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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.800 Farming Flexibility Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2011-04-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Democrat to propose Internet sales tax - SlipperyBrick.com</title>
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    <updated>2011-04-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conner Flynn</name>
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I do agree with Phillip that this would shutdown more stores than it opens and in turn close a lot of the same small businesses that Washington likes to think it helps. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5660/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.slipperybrick.com/2011/04/senate-democrat-to-propose-internet-sales-tax/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.800: To make the E-verify program permanent, and to provide ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-02-16:/commentary/10566473</id>
    <updated>2011-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill &#8211; H.R. 800 &#8211; &amp;#39;Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011&amp;#39; &#8211; introduced by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX) would have the E-Verify mandate apply to both new hires and current ... Source: Tom Ahearn, ESR Ne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h800/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grant with more details on the Adrian Beltre deal - Lone Star Ball</title>
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    <updated>2011-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lone Star Ball </name>
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I&amp;#39;m thinking a 25 HR / .800 OPS / 3 WAR good defensive player for a couple of years and then a lot of ugliness will set in. Look at Beltre&amp;#39;s career OBP (.328) and what it&amp;#39;s been the last several years (other than last year&amp;#39;s .365, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lonestarball.com/2011/1/4/1913650/grant-with-more-details-on-the-adrian-beltre-deal&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Caligula in a silk robe</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-31:/commentary/10324730</id>
    <updated>2010-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2011/01/caligula-in-silk-robe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: The Cleptocrats</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-29:/commentary/10276464</id>
    <updated>2010-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/12/cleptocrats.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Politifact equals Politifarce</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-23:/commentary/10220801</id>
    <updated>2010-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/12/politifact-equals-politifarce.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Mark Steyn</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-22:/commentary/10196102</id>
    <updated>2010-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/12/mark-steyn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: The FCC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-20:/commentary/10158252</id>
    <updated>2010-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/12/fcc.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Tea Party conference call</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-29:/commentary/9901655</id>
    <updated>2010-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/tea-party-conference-call.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s with the Ron Paul supporters?!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-25:/commentary/9862147</id>
    <updated>2010-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>samara strohl </name>
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skycat, you&amp;#39;re wrong. Ron Paul voted against the Employee Free Choice Act last year &#8211; which was the #1 issue for unions in 2007. See: http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Jobs.htm (HR 800). Best answer: Answer by ya_staff_sux ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://samara-strohl.tk/whats-with-the-ron-paul-supporters/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Istoria interzisa a omenirii &#171; Pentru Dumnezeu si Neamul Romanesc</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-21:/commentary/9862148</id>
    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pentru Dumnezeu si Neamul Romanesc </name>
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Hr.- 800 d.Hr., pe un recif de corali din Micronezia, din aproximativ 250 milioane de tone de blocuri bazaltice, al caror transport nu poate fi explicat; artefactul Coso, din Olancha, California, asemanator cu un dispozitiv de aprindere ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://garduldefier.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/istoria-interzisa-a-omenirii/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Hands off my Teabag!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-21:/commentary/9812171</id>
    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/hands-off-my-teabag.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Don&amp;quot;t touch my junk</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/dont-touch-my-junk.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Real story of Thanksgiving</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-11:/commentary/9695535</id>
    <updated>2010-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/real-story-of-thanksgiving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End Memories: Support the Employee Free Choice Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-09:/commentary/9695534</id>
    <updated>2010-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041) would amend the National Labor Relations Act by allowing the certification of a union as the bargaining representative of a unit of employees if the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://end-memories.blogspot.com/2010/11/support-employee-free-choice-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Chris Odonnel</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-08:/commentary/9661266</id>
    <updated>2010-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/chris-odonnel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where Can I Download Free Blues Backing Tracks? - online training ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-07:/commentary/9723308</id>
