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JESSE J. HOLLAND
Race for Trent Lott's old seat competitive
- Roger Wicker leaned up against the rails of the oyster schooner Mike Sekul, enjoying the slight Mississippi Sound breeze and some scrumptious, bone-sucking ribs with his son McDaniel.
Bill extends jobless benefits 13 weeks
- The Iraq war funding bill that Congress is sending to the White House will extend weekly benefits for jobless Americans hurt by the tough economy and rising unemployment.
AFL-CIO endorses Obama for president
- The AFL-CIO endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, uniting the nation's 15 million union workers behind the Illinois senator and giving him full access to organized labor's massive bank accounts and political machinery.
- The AFL-CIO endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, uniting the nation's 15 million union workers behind the Illinois senator and giving him full access to organized labor's massive bank accounts and political machinery.
House votes to expand disabilities law
- People who take medicine to control epilepsy, diabetes or cancer or use prosthetic limbs or hearing aids could use the Americans With Disabilities Act to fight workplace discrimination under legislation the House passed Wednesday.
AFL-CIO getting ready to endorse Obama
- The AFL-CIO is preparing to give its stamp of approval to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
AFL-CIO voting on Obama endorsement
- The AFL-CIO is on the verge of endorsing Barack Obama for president.
Q&A on proposed jobless benefits extension
- Congress has added an extension of unemployment benefits to a bill that would fund Iraq war operations. What will this mean for unemployed Americans?