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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is not alone in bashing public workers these days. In the view of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate, collective bargaining …

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rev. Jesse Jackson and black lawmakers say they are preparing to challenge the state's emergency financial manager …

Cairo - Tanks and troops appeared Monday to unleash indiscriminate fire into residential areas of Daraa, the southern Syrian city where the uprising against President Bashar Assad began, in …

Sous chef Eric Fricker, of La Bernadin restaurant, checks fillets of red snapper for radiation, in New York, April 5, 2011. Restaurant owners are taking all precautions to be …

When an arbitrator ruled this month that Detroit could reduce the pensions being earned by its police sergeants and lieutenants, it put the struggling city at the forefront of …

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. (Photo: Robotclaw666) Last week, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announced his candidacy for president of the United States. …

(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) With all the craziness at home, I didn’t have time to comment on the European Central Bank’s decision …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: _Davo_ 1, 2, 3) Our economic and political mess became more clear once I realized that most of the important political …

(Photo: moriza) Tax-deferred retirement accounts were created under a law passed by Congress in 1974. They strike a bargain between taxpayers and the Treasury: money in the …

Washington - The United States is considering seeking targeted sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime amid reports that it unleashed tanks and troops in an escalating crackdown on …