Michigan deals blow to labor unions
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The state enacted far-reaching legislation Tuesday that threatens to cripple the power of organized labor in a place that was a hub of union might during the heyday of the nation’s industrial dominance. The “right to work” effort illustrates the power of Republicans to use state legislative majorities won in 2010 to pursue their policy preferences.
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On Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI becomes Twitter’s latest famous user
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Justice Department outlines HSBC transactions with drug traffickers
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Simpson, Bowles optimistic for deal on ‘fiscal cliff’
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Obama: Tax hike on wealthy only ‘fiscal cliff’ deal I'll sign
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Michigan union worker: Right-to-work ‘bad for us’
VIDEO | In a flex of political muscle, Republicans in Michigan in a single day reached the brink of a goal that for years has seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state.
U.S. economy add 146K jobs, rate falls to 7.7%
VIDEO | The U.S. economy added a 146,000 jobs in November, bringing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.
Boehner: ‘No progress’ on ‘fiscal cliff’ talks
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John McAfee briefly hospitalized
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Michigan right-to-work vote triggers protests
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Boehner challenges White House on ‘fiscal cliff'
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Obama, Republians still stagnant on ‘fiscal cliff’
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