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Barack Obama

Obama Labor Nominees in Recess Dispute Approved by Senate Panel

A Senate committee approved five nominees to the U.S. labor board, including two Democrats ensnared in a legal and political dispute over their appointment a year ago without confirmation.The vote by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ... [Published BusinessWeek - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Labor, Barack Obama, Appointment, Harry Johnson

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

Finding middle ground

Minister of Employment and Labor Phang Ha-nam proposed to solve the dispute over wage calculation through the tripartite government-labor-management dialogue platform. Wages have become a sensitive issue after the Supreme Court ruled in March of last ... [Published Korea Joongang Daily - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Daniel Akerson, Labor

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

IHS Inc

IHS INC. : China's Labor Day LCD TV Sales Surge by Double-Digit Percentage

(4-traders.com)EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 22, 2013)-Sales of liquid crystal display televisions (LCD TV) during China's Labor Day holiday rose 18 percent in 2013 compared to a year earlier, as consumers were lured by attractive promotional pricing and a government ... [Published 4 Traders - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Liquid Crystal Display, IHS Inc, Labor

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 reports

Coalition would rip up Gonski Pyne

A coalition federal government would rip up school funding agreements with the states if only half sign up to Labor's proposals. So far only NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has signed up for the extra funding, although he has encouraged his Liberal colleagues ... [Published The Sydney News - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Coalition, Labor, Jay Weatherill

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 4 reports

Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia consumer confidence falls sharply in May

8:32pm EDTSYDNEY May 22 (Reuters) - A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May as households reacted negatively to the government's budget announcement, even after a cut in interest rates to a record low.The poll of 1,200 people by ... [Published The Sydney News - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Consumer Confidence, Australia, Reserve Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation, Consumer Sentiment

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 3 reports

Gay bigotry Wong accuses Christian group

A war of words over gay marriage has broken out between Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group whose support has long been regarded as necessary to winning elections. Finance Minister Penny Wong has accused the ultra-conservative ... [Published The Sydney News - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Penny Wong, Gay, Labor, Powerful

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

D.C. Government, Developer Sue Labor Department Over Wage Ruling

Win Tickets to see a $5 Comedy Show Win Tickets to Asia After Dark: Korea Seoul Train Enter to win a pair of Tickets to Cosmic Campout Win Passes to the Screening of The Hangover III Win Tickets to see Psychic Icon Sylvia Browne: "An Evening of Insights ... [Published Washington City Paper - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Labor, Construction, Sylvia Browne, Walter Reed

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

No, really, we'll out-Gonski Labor

THE Coalition has outlined its education policy with a promise to deliver funding reform truer to the Gonski review than the plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard is selling. As both the Government and opposition yesterday continued to attack each other's ... [Published Adelaide Now - May 21 2013]

Entities: Coalition, Labor, Christopher Pyne, Education

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Carbon price in hands of someone we don’t know

If Tom Waterhouse ever does get punted from his prominent position in the rugby league industry, perhaps there is an opportunity in the business of climate change that he hasn?t yet exploited. Professionals from Australia’s nascent carbon markets and ... [Published Renew Economy - May 21 2013]

Entities: Antony Green, Greg Hunt, Carbon, Coalition

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

Worker rights in Saudi Arabia boosted

"I have signed today [Sunday], together with Labor Minister Engineer Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih, representing the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Agreement on Domestic Worker Recruitment Between the Ministry of Labor of the Kingdom of Saudi ... [Published Business World - May 20 2013]

Entities: Saudi Arabia, Workers, Philippines

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 5 reports

Obeid calls in the lawyers

DISGRACED former NSW minister MP Eddie Obeid is trying to head off expulsion from the Labor Party by calling in the lawyers, Fairfax Media reports.Lawyers for Mr Obeid have written to the ALP warning of legal action if he is expelled from the party, reports ... [Published Newcastle Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Eddie Obeid, Independent Commission Against Corruption, Labor, John Robertson, Ian Macdonald

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

MPs have denied state switch: Gillard (AAP)

Federal Labor MPs have denied reports of a move to NSW politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. ... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - May 20 2013]

Entities: Julia Gillard, Labor

Quotes

"A premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery and causing inflation to fall further" he said

Bernanke Tells Congress The Economy Still Needs Fed Stimulus [Published International Business Times Canada - 30 mins ago]

Analysts had speculated in recent weeks that the Fed would reduce its bond purchases, after it said a at recent meeting that it was "prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its asset purchases." The $85 billion a month stimulus measures have fueled the economy since late 2

Bernanke Tells Congress The Economy Still Needs Fed Stimulus [Published International Business Times UK - 38 mins ago]

"She never quizzed me about my personal live and I never did about hers," he said. "Carla Hale is one of the best, most respected teachers I've ever known, and the decision to fire her was absolutely the worst administrative decision ever!"

Catholic “union” refuses to back Carla Hale, but AFL-CIO will [Published People's World - 44 mins ago]

...He said it was "not responsible to focus all of the restraint on the very near term" and urged Congress to replace some of its fiscal tightening with measures to restrain long-term healthcare and social security costs

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke: stimulus programme not creating 'bubbles' [Published Guardian.co.uk - 49 mins ago]

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Blogs

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Bernanke’s Dilemma: No Good Moves Left [Published The Curious Capitalist - 33 mins ago] There’s a term in chess called zugzwang, which describes the point in a game when it’s your turn to move but every move you could make would worsen your situation. That’s pretty much what the chessboard looked like for Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke ...
Reid Eyes Serial Votes On Obama Nominees In Key... [Published Talking Points Memo - 3 hours ago] Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would hold a vote on Richard Cordray's nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before the Senate skipped town for Memorial Day.Plans change. Cordray will now most likely get his ...
San Diego Labor Leader Wins State Assembly Race... [Published AFL-CIO NOW BLOG - 3 hours ago] Lorena Gonzalez, 41, secretary-treasurer of the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, defeated rival Steve Castaneda on Tuesday in a special election to fill the vacant 80th Assembly District in California, the U-T San Diego reports . ...
Check Out The Hamptons Brunch Party Where The C... [Published Clusterstock - 3 hours ago] Day & Night Hamptons — Montauk's ultimate table-dancing "brunch" party — is coming back this Memorial Day. And in true Hamptons style, Derek and Daniel Koch, the brothers behind the party, are hiring a skydiver to deliver Dom Perignon rosé to tables ...
‘The Chinese Are Not Going to Stop’ [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - 3 hours ago] The news that the attack on Google in 2009 also compromised a database holding warrants for lawful intercept surveillance on users has raised fears about the security of national security data on private networks. Cyberspionage operations pose a serious ...

Audio/Video

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Opinion: The Problem with Mr. Perez. [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 20 2013]
Senator Burr Expresses Opposition to Tom Perez ... [Published Senator Richard Burr - YouTube Channel - May 17 2013]
Alexander: "I will oppose voting Mr. Perez out ... [Published Senator Lamar Alexander - YouTube Channel - May 16 2013]
Changing Asia’s Labor Conditions [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - May 14 2013]
Harkin Defends Perez Nomination on the Senate F... [Published Senator Tom Harkin - YouTube Channel - May 08 2013]

Press Releases

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HVAC Firm Saves 40 Labor Hours a Week With Pron... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - 5 hours ago]
Bannockburn to be connected to natural gas [Published Premier of Victoria - 9 hours ago]
Labor Commissioner Cites Adult Care Facilities ... [Published PR Newswire - 21 hours ago]
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