    <updated>2010-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Explanation: 48kmph = 48000 meters per hr = 800 meters per min. Now... Would Petsmart Training Program Be Able To Help My Dog?( 3 )My dog has a small aggression issue she is a border collie mix very sweet obedient lo. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ulool.com/where-can-i-download-free-blues-backing-tracks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Aesthetic Renewal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-03:/commentary/9634822</id>
    <updated>2010-11-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/aesthetic-renewal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Elite Mortgage Daily Blog: H.R. 4646 - Summary: Debt Free ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-03:/commentary/9634821</id>
    <updated>2010-11-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... FICO &amp;middot; Freddie Mac &amp;middot; H.R. 3221 &amp;middot; H.R. 800 &amp;middot; HUD &amp;middot; In The News &amp;middot; Loan Limits &amp;middot; Mortgage Freeze Plan &amp;middot; Mortgage Rates &amp;middot; Outlook 2008 &amp;middot; Rant of the Day &amp;middot; Rate Trend Survey &amp;middo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elitemortgagedaily.blogspot.com/2010/11/hr-4646-summary-debt-free-america-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wednesday morning Rangers things - Lone Star Ball</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-02:/commentary/9634820</id>
    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lone Star Ball </name>
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We have to hope that Moreland is a 20-25 HR / .800 OPS player. Then we can go get a good catcher and somebody that can play CF. And then sign Cliff Lee &amp;amp; CJ. &amp;quot;Dying ain&amp;#39;t hard. It&amp;#39;s living that&amp;#39;s hard.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;The Influence continu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/11/3/1791407/wednesday-morning-rangers-things&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NYT: Unions Fear GOP Election Wins : Labor Relations Today</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-31:/commentary/9634819</id>
    <updated>2010-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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EFCA was introduced as H.R. 1409 and S. 560 in the 111th Congress, and before that as H.R. 800 (which passed the House) and S. 1041 in the 110th. The Secret Ballot Protection Act was originally proposed in the 110th Congress as H.R. 866 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.laborrelationstoday.com/2010/11/articles/house-of-representatives/nyt-unions-fear-gop-election-wins/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-31:/commentary/9571373</id>
    <updated>2010-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Card Check: Voters Set to Affirm Secret Ballots in Union Elections</title>
    <link href="http://shopfloor.org/2010/10/card-check-voters-set-to-affirm-secret-ballots-in-union-elections/15668" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9661265</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Among the original co-sponsors of HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act, when introduced into the House in February 2007 were the Arizona Democratic Reps. Gabrielle Giffords, Raul Grijalva, Harry Mitchell and Ed Pastor, Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopfloor.org/2010/10/card-check-voters-set-to-affirm-secret-ballots-in-union-elections/15668&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Invincible Armor: Do-Nothing Zack Space Sarcastically Calls Gibbs ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9520624</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Space voted in favor of allowing illegal aliens to vote in union elections Motion to Recommit H.R. 800. Space opposed a committee amendment to prevent illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded health care in 2009 Deal amendment to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://invinciblearmor.blogspot.com/2010/10/do-nothing-zack-space-sarcastically.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Obama&amp;#39;s Progressive Agenda</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-26:/commentary/9520625</id>
    <updated>2010-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/obamas-progressive-agenda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: More Ballot Fears</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-25:/commentary/9510619</id>
    <updated>2010-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-ballot-fears.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FISHYSPEECH: My Ballot Fears</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-22:/commentary/9459338</id>
    <updated>2010-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-ballot-fears.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Deception</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-13:/commentary/9349074</id>
    <updated>2010-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/deception.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Obama the Hypocrite</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/obama-hypocrite.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-11:/commentary/9334755</id>
    <updated>2010-10-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/obama-hypocrite.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Russ Carnahan OK with Illegal Aliens Voting in Union Elections ...</title>
    <link href="http://russnotforus.com/100/russ-carnahan-ok-with-illegal-aliens-voting-in-union-elections" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-09:/commentary/9541974</id>
    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Russ Not for Us </name>
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Congressman Carnahan voted against a Motion to Recommit H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. . . . [It would have recommitted the bill] with instructions to report the legislation back to the House with an amendment that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://russnotforus.com/100/russ-carnahan-ok-with-illegal-aliens-voting-in-union-elections&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Free Speech</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-speech.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9301525</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-speech.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>petition for stars to add $12 180 man Hyper Turbos</title>
