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Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class

When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P.

Secretary Clinton Announces Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Cultural Ambassador

On Wednesday, January 18, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer and a New York Times’ best-selling author, to discuss his new role as a global Cultural Ambassador.

Santorum calls on Romney to release tax returns - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

"I don't know why he hasn't released his tax returns. I think he should," Santorum said in an interview Monday on the Laura Ingraham radio show. The former Pennsylvania senator added that it was important especially for "someone with [an] enormity of wealth," like Romney.

Author: 'The Obamas' book doesn't paint First Lady as 'angry' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Jodi Kantor, the author of a new book on the Obamas, on Sunday pushed back against any suggestion that she had tried to portray Michelle Obama as an "angry black woman."   “Those words aren’t in the book.. . ."

Romney likens work at Bain Capital to Obama's auto industry bailout - The Hill's Video

“In the general election I’ll be pointing out that the president took the reins at General Motors and Chrysler – closed factories, closed dealerships laid off thousands and thousands of workers – he did it to try to save the business,” Romney said  …

Schumer wants all military steel to be made in USA

Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is calling on the Defense Department to restore the requirement that all steel used in military contracts be made in the United States.

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And this is why the PEOPLE's Movement needs to build our own on-line community

Goldman Sachs Just Bought The Facebook IPO - Business InsiderFacebook, Google+, Twitter and other profit driven social networking sites have their place.

Eric Cantona seeks support for shot at becoming next president of France | World news | The Guardian

Eric Cantona is gathering signatures to run in this year's French presidential election, the newspaper Libération has reported.

Take a stand for the ILWU

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is battling to get multinational conglomerate EGT Development to honor the union's West Coast contract and use ILWU labor at a new $200 million grain terminal.

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