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6 hours ago ago from Talk Radio News Service
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Yesterday, Secretary Hilda Solis hosted a live chat to discuss the new regulatory agenda. The chat was a great success, as Secretary Solis posted on her Facebook page: Just finished my chat. I was able to get to 40 of 147 great questions. We had 847 active participants. I'll post a few photos later. More DOL webchats to come! You can read a transcript of the chat here . Don't forget that today and tomorrow, chats are being hosted ( ...
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5 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama is promoting help for highways and small businesses, bridges and energy-efficient homes in a broad pitch to get Americans back to work and roll back the double-digit unemployment that's approaching a quarter-century high, an administration official said Tuesday. In a speech prepared for delivery Tuesday, Obama plans to talk about what he wants to see in the coming weeks and months chiefly, more Americans in ...
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