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A week after Congress was given another raise, Senate has sent a big fuck-you to the American workers: The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated a proposal pushed by Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage in increments from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour by Jan. 1, 2009. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, unsuccessfully tried to […]

Kerry has broken his silence on the wiretapping issue: BOSTON –Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday that the domestic spying authorized by the White House “doesn’t uphold our Constitution,” and that President Bush offered a “lame” defense in recent public appearances. The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to Bush in the 2004 presidential election, also said the […]