobless benefits to fill out a questionnaire used for drug screening to determine whether they should then have to take a drug test. Those identified as... -
Senate to examine child abuse laws in wake of Penn State scandal
Nation NowThe Penn State child sex-abuse scandal has prompted calls for a Senate committee hearing on whether stronger laws are needed to protect children from child abuse and neglect.... -
'U Visa' debate: Should illegal immigrant workers have more rights? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.In the 1930's, occupations held largely by African Americans were not protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Today, there is still little federal protection for professions many undocumented workers hold -- namely agricultural laborers and home... -
Social media wrap: Obama retweets his own Iraq speech [Updated]
Top of the TicketOnce an Internet superstar who parlayed his online popularity successfully, the Democrat now finds social-media reaction to his second Oval Office address definitely muted.... -
10 more GOP senators demand answers from the NEA about teleconference
Culture MonsterTen Republican senators have written to National Endowment for the Arts chairman Rocco Landesman, expressing concern that the Obama administration may have violated federal law by trying to use the agency for political purposes -- something the White... -
Swine flu cases increase slightly on college campuses last week
Booster ShotsInfluenza-like illnesses, assumed to be primarily pandemic H1N1 influenza, continued to increase on college campuses last week, although the rate has slowed. A total of 9,128 new cases were reported in the week ending Oct. 30 at the 274 colleges...... -
Social nets wrap: Facebook, Twitter reactions to Obama speech from Vitter, Thompson and Boehner
Top of the TicketRepublicans don't like it and Democrats do....
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