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Wis. lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
By News on Feb 17, 2011
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Faced with a near-certain Republican victory that would end a half-century of collective bargaining for public workers, Wisconsin Democrats retaliated with the only weapon they had left: They fled....
US seeks to avoid UN vote on Israeli settlements
By News on Feb 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stuck in a diplomatic bind, the Obama administration scrambled Thursday to avert a difficult U.N. Security Council vote on a Palestinian-backed resolution condemning Israeli settlements. President Barack Obama raised the subject in a call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after other attempts to sway him failed....
More battles over House GOP spending bill
By News on Feb 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservatives won a bid to slice arts funding and stood by cuts in heating subsidies for the poor as the House rolled through a third day of debate Thursday on a bill that would trim hundreds of domestic programs....Dems missing from Wis. Capitol ahead of union vote
By News on Feb 17, 2011
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Police officers were dispatched Thursday to find Wisconsin state lawmakers who had apparently boycotted a vote on a sweeping bill that would strip most government workers of their collective bargaining rights....
Consumers paid more for most goods in January
By News on Feb 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers paid more in January for everything from food and gas to airline tickets and clothing. The price increases reflect creeping but still-modest inflation....