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In The ‘Back Seat’ No More: New Legislation Would Protect Workers, Retirees When Their Employers Go Bankrupt

Democrats in both the House and Senate introduced legislation Wednesday designed to protect the earnings and retirement savings of workers and retirees when businesses collapse.
The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act would make several changes to Chapter 11 bankruptcy law, putting workers interests near the top when companies file for bankruptcy, according to [...]

John Kerry – HERO on Health Care

Four more Democratic Senators signed on to the push for a vote for the public option today, including Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. The following is an email sent out today via BoldProgressives.org:  
Senator John Kerry did Massachusetts proud today.
The DC pundits are telling Democrats to cave to Republicans and big corporations in the name of “bipartisanship.”
But [...]

Senators Want To Pass Healthcare Public Option Under Reconciliation

Eight Senate Democrats are looking not only to finally approve comprehensive healthcare reform, they want to enact a federally run public option under a controversial procedure known as reconciliation.
The lawmakers — Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), and Sheldon [...]

Former NBC Employee Blasts Comcast Merger–He Happens To Be Named Al Franken

Two decades ago, he  played a  funny character named Stuart Smalley on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Today, he’s a U.S. senator and Al Franken sees nothing to laugh about his former employer’s plan to merge with Comcast.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this week began looking into the announced plan of cable titan Comcast’s plan to merge with [...]

Senator Al Franken Talks Down Angry Tea Party Activists

This is a must match if you haven’t seen it:

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Franken Takes on Pickens

Good for Senator Al Franken for taking on T Boone Pickens when no one else at the Democratic Policy lunch would:

Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tank John Kerry’s presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pickens a warm welcome at their weekly policy lunch Thursday. 
Or at least [...]

Sotomayor Hearing: Day One

Sotomayor Hearing:Day One
(Most quotes from reporters live micro-blogging the hearing.)
jaketapper (ABC): I found this pro-Sotomayor essay in the WP by her Princeton professor interesting >> http://bit.ly/as1Cn
[This a far more inclusive look at the foundations of Judge Sotomayor than I have seen elsewhere. To understand who she is today you must understand her past and path. [...]

Minn Supreme Court Rules for Franken in Senate Fight

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Al Franken should be certified the winner of the long-running Senate race between Franken and Coleman.
Norm Coleman has finally conceded. It’s about freakin time!

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Judges Rule Franken Winner, Coleman to Fight On

Go home Norm:
Three judges soundly rejected Norm Coleman’s attempt to reverse Al Franken’s lead in the U.S. Senate election late Monday, sweeping away the Republican’s claims in a blunt ruling Coleman promised to appeal.
Give it up Norm. The court has declared Al Franken the winner. It’s time to put the state before your own ego, [...]

Note to Norm

Note to Norm Coleman… Give it up:
Democrat Al Franken yesterday increased his small lead over Republican Norm Coleman in the protracted dispute over the race for a U.S. Senate seat representing Minnesota, but it remains unclear when the five-month legal battle will end.
It’s time for Norm to concede. In fact it’s way overdue.

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