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Aide To Republican Congressman Fails To Live On Food Stamps For A Week
By Igor Volsky An aide to Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) failed the so-called “SNAP Challenge” last week, just days after accusing Democrats of “intentionally buying overpriced food and shopping at high-priced chains.” The aide, Donny Ferguson, accepted the challenge in … Continue reading
Time for Congress to Pass Commonsense Immigration Reform
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Tagged immigration, immigration reform, Obama, politics, Weekly Address, White House
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Superman Is An Immigrant, Too – Luckily He’s White
By Alana de Hinojosa In light of the of ongoing immigration reform debate, it would be rather convenient if a superhero could fly on in and save not only the day, but our stalling immigration reform. Unfortunately, though, we don’t … Continue reading
Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal
In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture — and big donors — have fallen through the cracks. Consider … Continue reading
Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week
By Dave Johnson Republicans are trying to pass an “alternative” to overtime pay. This is really about taking away the eight-hour workday and 40-hour workweek. Will weekends be next? What about an “alternative” to paying workers at all? House Republicans … Continue reading
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Tagged Eight-hour day, employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, jobs, law, Overtime, politics, republican, United States, Working time
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Deficit Reduction Is Seen by Economists as Impeding Recovery
By Jackie Calmes and Jonathan Weisman The nation’s unemployment rate would probably be nearly a point lower, roughly 6.5 percent, and economic growth almost two points higher this year if Washington had not cut spending and raised taxes as it … Continue reading
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