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Obama's Labor Department may seek subpoena power for its mining agency following the West Virginia accident. That move comes after the department has quietly increased enforcement of labor violations in other industries. Share your knowledge of politics by contributing to our wiki.

 

Solis Will Get Independent Review of MSHA’s Big Branch Mine Investigation

The Cabinet Room by Amanda Erickson

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had a last-minute coup this afternoon - the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has agreed to conduct an independent investigation of the Mining Health and Safety Administration’s internal review of the causes of the explosion at Big Branch Mine. This may provide the review process some much-needed credibility to [...]

Sunday Roundup

The Plum Line by Greg Sargent

* President Obama is clearly in the tank for Goldman Sachs. * Aargh! Via Steve Benen, the Associated Press has now done a whole story on Sarah Palin’s bogus criticism of Obama’s remarks about America’s superpower status. While the AP does include Obama’s full quote, it still reports uncritically on her obviously [...]
 

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Secretary of State (since January 2009)
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United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director, White House Open Government Initiative
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U.S. Senator (since February 2010)
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Secretary of Homeland Security (since January 2009)
U.S. Solicitor General (since March 2009)
Governor of Michigan (since 2003)

 

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Meet Todd Jurkowski, press secretary to Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.).

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