    <link href="http://www.pocketfives.com/f7/petition-stars-add-$12-180-man-hyper-turbos-602645/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-03:/commentary/9363469</id>
    <updated>2010-10-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PocketFives </name>
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180 - after 1 hr: 500/1000, 100 90 - after 1 hr, 150/300, 40 45 - after 1 hr, 800/1600, 75 i knew the 180s went up faster than the 90s, but i had no idea the 45s were that steep. need to rethink my ranges on some of these. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pocketfives.com/f7/petition-stars-add-$12-180-man-hyper-turbos-602645/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: The One Nation Rally</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-nation-rally.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9259474</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-nation-rally.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama Vs. Mccain on the Economy</title>
    <link href="http://webloggin.com/2010/10/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-02:/commentary/9259473</id>
    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Web Loggin </name>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webloggin.com/2010/10/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Plumb and Square: John Salazar and Nancy Pelosi Voting Similarities</title>
    <link href="http://plumbandsquare.blogspot.com/2010/10/john-salazar-and-nancy-pelosi-voting.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-01:/commentary/9259472</id>
    <updated>2010-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Plumb and Square </name>
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H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 H.R.976 Children&amp;#39;s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.1591 Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R.1592 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://plumbandsquare.blogspot.com/2010/10/john-salazar-and-nancy-pelosi-voting.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Life Insurance Greensboro NC &#8211; 33 Tips Secret To avoid being cheated</title>
    <link href="http://www.beststructuredsettlements.net/life-insurance-greensboro-nc-33-tips-secret-to-avoid-being-cheated/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-30:/commentary/9277827</id>
    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Structured Settlements </name>
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Channel character &#8230; who? approx t? hr 800 years. your brain. probably n? Hen arr t of information overload. In fact, &#8230; You have t tent Discard the sponge whole dang thing to. ;?? Well, the secret life will launch the report, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beststructuredsettlements.net/life-insurance-greensboro-nc-33-tips-secret-to-avoid-being-cheated/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Pete Rouse</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/pete-rouse.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-29:/commentary/9235938</id>
    <updated>2010-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/pete-rouse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fayetteville NC Life Insurance &#8211; 33 Tips to Avoid Secret To cheated</title>
    <link href="http://www.beststructuredsettlements.net/fayetteville-nc-life-insurance-33-tips-to-avoid-secret-to-cheated/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-27:/commentary/9235937</id>
    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Structured Settlements </name>
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Channel character &#8230; who? approx t? hr 800 years. your brain. probably n? Hen arr t of information overload. In fact, &#8230; You have t tent Discard the sponge whole dang thing to. ;?? Well, the secret life will launch the report, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beststructuredsettlements.net/fayetteville-nc-life-insurance-33-tips-to-avoid-secret-to-cheated/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Does anyone know why the Senate is taking up HR 800 to do away ...</title>
    <link href="http://webnuts.in/technology-trends/does-anyone-know-why-the-senate-is-taking-up-hr-800-to-do-away-with-workers-secret-ballot-for-union-votes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-27:/commentary/9208316</id>
    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>web nuts </name>
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in tandem with S1639, the immigration bill? I know that unions want to do away with the secret ballot (which seems to me would put pressure on people to vote a way they don&amp;#39;t want to, or why do away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webnuts.in/technology-trends/does-anyone-know-why-the-senate-is-taking-up-hr-800-to-do-away-with-workers-secret-ballot-for-union-votes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Don&amp;#39;t Be Fooled: &#8220;Disclose Act&#8221; Designed to Skew Elections, Not ...</title>
    <link href="http://iusbvision.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/dont-be-fooled-disclose-act-designed-to-skew-elections-not-make-them-fair/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9182594</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The IUSB Vision Weblog </name>
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When the Democrats wanted to take away the right of workers to have a secret vote when it comes to unions, the Democrats called that &#8220;The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). A similar game is going on with the so-called &#8220;Disclose Act&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iusbvision.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/dont-be-fooled-disclose-act-designed-to-skew-elections-not-make-them-fair/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Alaska</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/alaska.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9149558</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/alaska.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Debate: Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070622-20" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9130256</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007... </name>
