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Coming “Fiscal Cliff” in Congress Affects Hiring, Even Firing
Both major political parties talk a good game on the need to help create jobs. But their refusal to agree on a plan to stop the government from going …
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Republicans Poised to Hold House, Maybe Win Senate
The outlook is driven by local factors rather any kind of wave for or against either major political party
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House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wage to $10
A group of House Democrats have proposed increasing the minimum wage to $10, which, as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pointed out would allow the wage to u201ccatch upu201d …
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Stigmatize the Money
In Congress and state legislatures, both sides of the aisle are awash with special-interest money.