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Republicans struggling, near bottom

By on March 6, 2009 in Blog, Opinion, Politics

I have previously written that the US Republicans are cannibalising themselves, that they are struggling to find a leader, and that they have no clear strategy for combating Obama and the Democrat machine. Now, with the Democrats hammering the Republicans over Rush Limbaugh, some Republican representatives are acknowledging that they nearly as low as they [...]

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Sharan Burrow on the Global Financial Crisis

By on March 2, 2009 in Blog

Sharan Burrow is the president of the ACTU, and recently talked at a forum at Trades Hall with Senator Kim Carr on the global financial crisis. This video shows her talking about the GFC at the International Trade Union Confederation. Union Views: Sharan Burrow, ITUC President (ACTU Australia) from ITUC on Vimeo.

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