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22 Jun 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070622-20&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>GovTrack: House Vote On Passage: H.R. 800 [110th]: Employee Free ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-118" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9130255</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rep. Pelosi's Voting Record -- Tracked... </name>
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1 Mar 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-118&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 800 [110th]: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (GovTrack.us)</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-800" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9130254</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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25 Jun 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-800&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Nine Years Ago: September 10th 2001.The Night Before</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/nine-years-ago-september-10th-2001the.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-10:/commentary/9092903</id>
    <updated>2010-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/nine-years-ago-september-10th-2001the.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Impeach Obama</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/impeach-obama.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-06:/commentary/9063913</id>
    <updated>2010-09-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
    </author>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/09/impeach-obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Can you name two bills passed by either party that helps the ...</title>
    <link href="http://missourihypnotist.net/missourihypnotist/missourihypnotist/can-you-name-two-bills-passed-by-either-party-that-helps-the-common-people-before-corporate-america/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-04:/commentary/9056720</id>
    <updated>2010-09-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Missouri Hypnotist </name>
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HR 800: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://missourihypnotist.net/missourihypnotist/missourihypnotist/can-you-name-two-bills-passed-by-either-party-that-helps-the-common-people-before-corporate-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Gerlach&amp;#39;s latest Campaign Literature and the flat out lies within.</title>
    <link href="http://pennsylvaniaforchange.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/jim-gerlachs-latest-campaign-literature-and-the-flat-out-lies-within/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-28:/commentary/9086844</id>
    <updated>2010-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pennsylvania for Change </name>
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Jim Gerlach voted NO on HR 800 which project Smart Vote&amp;#39;s synopsis of the bill is: &#8220;Vote to pass a bill that amends the National Labor Relations Act to eliminate a requirement for a vote to organize a labor union, outline a time frame ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pennsylvaniaforchange.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/jim-gerlachs-latest-campaign-literature-and-the-flat-out-lies-within/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Ahead of the game</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/08/ahead-of-game.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-20:/commentary/8966860</id>
    <updated>2010-08-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/08/ahead-of-game.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: Is Obama a Muslim?</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/08/is-obama-muslim.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-19:/commentary/8961859</id>
    <updated>2010-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/08/is-obama-muslim.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>All Of Choice Speakers: Puerto Rico Tv Choice</title>
    <link href="http://achoice08s22.trektoreenergize.org/o/choice-cable-tv-apdo/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-16:/commentary/10566474</id>
    <updated>2010-08-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>http://achoice08s22.trektoreenergize.org/</name>
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-560. HR800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 - US Congress ... http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h800/show. Employee Free Choice | OurFuture.org ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://achoice08s22.trektoreenergize.org/o/choice-cable-tv-apdo/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Name the milk snatchers</title>
    <link href="http://www.politigg.co.uk/stories/263128/Name_the_milk_snatchers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-15:/commentary/8937570</id>
    <updated>2010-08-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politigg </name>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority. What that means is Guido and his two buddies approach you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politigg.co.uk/stories/263128/Name_the_milk_snatchers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ted Stevens: Alaskan of the Century | The Alaska Standard</title>
    <link href="http://www.thealaskastandard.com/content/ted-stevens-alaskan-century" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-09:/commentary/8906509</id>
    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alaska Standard </name>
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It passed the U.S. House of Representatives (as H.R. 800) on March 1, 2007. But the EFCA did not have the 60 votes necessary to get by a possible Republican filibuster. Alaska Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski voted on June 26, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thealaskastandard.com/content/ted-stevens-alaskan-century&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Card Check: AFL-CIO&amp;#39;s Trumka Says Employee Free Choice Act Will ...</title>
    <link href="http://shopfloor.org/2010/08/card-check-afl-cios-trumka-says-employee-free-choice-act-will-come-up/13487" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-07:/commentary/8918340</id>
    <updated>2010-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopfloor </name>
