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Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (L) and former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger at a screening of the documentary "Cold War," in New York April 29, 2012.

The leadership of the Connecticut State Police Union has voted unanimously to conduct an historic vote of no confidence against Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Reuben Bradford and State Police Colonel Danny Stebbins.

Nearly 80 percent of Chicago Teachers Union members voted to reject the latest teacher contract proposal in recent straw polls — more than what would be needed to authorize a real strike under a new law, CTU leaders said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chicago Public School officials called on union leaders to commit to not calling for a strike authorization vote until CTU members can see a fact-finder’s ...

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats and unions hoping to turf Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker out of office over his efforts to tame the power of organized labor are finding it tough going with only two weeks to go before a historic recall election. Just over a year ago, Walker set off a storm that looked like it could sweep him from power over a new law that critics labeled "union busting. ...

Date of Event:  Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Year:  1788 Teaser:  South Carolina ratifies the Constitution, becoming the eighth state to join the Union.

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While a state report last week issued a scathing assessment of how some union officials take large amounts of leave to conduct business while on the public time clock, the local situation seems controlled.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado says the Garfield County Sheriff's Department is violating state law by immediately forwarding the names of immigrants arrested in domestic violence cases to federal immigration authorities.

Union County High School defeated Bonifay Holmes County 6-3 Tuesday to win the Class 1A state baseball championship.

President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night prompted an array of reactions from conservative critics, whose divergent responses mirrored the fractures on display this year in a bruising Republican presidential primary. Read full article >>