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NY-26: Jon Powers address John McCain’s Free Trade Policy (rochesterturning.com)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:47:10 GMT

In light of recent comments by Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain (R-AZ), stating that “You gotta stand on principle. I believe in the principle of free trade” plus this video, Democratic candidate for Congress in NY-26, Jon Powers, released the following statement: “John McCain is engaging in a free trade tour through the hemisphere touting his [...]

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AUDIO OF CONFERENCE CALL: Linda Chavez-Thompson and Mark Levinson Discuss How John McCain, Charlie Black and Colombia Free Trade Agreement are a Bad Deal for America (News Unfiltered)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:48:18 GMT

On a conference call today, DNC Vice Chair Linda Chavez-Thompson, the first woman appointed as an executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, and Mark Levinson, Chief Economist for UNITE HERE, discussed John McCain's trip to Colombia and Mexico, his insistence on continuing George Bush's failed economic policies and his reliance on shady lobbyist advisers like Charlie Black. As they made clear, McCain's...

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McCain at sheriffs conference (Live video) (Indy Star)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:02:39 GMT

Illegal immigration and funding for anti-drug programs are among the issues that law enforcement officials hoped to hear about today from Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

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THE UNIONS AND LABOUR - TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? (SOCIALIST UNITY)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:53:31 GMT

by Gregor Gall Trade unions have just played what looks like a clever hand. Contrary to reports last week that said trade unions wanted the repeal of laws on secondary industrial action and the like as the price of their financial support to a cash-strapped Labour party, the unions intend to make “a broad set of [...]

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At IndyStar.com: At 11 a.m. today, watch Sen. McCain live during Indy fundraiser (Indy Star)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:28:56 GMT

After months of the Democrats dominating Indiana�s politics, Republicans will have their turn today as the expected Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, is in Indianapolis for a speech and a fundraising event. Here�s what you should know:

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California Nurses Assn./NNOC, Nation's Largest RN Organization, Endorses Sen. Barack Obama (Medical News Today)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT

The nation's largest organization of registered nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. In announcing its endorsement, the 80,000-member CNA/NNOC (AFL-CIO), which has members in all 50 states, cited "a stark distinction between Sen. Obama and Sen.

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Acronym Finder helps you make sense of the senseless (Download Squad)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Filed under: Internet , Web services , Search , web 2.0 Ever wonder what FISA, NSA, or AFL-CIO stand for? Sure, you know they're acronyms, but each letter's supposed to mean something, right? Acronym Finder can help you figure out what acronyms mean. It's sort of like an online dictionary, but instead of typing in words and getting definitions, you type in a series of letters and get a series of words....

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California Nurses Assn./NNOC, Nation's Largest RN Organization, Endorses Sen. Barack Obama (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:51:19 GMT

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California Nurses Assn./NNOC, Nation's Largest RN Organization, Endorses Sen. Barack Obama (PR News Wire )

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:51:00 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest organization of registered nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, today endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. In announcing its endorsement, the 80,000-member CNA/NNOC (AFL-CIO), which has members in all 50 states, cited "a stark distinction between Sen. Obama and Sen. John...

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Machinists Vote 'Present' in AFL-CIO Endorsement (PR News Wire )

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and its affiliate, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) today voted "present" in the highly unusual balloting among AFL-CIO union leaders to endorse a candidate for President of the United States. "Blue-collar Democrats are born skeptics," said IAM International President...

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(State of) New York Nurses Win Ban on Mandatory Overtime (Democratic Underground)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:23:10 GMT

Source: [b]AFL-CIO News Blog[/b] by Mike Hall Nurses in New York state will soon see the end of a practice dangerous for both nurses and patients: mandatory overtime. Unions representing New York registered nurses and licensed practical nurses have been fighting for years to achieve a ban on...

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Fight Continuing to De-certify Corruption of Michigan Presidential Primary (PR News Wire )

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:13:00 GMT

DETROIT, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS, COLUMNISTS & TALK SHOW HOSTS: Following is a letter updating the fight by Taxpayers United Michigan Foundation to de-certify the corruption inherent in the $10.2 million January 15, 2008 Michigan Presidential Primary Election fiasco. U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D), Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn...

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SCLC Shifts Boycott to Shell Oil Corp. (Hip Hop Caucus Blog)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:21:00 GMT

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is taking its own steps to address today's soaring gasoline prices — a national boycott of the nation's five largest oil companies. The boycott that began in May targeting Exxon Mobil Corp. has turned its attention for the next 30 days to Shell Oil Corp. Next up will be BP, Chevron Corp., and ConocoPhillips Co. during the coming months, as the boycott

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Flight Attendants Picket During UAL Presentation at Transportation Conference (Business Wire)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:09:00 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), are picketing today outside the Merrill Lynch Global

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Unions Call for Action to Stop Killings, Torture in Zimbabwe (Indybay newswire)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:07:53 GMT

Saturday, June 14, 2008 : Wellington Chibebe The global trade union movement is demanding that the world take action to stop the escalating rampage of terror and murder in Zimbabwe as President Robert Mugabe tries to cling to power.

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Workers Picket UAL Shareholder Meeting in Los Angeles (PR News Wire )

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:08:00 GMT

Flight Attendants and Other Workers Protest Executive Greed and Poor Decisions LOS ANGELES, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), together with other United employees will picket the UAL Shareholder meeting at the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills, California on June 11, 2008. Workers...

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Join AFL-CIO, Working Families in ABQ Today to Protest Gas Prices and Giveaways to Big Oil (Democracy for New Mexico)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:23:51 GMT

The latest federal legislation aimed at tamping down windfall profits for the big oil companies, as well as out-of-control speculation that's a big factor in driving up gas prices, was blocked by Repub Senators yesterday. GOP Senators even used a...

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Exposing McCain (Arizona Women Leaders)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Outraged AFL-CIO Working Families Protest Record High Gas Prices as National Average Reaches Four Dollars Protestors will call on Bush and McCain to denounce their support of Big Oil On Thursday, June 12, 2008, AFL-CIO working families will protest Sen. John McCain’s Office in Phoenix, Arizona to decry out-of-control gas prices, saying they’re choking off the American dream. They will assert

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Look out RPOF, Dems have cash, attitude and hunger (Naked Politics)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:35:17 GMT

More money. More excitement. More voters. In a sit down with reporters, Florida Democratic Party pollsters, strategists and supporters laid out the numbers and showed why they can't wait for November to match up against he Republican Party of Florida....

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Union Leaders Say Bush, EU Ignore Workers’ Concerns (AFL-CIO Weblog)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:48:00 GMT

Workers on two continents today called on the governments of the United States and the European Union to make workers’ concerns a key part of their economic decisions. In a joint statement, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and John Monks, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation ( ETUC ), noted that the summit between President Bush and the heads of the European Union countries, held...

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