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Trumka: "Fiscal cliff" is "nonsense", a "manufactured crisis"

Trumka: "Fiscal cliff" is "nonsense", a "manufactured crisis"

16 Nov, 2012

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Trumka: "Fiscal cliff" is "nonsense", a "manufactured crisis"

"There is no fiscal cliff! What we’re facing is an obstacle course within a manufactured crisis that was hastily thrown together in response to inflated rhetoric about our federal deficit."

Trumka: "Fiscal cliff" is "nonsense", a "manufactured crisis"

Obama: "Let's extend the middle class tax cuts right now"

16 Nov, 2012

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16 Nov, 2012

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Obama: "Let's extend the middle class tax cuts right now"

Last week, having won re-election in which his pledge to let expire tax giveaways to those making more than $250,000 a year was a central part of the campaign, President Obama delivered an economic address in the White House, and he drew a clear line in the sand for budget negotiations.

Obama: "Let's extend the middle class tax cuts right now"

N.C. workers and retirees tell Congress 'No more benefit cuts'

09 Nov, 2012

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09 Nov, 2012

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N.C. workers and retirees tell Congress 'No more benefit cuts'

Two days after the election, middle-class families in North Carolina told their stories about how they would be hurt if Congress cuts Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security to extend George Bush’s tax cuts for the top 2%. But that's only the beginning.

N.C. workers and retirees tell Congress 'No more benefit cuts'

President Obama's election night victory speech

09 Nov, 2012

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09 Nov, 2012

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President Obama's election night victory speech

"Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you have made me a better president."

President Obama's election night victory speech

Nov. 6 a good day for the good guys - but not in N.C.

Nov. 6 a good day for the good guys - but not in N.C.

09 Nov, 2012

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Nov. 6 a good day for the good guys - but not in N.C.

If you take the national view, Election Day was a good day for labor-endorsed candidates. Best of all, President Obama won re-election with 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206. However, the picture in North Carolina is not so rosy.

Nov. 6 a good day for the good guys - but not in N.C.

Our closing argument for Election 2012

02 Nov, 2012

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02 Nov, 2012

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Our closing argument for Election 2012

Working people face a clear contrast of visions for America: an economy of, by, and for the rich - or an economy built on investing, training, building, and innovating so that it works for all of us.

Our closing argument for Election 2012