Gridlock in Washington threatens reform plans When Richard Trumka ascended a stage in Pittsburgh last year to accept the presidency of AFL-CIO, he vowed to reinvigorate a flagging labor movement beset by globalization, corporate power and union infighting. The burly third-generation mine worker pledged victories on health care and labor ...

Guests for the Sunday TV news showsGuest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" — Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" — Govs. Haley Barbour, R-Miss., Ed Rendell, D-Pa., and Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich.; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. ___ NBC's "Meet the ...

Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Jan. 10, the 10th day of 2010. There are 355 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 10, 1860, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Mass., collapsed, trapping hundreds in the rubble; during rescue efforts, a fire broke out — up to ...

The health care reform bill passed by US senators Thursday tramples on women's abortion rights and leeches off working Americans while enriching the insurance industry and changing little, critics said. The National Organization for Women (NOW) blasted the measure as a "disappointing move that sets women's reproductive rights ...