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Happy 96th, Charlotte Lucas

She's an accomplished tailor, knitter, cook and gardener (passersby take pictures of her gardens). She's worked for and/or contributed to every Democratic presidential candidate and countless statewide and local candidates for over 60 years. With her ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  24 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Franklin D. Roosevelt,  White House

Disaster Unfolding at State Level

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, 29 states saw higher unemployment rates in October, with eight others registering no change. You can see an interactive map on the subject here. There is good reason to believe that November's figures ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bureau of Labor Statistics,  University of California,  U.S. Democratic Party

Economic Outrage du Jour

According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, age-discrimination allegations against current, former and prospective employers have hit a high -- up 29% to 24,582 in fiscal year 2008, from 19,103 in 2007. Behind the trend are the ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EPI Explores Solutions to Job Hemorrhage

One speaker was Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. Here's what he had to say: The key to that transformation is industrial policy, which includes trade policy and a labor-market strategy. The kind of thing countries as far apart culturally and ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Richard Trumka,  AFL-CIO,  Rahm Emanuel,  White House

Night Owls, Early Birds and Expats Open Thread

Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement Friday that Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and four other individuals allegedly responsible for the 9/11 attacks would be brought to trial in federal court takes an important—if long overdue—step towards restoring ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Eric Holder,  Central Intelligence Agency,  John Adams,  American Civil Liberties Union,  Al-Qaeda

Coburn Disses Veterans

Throughout U.S. history, war veterans have been handy ornaments for many politicians to parade around with on national holidays, early on for the Fourth of July, later for Memorial Day, and later still for Armistice Day, which we now commemorate as ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vietnam Veterans of America,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  Tom Coburn

White House: No Decision Yet on Afghanistan

In the past two days, several news reports have indicated that President Obama plans to add tens of thousands of new U.S. troops to the 67,000-member contingent that is already in the country. McClatchy first reported the supposed decision on Saturday ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Taliban,  CBS News,  General James L Jones

The Reaction To Stupak: What's Really Pissing Me Off

Women recognize these words all too well. They're put-downs many of them have had thrown at them all their lives anytime they raise issues about their treatment in relationships, school, the workplace or society at large. These words and others of ...

From METEOR BLADES, Reproductive Health: Reality Check,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  Planned Parenthood,  U.S. Democratic Party

64 Democrats on the Wrong Side of Stupak

For future reference, here is the list of Democrats who voted "Aye" on the Stupak Amendment. Here is the list of 26 Democrats who voted "Aye" on Stupak but "Nay" on the final bill: © Kos Media, LLC Site content may be used for any purpose ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  8 Nov 2009

Consensus: GDP Up 3.2% in Third Quarter

Two important statistics will be announced at the same time Thursday morning: the first estimate of gross domestic product for the third quarter, and the weekly number of initial claims for unemployment benefits. What we can expect to see is that they ...

From METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bloomberg News,  Commerce Department,  White House,  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,  University of Chicago

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