'Super PACs' alter campaign

Seeded on Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:27 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

A new political weapon known as the "super PAC" has emerged in recent weeks, allowing independent groups to both raise and spend money at a pace that threatens to eclipse the efforts of political parties.

Some candidates tepid on 'Pledge' - Richard E. Cohen - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:15 AM EDT (Politico)

In the real America, beyond a Sterling, Va., lumberyard, some of the most promising Republican candidates are skeptical that the party's "Pledge to America" is strong enough tea to satisfy unhappy voters.

GOP 'Pledge' makes closing argument to voters - Politics - Decision 2010 - msnbc.com

Seeded on Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:14 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

STERLING, Va. — Pushing toward big gains on Nov.

Middle-class families must come first - TheHill.com

Seeded on Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:42 AM EDT (TheHill.com)

Perhaps the most important question Americans could ask of their representatives right now is this: For whom are you fighting?

'Pledge' promises fight, gridlock - Richard E. Cohen and Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:38 AM EDT (Politico)

The "Pledge to America" document — which will be formally unveiled Thursday — has much of what you'd expect out of Republicans: tax cuts for everyone, a repeal and replace of health care reform and a rollback of other federal regulations.

Big hole in GOP health repeal plan - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:35 AM EDT (Politico)

Want to kill the new health care law? Just starve it of cash and replace it with something else. But there's nothing simple about it.

U.S. poverty rises - But situation could have been worse without economic stimulus bill - Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 | 2:05 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun

Seeded on Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:28 AM EDT (The Las Vegas Sun)

The government delivered sobering news Thursday when it reported that the nation's poverty rate last year was 14.3 percent, the highest since 1994.

GOP insiders skeptical of landslide predictions | Washington Examiner

Seeded on Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:43 AM EDT (washingtonexaminer.com)

Things have gotten out of hand when it comes to predictions of a Republican victory in the upcoming midterm elections. In recent days, talk of a GOP edge has turned into talk of a GOP blowout. Prognosticators have upgraded the coming political storm from Category 4 to Category 5.

Voinovich breaks with GOP to push for small-business incentives

Seeded on Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:53 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Retiring Sen.

An endorsement in two colors: Painters back Murray, Reichert

Seeded on Thu Sep 9, 2010 7:55 AM EDT (Seattle news, sports, events, entertainment | seattlepi.com - Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, launching a coast-to-coast bus tour, delivered a surprise for the Monday morning after Labor Day.

Obama to propose massive rebuilding package - Politics - White House - msnbc.com

Seeded on Mon Sep 6, 2010 9:55 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

WASHINGTON — Vowing to find new ways to stimulate the sputtering economy, President Barack Obama will call for long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and airports that would cost at least $50 billion, administration officials said.

Unions To Pool Spending For Midterm Elections - WSJ.com

Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:09 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

The leaders of the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union have agreed to coordinate spending millions of dollars in the midterm elections to support pro-union candidates, most of them Democrats. The two labor organizations say they have a combined $88 million or m …

Democrats uncertain about approach to midterms

Seeded on Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:05 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The Democrats passed the stimulus package. They passed health-care and Wall Street overhauls and revamped the financing system for higher education. Their other main priorities, on immigration and energy, appear to be headed nowhere.

Primary night yields good news for President Obama and Democrats - John F. Harris - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:06 AM EDT (Politico)

President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, who have been starved for good news through much of 2010, finally received a generous helping Tuesday night.

Granholm: Elections will be a "tough slog" for Democrats - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Mon Aug 9, 2010 9:06 AM EDT (Politico)

This fall's midterm elections will be a "tough slog" for Democrats, Michigan Gov.

Eye on Nov., IUPAT,labor embraces Obama | POLITICO 44

Seeded on Thu Aug 5, 2010 12:25 PM EDT (Politico)

To at least one member of the AFL-CIO, President Obama's warm reception at the group's Executive Council meeting on Wednesday was an indication that the friction between the White House and the labor group during the Arkansas Senate primary race has mostly subsided.

Obama Pledges to Protect Workers in Trade Deal - WSJ.com

Seeded on Wed Aug 4, 2010 9:54 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

The Obama administration is promising labor unions that it will enforce a range of worker protections in new trade pacts in an effort to win labor's support of a revised South Korea free-trade agreement. President Barack Obama is aiming to present a new version of the trade agre …

Obama Assails Republicans on Campaign Finance - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday sought political advantage from the expected defeat of a campaign finance measure that he has championed by pre-emptively attacking its Republican opponents for "nothing less than a vote to allow corporate and special-interest takeovers …

Opinion: Training crucial to labor market - Hilda Solis - POLITICO.com

Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:29 AM EDT (Politico)

This recession has caused a generational restructuring of America's labor market. Many job skills in high demand 20 years ago just aren't today, and some of the fastest-growing careers now weren't even conceivable then.

House approves jobless benefits extension - Business - Stocks & economy - msnbc.com

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:26 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

WASHINGTON — Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million people to lose unemployment benefits averaging about $300 a week.

Approval deficit: It's ironic that the more good bills Obama signs into law, the lower his job ratings sink | Editorial | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:49 AM EDT (The Houston Chronicle)

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed into law a mammoth financial bill — the third time in less than two years that he and his party have succeeded in pushing through a gigantic, complex piece of legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for average Americans.

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Obama signs financial overhaul into law

Seeded on Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:19 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

As much as it felt like an ending, President Obama launched a new era in the relationship between Washington and the financial world when he placed his signature Wednesday on a massive bill to rewrite the nation's financial rules.

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BOSTON: IUPAT Bridge Painters Wanted!!

Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:53 PM EDT

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Katrina vanden Heuvel - Making the economy more just

Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:38 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Congress has passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, but the task of transforming our economy into one of shared and sustainable prosperity has only just begun.

Senate votes, 60-40, to advance jobless benefits legislation

Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:29 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The Senate broke a months-long stalemate Tuesday over a plan to restore emergency jobless benefits to millions of people who have been out of work for more than six months, voting to advance the measure over Republican objections that it would add $34 billion to the nation's bloa …

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