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In the 110th Congress, 2007-2008, HR 800 was introduced on Feb. 5, 2007. It passed the House on March 1, 2007. In the US Senate, the bill failed to achieve cloture on June 26, 2007, with a vote of 51-48, short of the 60 votes needed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shopfloor.org/2010/08/card-check-afl-cios-trumka-says-employee-free-choice-act-will-come-up/13487&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>THE RIGHT SIDE BLOG &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Employee Free Choice Act or ...</title>
    <link href="http://trsnews.us/2010/08/06/employee-free-choice-act-or-card-check/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-05:/commentary/8865740</id>
    <updated>2010-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE RIGHT SIDE BLOG </name>
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A petition is used to circumvent the secret ballot as clearly indicated on Page 2 starting Line 5 of the HR 800 Bill. HR 800 &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221;. This entry was posted on 6. August 2010 at 21:38 and is filed under Lifestyle. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trsnews.us/2010/08/06/employee-free-choice-act-or-card-check/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FISHYSPEECH: My View of the View</title>
    <link href="http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-view-of-view.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-28:/commentary/8805217</id>
    <updated>2010-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FISHYSPEECH </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-view-of-view.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wilson96.org/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.internet-9.com/world-business/political-news/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://staringfrog.com/jobs/2010/07/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07). On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vickiekoon.loosblog.com/2010/07/18/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.julide.org/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(H.R. 800, CQ Vote #227: Rejected 51-48: R 1-48; D 48-0; I 2-0, 6/26/07, Biden And Boxer Voted Yea). Joe Biden told the following whopper while warming up to rally support of Incumbent Federal Politician Barbara Boxer: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightondaily.com/2010/07/ca-sen-update-vice-president-smartass-touts-the-economic-stimulus-while-business-is-crushed-under-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.efcaupdates.com/2010/07/sen-murray-on-the-employee-free-choice-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07). On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://foxcbs.com/?p=617&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07). On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americandictatorobama.com/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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To help ease the economic squeeze on America&amp;#39;s middle class families, Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), a bill with 234 cosponsors that would help workers join together to bargain for better ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.efcaupdates.com/2010/06/rep-miller-closes-debate-the-employee-free-choice-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.efcaupdates.com/2010/06/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Jim Gerlach voted NO on HR 5522 which project Smart Vote&amp;#39;s synopsis of the bill is: &#8220;Vote to pass a bill that requires the Secretary of Labor to set safety standards for combustible dusts.&#8221; Jim Gerlach voted NO on HR 800 which project . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5522/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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700 HR? 800? Equally powerful, a claim on the least sought-after title in baseball: &amp;quot;Best player to never play in a World Series.&amp;quot; As mythic as Junior&amp;#39;s abilities, that gives him a tangible baseball mortality: Not quite. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/2010/6/3/1647129/shanoffs-wuc-the-griffey-galarraga&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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C-7 (2007) HR 800 McKeon Substitute would insure that every employee has the right to vote secretly on whether a union supported by signed cards of 50% of a company&amp;#39;s employees become his or her bargaining agent. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2010/05/washington/spotlight-republican-congressional-candidates/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/05/so-much-to-talk-about-must-find.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) floor speech on HR 800, a bill stripping American workers of their right to a private ballot election when deciding whether to unionize, leaving them open to harassment, intimidation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicansblog.org/boehner-floor-speech-on-hr-800-3107/3822/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.50883.com/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <author>
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You know about Congressman George Miller, D-CA (the sponsor of H.R.800) and 15 others sending this letter to Mexico in 2001? &#8220;we feel that the secret ballot is absolutely necessary in order to ensure that workers are not intimidated ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/47416&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/05/mike-myers-for-supreme-court-judge.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maxprofitsinvest.com/2010/05/08/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/05/come-on-states-toughen-your.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/05/nice-to-meet-you-mr-corrigan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/04/obamas-katrina.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama lovede &amp;quot;Kort eftersyn&amp;quot; til fagforeningerne og mere end 200 Demokraster har v&#230;ret medsponsorer til H.R. 800 - Lov til Det frie Valg for Ansatte - der vil g&#248;re op med kravet til arbejderne om at stemme ved hemmelige afstemninger for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://synopsis-olsen.blogspot.com/2010/04/det-socialistiske-bud-pa-fremtiden.