We need to go ahead and act right now on some proposals that are before Congress, ready to be voted on.

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On February 17th, Margaret Beckett, the president of the Board of Trade, confirmed that the government intends to stand by its election pledge to compel companies to give a trade union the right to negotiate pay and conditions for employees when a majority of workers have voted to be represented by a union.

ECONOMIST: Trade unions

Under the No Labels suggestions, the President would have the right twice a year to propose legislation to Congress that would have to be voted up or down without amendments, provided that it had a minimum number of sponsors from each party in both Houses of Congress.

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Because of the globality and interconnectedness of indigenous, colonial and capitalist male privileging ideologies, an African woman president must be prepared not to be voted back into office but focus on standing for what is right.

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The results of these discussions were provided to an expert panel that voted 9-5 that lorcaserin should not be approved right now.

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