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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/22/2009

Anti-Card Check Forces Target Obama Supporters

— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Here's an unusual web ad from the business-backed  Workforce Fairness Institute . They were set up to oppose EFCA, or "card check" legislation making it easier to unionize. They've been active in states, and are trying to persuade soft Democrats ... (more) Anti-Card Check Forces Target Obama Supporters

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lasvegassun.com - 1/23/2009

Card check issue stalls panel’s vote on nominee

— lasvegassun.com — Lisa Mascaro Fri, Jan 23, 2009 (2 a.m.) Washington— President Barack Obama’s nominee for Labor secretary is running into fierce resistance from Republicans over her reluctance to state her views clearly on legislation that would make it easier for ... (more) Card check issue stalls panel’s vote on nominee

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/23/2009

Poll v. Poll: How Each Side Describes "Card Check"

— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — I've obtained some internal polling from proponents of the Employee Free Choice Act that shows us precisely how interest groups shape public opinion as they gague it. Let's take the main provision of EFCA -- "card check," which the AFL-CIO now ... (more) Poll v. Poll: How Each Side Describes "Card Check"

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Card Check Delay?
Matthew Yglesias — ... I’ve read a bunch of talk about the idea that Barack Obama and/or congressional Democrats may or may not be postponing or delaying or dropping their support for the Employee Free Choice Act. I think this is implicit in Marc Ambinder’s reporting on the subject, but that whole framing seems off. It’s a pretty simple up-or-down issue, and it’s a question of whether or not the Democrats have the votes to invoke cloture. It’s not as if they do have the votes but then are perversely delaying action. It’s a question of votes—it’s not ...