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With a Swipe at Bush, Obama Acts to Bolster Labor

Jan. 30, 2009
President Obama announced steps that he said would strengthen organized labor and thereby improve the lot of middle-class Americans.
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Obama creates task force on middle class

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California's Solis Obama's pick for Labor

CHICAGO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis, California's first female Hispanic state senator, was named Friday as President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Labor Department.

Labor takes low profile on Team Obama

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Union leaders say they're disappointed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama didn't include a new secretary of Labor as part of his core economic team this week.

Obama calls for middle-class rescue plan

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Officials at a Florida hospital said they expect a baby born election night to be only the first of many named after President-elect Barack Obama.

Obama courts unions on Labor Day

DETROIT, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was in Detroit Monday courting support from unions during their traditional Labor Day rally.
Obama, Biden on Midwest bus tour

Obama, Biden on Midwest bus tour

DENVER, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden embarked Friday on a bus tour of three key battleground states.

Union leader: Racism holding Obama back

DENVER, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Racism has kept Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama from gaining a big lead over Republican John McCain, a prominent union leader said.
AFL-CIO endorses Obama

AFL-CIO endorses Obama

CHICAGO, June 26 (UPI) -- Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama Thursday received the endorsement of the AFL-CIO.
Hoffa stumps for Obama in Pittsburgh

Hoffa stumps for Obama in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, April 10 (UPI) -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa Thursday stumped in Pittsburgh for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler