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DISCLOSE: The ’100 Years’ Falsehood
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Rep. Mike Castle (D-DE) start their Washington Post op-ed today on the DISCLOSE ActRead the Rest…
In the Coming Debate over the Supreme Court Nominee
Some activists, partisans and agenda-driven journalists have argued that the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court is “pro-business.” TheRead the Rest…
Dispatch from the Front: The Week of February 22
Congress returns from recess with a heavy week of hearings, the Senate turns to a “jobs bill,” and the WhiteRead the Rest…
Card Check and Trade: President Obama Addresses the AFL-CIO
President Obama spoke to the AFL-CIO national convention in Pittsburgh this afternoon. In introducing him, the union’s president, John Sweeney,Read the Rest…
Card Check: President Says He Supports ‘EFCA’
In his Cincinnati speech today, President Obama told the labor crowd “I support EFCA,” actually using the acronym, in orderRead the Rest…
President Obama and Organized Labor, Together
As noted yesterday, President Obama will revoke executive orders signed by President Bush in 2001, in the process giving organizedRead the Rest…
President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
President Obama’s first bill-signing ceremony was a celebratory affair with Ms. Ledbetter and top Congressional Democrats on hand. No pointRead the Rest…
Ledbetter Bill Heads to the President’s Desk
Even with the passage of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as the first major piece of legislation this session, someRead the Rest…
Ledbetter, A Few Observations Upon Its Passage
The Washington Post reports that President Obama will sign S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, on Thursday, markingRead the Rest…
House Votes on Ledbetter, Passes it 250-177
The House is voting now on passage of S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which will lift theRead the Rest…
