Biden launches Bain attack on Romney in Rust Belt speech MSNBC.com ..."Romney made sure the guys on top got to play by a separate set of rules, he ran massive debts, and the middle class lost," he "And folks, he thinks this experience will help our economy? Where I come from, past is prologue, man. So what do you think he’ll do as president?"...
China continues to be a hot-button issue in Texas race for Senate Manufacture This ...In a Lone Star state battle for the Republican Party's Senate nomination, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is promoting new ads that attack his opponent, state Solicitor General Ted Cruz, for representing a Chinese company that stole American blueprints and copyrights...
U.S. Loses WTO Appeal in Dolphin-Safe Tuna Case Economy In Crisis ... the WTO has ruled that the “dolphin-safe” labels that adorn tuna cans in the United States represent a barrier to trade. The U.S. appealed this ruling, but it should come as no surprise that the WTO has upheld its previous ruling on the case, leaving the United States open to sanctions if it continues to use these labels...
Greek Voters May Put a Dagger Into the Austerity Juggernaut Buzzflash ...Many Greek and European election watchers expect the surging anti-austerity Syriza party to win on June 17 after coming in second in the May 6th balloting that ended without a government being formed...
Uncovering the Other ALECs Truthout ..."Taxpayer-subsidized stealth lobbyists" have upped the ante and skillfully advanced their agendas through bipartisan "trade associations" for state government officials - in particular, the Council of State Governments (CSG) whose multimillion-dollar budget is mostly funded by taxpayers...
Sacramento Unemployed Turn To Trucking For Work CBS Sacramento ...Out of work and out of luck, local white collar employees were not out of ideas....Shifting gears by discovering the “blue jeans, blue collar” world of trucking.
