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Obama Administration Marks Anniversary of Stimulus Plan: Video
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — The obama administration is marking the one-year anniversary of the economic stimulus legislation with efforts to show the measure sparked U.S. growth and curbed rising unemployment. Bloomberg’s Julianna Goldman reports. (Source: Bloomberg) Duration : 0:2:31 Technorati Tags: Administration, all, Anniversary, Audio, Bloomberg, Congress, Construction, Credit, crisis, Crunch, economic, Engineering, english, federal, … Continue reading
First Lady Michelle Obama Visits the Department of Labor
On January 14, Secretary Solis welcomed the First Lady of the United States to the Department of Labor. The First Lady shared her heartbreak and the nation’s support for the people of Haiti, recognized some of the Department of Labor’s longest serving and newly hired employees, and discussed the importance of work-life balance for modern … Continue reading
AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka on Racism and Obama
AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka blasts racism and underlines why workers should vote obama in 2008. Excerpt of speech given at Steelworkers convention July 1, 2008, sponsored by USW President Leo Gerard. FABULOUS! Entire speech at http://www.usw.org/multimedia/video Mr. Trumka formerly served as president of the United Mine Workers of America. UPDATE: On February 6, 2009 … Continue reading