With the New Year just around the corner, President Obama said there will be “difficult debates” and “tough fights” ahead but that he’s hopeful the American people will come together to grow the economy and strengthen the middle class.
CBS News) 2012 is almost here. So what does the new year have in store? How about that big question for 2012 -- will the world end this year?
After they took power in January, the hard-line Republicans who dominate the House reached for a radical overhaul of American government, hoping to unravel the social safety net, cut taxes further for the wealthy and strip away regulation of business.
The global demonstrations of May Day have long been ignored in America. A day set aside for the voice of workers has been replaced by a day, recognized four months later on the calendar, of sales, BBQ’s, and a time to stop wearing white pants.
President Obama, heading into a grueling re-election campaign, plans to intensify his attacks against an unpopular Congress, concluding that he cannot pass any major legislation in 2012 because of unrelenting Republican hostility to his agenda, according to a senior administrat …
By Jeff Mayers MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because a judge who ruled on the law had a conflict of interest, a county attorney said on Friday. Dane County District A …
The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative along with Amnesty International are asking the U.S.
Even as President Obama relaxes with his family in Hawaii over the holidays, he knows what's on the horizon when he returns to work in Washington. He will start where he left off, facing new skirmishes with Congress over a push to extend a temporary cut in payroll taxes.
Sears Holdings today released a list of 79 stores that will be closing under its plan to shutter up to 120 stores. Most of the outlets to be closed are in the South and Midwest. “Employment varies by store and format and at this time...
Happy New Year to everyone on Newsvine. I don't know if anyone has even checked the Earnings section. On a hunch I decided to check it today, and low and behold October had been posted on December 21st. Just in case no one has checked, Happy New Year to one and …
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