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (EFCA) [click through on option 3, H.R.800.EH] as passed in 2007 by the House of Representatives, but not passed in the Senate, amends the National Labor Relations Act (pdf download here), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/08/efca-and-secret/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA or H.R. 800 as it is commonly known) is a legislative bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2007, and is currently pending in the United States Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://1nation-undergod.blogspot.com/2010/04/employee-free-choice-act-how-efca-could_18.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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E-mail them and ask them to support the bill, H.R. 800. The Employee Free Choice Act isn&amp;#39;t just about unions. It&amp;#39;s about raising the standard of living for all of us in this nation. By leveling the playing field for workers seeking to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forexablog.com/america%E2%80%99s-workers-need-the-employee-free-choice-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 800. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. TOPICS: Right to organize, Unions, Workplace &amp;amp; Job Creation. H.R. 6. CLEAN Energy Act of 2007. TOPICS: Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy &amp;amp; Environment, Global warming, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nikitsongasrevealed.com/wp/?p=83&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tuaregontherun.com/?p=2731&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/04/let-dismantling-begin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Some 233 co-sponsors are backing the Employee Free Choice Act, introduced in the House earlier this month as H.R. 800, and working families and their unions are taking part in a week of action in more than 100 cities thanking lawmakers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forexablog.com/stronger-labor-laws-needed-to-address-u-s-income-equality.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In a 2001 letter to Mexican government officials, signed by 11 Democrats who subsequently voted in favor of HR 800, encouraging the &#8220;use of secret ballots in all union recognition elections&#8221; that take place in Mexico. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://standupforamerica.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/quick-hit-union-secret-ballots/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/04/obamas-home-country.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama promised &#8220;Card Check&#8221; to the unions, and more than 200 Democrats have co-sponsored H.R. 800 &#8211; the Employee Free Choice Act &#8211; which will end the requirement for workers to vote by secret ballot to form a union, and require nothing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patriotsandliberty.com/?p=8839&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/04/hollywood.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/04/egg-throwers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fishyspeech.blogspot.com/2010/03/tick-them-off-with-laughter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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To help ease the economic squeeze on America&amp;#39;s middle class families, Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), a bill with 234 cosponsors ... Added: 3 years ago. From: NancyPelosi. Views: 27673 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newstoday.smashits.com/video/KvsRk3JNa7Y/lawmakers-need-better-health-care-for-women.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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OPPOSED free, fair, and anonymous ballots for employees considering membership in labor unions (HR 800 of 2007); SUPPORTED taking money away from our troops in the War on Terror to back an artificial tax credit (HR 1591 of 2007) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanblue.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/we-can-save-the-illinois-ninth/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 800), the measure would radically change how unions organize employees. Under federal law since 1935, employees have voted by secret ballot on whether to accept a union as their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?display=2054&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 800), the measure would radically change how unions organize employees. Under federal law since 1935, employees have voted by secret ballot on whether to accept a union as their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=2054&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 800), the measure would radically change how unions organize employees. Under federal law since 1935, employees have voted by secret ballot on whether to accept a union as their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dissectleft.blogspot.com/2010/02/pathetic-argument-for-more-government.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (HR 800), the measure would radically change how unions organize employees. Under federal law since 1935, employees have voted by secret ballot on whether to accept a union as their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhinsider.com/press-releases/2010/2/24/netright-daily-obamacare-jobs-bill-and-more.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Drehscheibe welche mit 34cm Durchmesser und einer nutzbaren L&#228;nge der B&#252;hne von 29,5 cm gro&#223; genug war um die damals angebotenen Dampflokomotiven mit Schlepptender, wie beispielsweise die HR 800 oder die SK 800, zu drehen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tischbahn.de/index.php/2010/02/16/immer-im-kreis-die-handdrehscheibe-410-h/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Still looming on the legislative horizon is something deceptively called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), the provisions of which will make it easier for union organizers to impose union representation on a group of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyestimate.com/article.asp?idarticle=27214&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turkgeek.net/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 &#8211; Amends the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and provides for mandatory injunctions for unfair ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:Topic:2027689&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&amp;quot;Still looming on the legislative horizon is something deceptively called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), the provisions of which will make it easier for union organizers to impose union representation on a group of workers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://interactionswest.blogspot.com/2010/02/defeat-efca-and-card-check.