Thousands of Spanish police officers march against austerity RT ...Around 5,000 Spanish police officers marched through the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest government austerity measures, including frozen pensions and the elimination of their Christmas bonuses...
Former Clinton and Bush Cabinet Members, Now Oil and Gas Lobbyists, Expect Keystone XL Green Light Desmogblog.com ...The Tar Sands Blockade of TransCanada Corporation's "Keystone XL South" continues in Texas, but former members of the Clinton and George W. Bush cabinets believe the northern half will soon be green-lighted by President Barack Obama...
New Jersey railway put trains in Sandy flood zone despite warnings Reuters ...New Jersey Transit's struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy is being compounded by a pre-storm decision to park much of its equipment in two rail yards that forecasters predicted would flood, a move that resulted in damage to one-third of its locomotives and a quarter of its passenger cars...
Walmart's Internal Compensation Documents Reveal Systematic Limit On Advancement Huffington Post ...The plan details a rigid pay structure for hourly employees that makes it difficult for most to rise much beyond poverty-level wages...
Democrat Ron Barber wins Gabby Giffords's seat in Arizona The Hill ...Democrats now hold a majority of Arizona's House seats...
Privatizing turnpike looms as a road hazard for Kasich (opinion) Columbus Dispatch ... If he goes through with it, he risks pocking his 2014 re-election bid with potholes. Turnpike privatization could be the deal-breaker for Kasich in northern Ohio that opposition to the auto bailout was for Mitt Romney...
Rick Haglund: 'If conditions were ever perfect for (right to work), they are right now' - legislator (opinion) MLive.com ...Rep. Mike Shirkey, a Grass Lake Republican who’s been itching to introduce right-to-work legislation for months, isn’t convinced that Snyder is supportive. And Shirkey told me for a post-election story I wrote for Bridge magazine that he will not introduce a bill until he knows Snyder will sign it...
Wisconsin: Walker campaign, GOP hired county aide charged in John Doe probe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker who has pleaded guilty to felony misconduct in office has been on the payroll of Walker's campaign and the state Republican Party, according to a court document filed Friday...
Allen West recount continues after emergency injunction fails; Teamsters show up to ‘observe’; Update: Count resumes Sunday Twitchy.com ...Packed in among volunteers are three members of the U.S. House Administration Committee who appeared at West’s request. Also stopping by, according to one West supporter, were several Teamsters...
