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Not much research behind $12 minimum wage proposal

Sean Higgins · November 18, 2015 5:01 am

The legislation is an effort to head off organized labor's push to unionize Indian casinos.Â (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios).

House votes to limit federal labor authority over Indian tribes

Sean Higgins · November 17, 2015 8:44 pm

U.S. European Command announced on Sunday the travel restrictions on unofficial trips to and within France.Â (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

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U.S. military banned from non-official travel to France

Jacqueline Klimas · November 16, 2015 3:19 pm

Antonin Scalia, usually the court's leading conservative, surprised observers last year by appearing to lean toward labor's side during oral arguments in a similar case involving public-sector unions calledÂ Harris v. Quinn.Â (AP Photo)

Big labor’s unlikely hope: Antonin Scalia

Sean Higgins · November 16, 2015 5:01 am

Army Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis, left,Â will report to the vice chair of the Army during the investigation.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Top military adviser fired for alleged misconduct

Jacqueline Klimas · November 13, 2015 12:01 am

TheÂ Service Employees International UnionÂ is one of the nation's largest unions and is a major player in Democratic politics.Â (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Clinton SEIU endorsement rumored

Sean Higgins · November 12, 2015 5:47 pm

While no one has gone so far as to openly encourage the president to close the controversial military prison through an executive order, senior Senate Democrats are opening the door to that possibility.Â (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Dems hint they would let Obama unilaterally close Gitmo

Jacqueline Klimas · November 12, 2015 5:19 pm

"It's a little bit disingenuous to say that we're not fighting the good fight. We can't win that fight."Â (AP)

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McCain demands answers on Navy patrol near China

Jacqueline Klimas · November 12, 2015 4:26 pm

Trump says Americans wounded while fighting ISIS should receive a portion of the oil funding their activities. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Donald Trump: Give oil money to wounded vets

Jacqueline Klimas · November 11, 2015 4:26 am

Gen. Herbert Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, said the retirement of the "majority" of the A-10 fleetÂ would likely be delayed at least two to three years, according to reports.Â (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Roy Lynch III)

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Air Force leader says A-10 retirement may be delayed

Jacqueline Klimas · November 10, 2015 5:49 pm

Nobody really knows what a $15 minimum would do to the economy. Past increases in the federal minimum wage were incremental. There is no precedent for raising it to the level being discussed, more than double its current rate, economists note. (AP photo)

Business groups predict few workers at wage protests

Sean Higgins · November 9, 2015 9:47 pm

Air Force chief of staff, right, accompanied by Air Force secretary announcedÂ that Northrop Grumman is being awarded the US Air Force's next-generation long range strike bomber contract. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Boeing, Lockheed cry foul on $80B bomber

Jacqueline Klimas · November 6, 2015 3:09 pm