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First Step Toward A Win-Win

President Obama has taken a step in the right direction with his speech and jobs plan. It was a small step - but it has to be to present Republicans with the choice to cooperate or get pushed out of the way. If this passes it is a win for jobs and the economy -- and...

Our Own Private Disasters

Last month, in one week, the DC Metro Area was hit with an earthquake (5.9 on the Richter scale) and the remnants of Hurricane Irene. This week, we're being it with heavy rains (a month's rain in a week, according to the Baltimore Sun), from tropical storm Lee, and...

Message To Obama No Half-Measures On Jobs

Today 68 major progressive organizations have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to present a "big, bold" jobs program to the nation in his anticipated post-Labor Day address. Some of the organizations signing the letter, while praising the...

This Labor Day America Wants To Work

This Labor Day, please join me in taking a little time to recognize the value of work and all who do it. It’s a time to honor the transit workers who get us where we need to go every day. The teachers who will spend their Labor Day getting classrooms ready for our...

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