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fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 8 days ago
Harry Reid’s Senate Campaign: List Building off the Public Option!
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Boy was I happy to see Google Ad pop up in my gmail: Want The Public Option? Reid’s Fighting For It. What Have You Done To Help? Step Up Now! HarryReid.com/PublicOption My, we’ve come a long way since August 28 : Reid said ... (more) Harry Reid’s Senate Campaign: List Building off the ...

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 9 days ago
Conservative ads target Dem members
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark MurrayThe 60 Plus Association, a conservative seniors group whose national spokesman is Pat Boone, is launching a $1.5 million ad campaign targeting 15 Democratic House members who voted for the health-care legislation that passed on ... (more) Conservative ads target Dem members

Comments vote down Las Vegas Gleaner found this 9 days agofound this
patterico.com - 28 days ago
L.A. Times Fails to Disclose that Author of Fact
— patterico.com — Yesterday I posted about an L.A. Times op-ed by Peter Dreier, who wrote that only two ACORN offices engaged in wrongdoing related to a purported child prostitution ring (at least five did), and who also falsely claimed that no ACORN-registered ... (more) L.A. Times Fails to Disclose that Author of Fact

Comments vote down NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias found this 28 days agofound this
politicsdaily.com - 27 days ago
Union Boss: Compromise Public Option Not Good Enough
— politicsdaily.com — With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid poised to announce that the Senate version of health care reform will include a public option that would let states opt-out of the program, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Monday that his members will not ... (more) Union Boss: Compromise Public Option Not Good Enough

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 27 days agofound this
thehill.com - 27 days ago
Reid makes concessions to labor unions on Senate healthcare bill
— thehill.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has made several significant concessions to organized labor in the healthcare reform bill he is preparing for the Senate floor, according to a source familiar with the legislation. Reid has increased the ... (more) Reid makes concessions to labor unions on Senate ...

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 27 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 25 days ago
World Series Stars Push Employee Free Choice Act
— huffingtonpost.com — The labor community has largely put on the back burner its efforts to pass the Employee Free Choice Act -- wary that the pro-organizing provision lacked the votes to pass a filibuster and distracted by the more pressing matter of pushing health care ... (more) World Series Stars Push Employee Free Choice Act

Comments vote down Hit & Run found this 25 days agofound this
Wait, J.J. Putz Supports Card Check?
reason.com - 25 days ago
Wait, J.J. Putz Supports Card Check?
— reason.com — Huffington Post reporter Sam Stein points out that the Major League Players Association, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is stumping for card check (or, to use the Orwellian nomenclature of our friends in organized labor, the "Employee Free ... (more) Wait, J.J. Putz Supports Card Check?

Comments vote down Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog found this 25 days agofound this
eschatonblog.com - 24 days ago
A Question
— eschatonblog.com — Last night at a roundtable for our nations's elite, that is to say, "bloggers," Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President, implied, though did not say outright, that one consequence of the real estate bubble was that manufacturing and other types of ... (more) A Question

Comments vote down Angry Bear found this 24 days agofound this
blog.timesunion.com - 21 days ago
Once split, AFL-CIO now back Owens
— blog.timesunion.com — The AFL-CIO just announced its endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens in the 23rd Congressional race, after declining to endorse for most of the race. “While Dede Scozzafava was in the race, the organized labor movement was evenly divided in its ... (more) Once split, AFL-CIO now back Owens

Comments vote down Swing State Project found this 21 days agofound this
Ridiculous “RAAAACISM” charge of the day
michellemalkin.com - 18 days ago
Ridiculous “RAAAACISM” charge of the day
— michellemalkin.com — The Left will do anything to smear the US Chamber of Commerce, a leading foe of the Democrats’ government health care takeover and the radical cap-and-tax plan. [...] Read the rest » (more) Ridiculous “RAAAACISM” charge of the day

Comments vote down Riehl World View found this 18 days agofound this
SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than Any Other Person – Why?
atr.org - 17 days ago
SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than Any Other Person – Why?
— atr.org — SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than Any Other Person – Why? From Christopher Prandoni on Thursday, November 5, 2009 9:45 AM The following was originally posted at www.workerfreedom.org. The White House released an incomplete list ... (more) SEIU President Andy Stern Visits White House More Than ...

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fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 15 days ago
AFL-CIO Threatens to Cut Aid to ConservaDems Who Don’t Vote for Health Care
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Bart Stupak (D-Gilead) I can only guess that the House didn’t vote on health care before the election because (as Pelosi has signaled ) they didn’t have the votes. Which is crazy, because if Rahm really cares about a “w” ... (more) AFL-CIO Threatens to Cut Aid to ConservaDems Who Don’t ...

Comments vote down Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 15 days agofound this