Monday, September 3, 2012

Labor Day

  • On Labor Day, Obama Talks Up Auto Bailout in Ohio

    TOLEDO, Ohio - President Obama pointed to his bailout of the auto industry, which Mitt Romney opposed, as a major argument for his re-election over the Republican rival as he spent a fourth Labor Day with union workers in a swing state. Without the ...

    thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Labor Day marked with parades, political speeches

    Politics was a big part of Labor Day, the time when much of the public usually starts to pay attention to the campaigns. Terence Glaze, a 47-year-old firefighter, waited to catch a glimpse of Obama's motorcade at the president's speech in Toledo, but ...

    www.foxnews.com

  • Campers and picnickers stay away on Labor Day as wildfire burns in forest ...

    A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles spoiled the Labor Day of thousands of visitors to the Angeles National Forest as firefighters bore down for what figured to be a long fight against the big blaze.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Obama, Romney campaigns clash on Labor Day over whether Americans are ...

    Before a Labor Day crowd of union workers in Toledo earlier Monday, Obama hammered home the argument that the country would have been far worse off if a Republican administration had been in charge during the past four years.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Labor Day-The Tale of Two Cities

    Today, September 3rd, is Labor Day in the United States. It is a national holiday, a national day of rest. This is a holiday that is well-earned.

    www.forbes.com

  • Record-high Labor Day gasoline prices greet Democrats in Charlotte

    Prices at the pump reached a national average of $3.83 Monday, according to AAA, setting a record high for a Labor Day. The previous Labor Day record of $3.69 was set in 2008, at the height of the last presidential election fight. Continue Reading ...

    www.politico.com

  • Box office report: 'The Possession' enjoys second best Labor Day weekend ever ...

    The film earned $21.3 million over the Friday-to-Monday period, a stronger start than most industry insiders were expecting, and the second best gross ever for a movie over Labor Day weekend (a traditionally slow moviegoing frame) behind 2007′s ...

    insidemovies.ew.com

  • Labor Day rally in Daley Plaza in support of Chicago teachers

    The two sides continued talks Monday, when thousands of union workers clad in red T-shirts filled Daley Plaza during a Labor Day rally to support the Chicago Teachers Union. CTU President Karen Lewis told the crowd she remains "hopeful" that a deal can ...

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • Louisiana spends Labor Day cleaning up after Isaac

    President Barack Obama visited the state Monday and toured storm damage in St. John the Baptist Parish, where subdivisions that were submerged in water from Isaac were still draining.

    blog.gulflive.com

  • Biden Vilifies Romney/Ryan at Labor Day Rally, Unaware that Unions Invested ...

    Our inimitable Vice President Biden was courting big labor today. Of course, it's Labor Day. However, it appears the Democrats are beating a dead horse.

    hotair.com

  • Labor Day rally for janitors rights draws hundreds of marchers

    Hundreds of union workers marched from Boston Common to Copley Square this afternoon in a Labor Day rally supporting efforts to win 14,000 New England janitors the right to work full time -- and receive benefits such as health insurance -- when their ...

    www.boston.com

  • Pippa Middleton spends Labor Day weekend with hotelier Andre Balazs on ...

    The Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister was spotted over Labor Day weekend hanging out with famed hotelier Andre Balazs on Shelter Island, N.Y.

    www.nydailynews.com

  • Hedge Fund Bulls Push US Gasoline to Labor Day Record

    Hedge funds raised bullish bets on gasoline to more than a three-month high, helping push prices at the pump to record levels for the U.S.

    www.businessweek.com

  • Labor Day 2012: Where The Jobs Are

    A new report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the best-paying jobs between now and 2020 will be offered to people who have technical or trade skills as well as those with master's or nursing degrees.

    abcnews.go.com

  • Jay-Z rocks Labor Day weekend in Philly at Made in America music festival

    Jay-Z basically owned the first annual Made in America music festival this Labor Day weekend at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, where he headlined on Saturday night.

    www.examiner.com

  • Bridge Walk attracts Labor Day enthusiasts in Zeeland

    Participants weren't grasping their hamstrings or gasping for air, but there were plenty of chuckles and good-hearted family fun taking place at Zeeland's fifth annual Labor Day Bridge Walk in Paw Paw Park. Hosted by Zeeland residents Al and Barb ...

    www.hollandsentinel.com

  • San Jose: Labor Day protest at City Manager Debra Figone's home fizzles out

    SAN JOSE -- A planned Labor Day "barbecue" in front of City Manager Deb Figone's house to protest the city's major cuts to police officers and firefighters' salary and pensions fizzled out.

    www.mercurynews.com

  • Fifth-annual Labor Day cook-off makes winners out of local chefs, United Way

    "A crapshoot." That's what City Manager Richard Pearce called the inaugural Day of Hard Labor BBQ Cook-off held five years ago.

    www.aikenstandard.com

  • A Chicago Labor Day Lesson

    That is why today I decided to take my two youngest children to the Labor Day union rally at Daley Plaza. This would be an opportunity for me to show them what all this talk is about "strike" and "contracts".

    www.examiner.com

  • Warm reception for Warren at annual Labor Day breakfast

    Warren was reprising a visit to the Labor Day breakfast, where she spoke last year before announcing her candidacy. She called US Senator Scott Brown, the Republican elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Edward M. Kennedy, "a guy who really ...

    www.boston.com

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