It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week the minimum wage family leave health insurance Social Security Medicare retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.

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If you're looking for the safe choice you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to

If you're looking for the safe choice, you shouldn't be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.

Americans still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their le

Americans still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high people wh

What is a danger is that we stay stuck in a new normal where unemployment rates stay high, people who have jobs see their incomes go up, businesses make big profits. But they're learned to do more with less and so they don't hire.

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    The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.

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    The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.

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