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Johnson leads Williamsport at 2A West meet
Saturday, May 18, 2013 PREP TRACK & FIELD IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Nick Johnson led the Williamsport boys team to a fourth-place finish at the Maryland Class 2A West region championships at Oakdale High School. Johnson won the 400-meter dash in 50.23...Tags: Francis Scott Key, AAA, Detroit Tigers, Track and Field, New York Yankees
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Labor Legislation, Environmental Politics, Energy Resources, Environmental Cleanup, Politics
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Immigration, Personal Data Collection, Elections, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights
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Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer
The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: Republican Party, Immigration, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Politics
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U.S. House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls -aides
Reuters* Longer path to citizenship than Senate measure * Republicans, Democrats deadlocked on low-skilled workers By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants...Tags: Republican Party, Immigration, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Senators hit snag on tech provisions in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersBy Caren Bohan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Amid fierce lobbying from the tech industry and organized labor, senators on Thursday hit a snag over a visa program for high-skilled foreign workers in the U.S. immigration bill and...Tags: Employment, Lindsey O. Graham, Personal Data Collection, Immigration, Justice and Rights
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Senadores EEUU discrepan sobre empleos tecnológicos en reforma inmigratoria EEUU
ReutersPor Caren Bohan y Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, 16 mayo (Reuters) - Senadores estadounidenses disintieron el jueves ante un programa de visas para trabajadores extranjeros cualificados parte de la reforma al sistema de inmigración, en medio de la...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics, Interior Policy
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immigration bill met on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a temporary worker program and healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants....Tags: Employment, Bob Goodlatte, John Carter, Immigration, Personal Data Collection
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Seneca Valley knocks out Rebels
Thursday, May 16, 2013 PREP BASEBALL GERMANTOWN, Md. — Second-seeded Seneca Valley erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the first on Thursday en route to an 8-4 win over South Hagerstown in a Maryland Class 3A West semifinal....Tags: Francis Scott Key, Track and Field, Baltimore Orioles, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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White-collar workers are turning to labor unions
NEW YORK — The next wave of union protesters isn't blue collar. It's lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, helicopter pilots, judges, insurance agents and podiatrists. These white-collar workers are not exactly the picture of the labor movement, but...
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Senators struggle with tech industry concerns on U.S. immigration bill
Reuters* Schumer seeks to broker a deal * "Need all the support we can get" By Rachelle Younglai and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Senate supporters of a broad U.S. immigration bill struggled on Wednesday to satisfy technology companies that want...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Al Franken, Immigration, Personal Data Collection, Justice and Rights
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