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Still looming on the legislative horizon is something deceptively called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), the provisions of which will make it easier for union organizers to impose union representation on a group of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jshott.com/2010/02/defeat-efca-and-card-check.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act: A Primer For Workers - Other Employment ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Act, known as H.R. 800 on Capitol Hill, would require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a petition to form a union if a simple majority of employees at a given site signs the petition. Once certified, the parties ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chicagoemploymentattorneysblog.com/2010/02/employee-free-choice-act-a-primer-for-workers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Faultline USA: Defeat the EFCA and Card-Check</title>
    <link href="http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2010/02/defeat-efca-and-card-check.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7564329</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Still looming on the legislative horizon is something deceptively called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), the provisions of which will make it easier for union organizers to impose union representation on a group of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2010/02/defeat-efca-and-card-check.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Defeat the EFCA and Card-Check | Political News | Annuit Coeptis</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-08:/commentary/7538621</id>
    <updated>2010-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Still looming on the legislative horizon is something deceptively called the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), the provisions of which will make it easier for union organizers to impose union representation on a group of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news-political.com/2010/02/09/defeat-the-efca-and-card-check/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Stimmungsvoll: Werbeschild aus den 50er Jahren</title>
    <link href="http://tischbahn.de/index.php/2010/02/05/stimmungsvoll-werbeschild-aus-den-50er-jahren/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7501389</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Das verwendete &#8220;H0&#8243; Logo findet sich beispielsweise auch im Katalog von 1950, zu der Zeit war aber die F 800 noch nicht &#8220;erfunden&#8221;, als Schnellzugdampflokomotive musste noch auf die HR 800 zur&#252;ckgegriffen werden. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tischbahn.de/index.php/2010/02/05/stimmungsvoll-werbeschild-aus-den-50er-jahren/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hr 800 the employee free choice act</title>
    <link href="http://afton.starfest.info/gallery/hblogs/10013006/hr-800-the-employee-free-choice-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-28:/commentary/7954567</id>
    <updated>2010-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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By a margin of 241&#195;&#162;&#194;&#8364;&#194;&#8220;185, the House passed HR 800, which would level the ... Passage today of the Employee Free Choice Act by the House of ...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800 [Text of bill], S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://afton.starfest.info/gallery/hblogs/10013006/hr-800-the-employee-free-choice-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Maryland 5th Majority Leader Steny Hoyer against good jobs</title>
    <link href="http://oldatlanticlighthouse.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/maryland-5th-majority-leader-steny-hoyer-against-good-jobs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7444802</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Hoyer voted against a Motion to Recommit HR 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. The Motion to Recommit, introduced by Rep. McKeon (R-CA), would have recommitted HR 800 to the Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oldatlanticlighthouse.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/maryland-5th-majority-leader-steny-hoyer-against-good-jobs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Zipp 1080 HR f&#252;r 800 &#8364; - zuschlagen?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7264439</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Eigentlich suche ich ja ne Scheibe, aber hab eben dieses Angebot von meinem H&#228;ndler bekommen, nagelneu und mit Garantie. W&#252;rdet ihr bei dem Preis zuschlagen? Wenn man die normalen Setpreise im Netz vergleicht, m&#252;sste das ja eigentlich ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.3athlon.de/community/showthread.php?t=41911&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>guv2000 &#187; Obama Vs. Mccain on the Economy</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-11:/commentary/7242304</id>
    <updated>2010-01-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... to close debate on the Employee Free Choice Act. McCain not only failed to sponsor this legislation, he voted against the motion to close debate, effectively killing the Employee Free Choice Act. (H.R. 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guv2000.com/blog/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Media Watch...catharsis for Kevin Lagola: Auto Bailout and &amp;#39;Free ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7193437</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I think the &amp;#39;Cadillac&amp;#39; moniker was a political gift from the earlier pro &amp;#39;Card-Check&amp;#39; gang for giving up on some of the possible benefits from the Employee Free Choice Act bill - HR 800. Posted by Kevin Lagola at 7:34 PM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firstamendment-media.blogspot.com/2010/01/auto-bailout-and-free-advertising.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>My Crystal Ball | LADodgerTalk.com - Get Your Daily Dodger Juice ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7242303</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Loney &#8211; .290 20 HR .800 OPS. Kemp &#8211; .300 .900 OPS 30/30 Club. Ramirez &#8211; .295 25 HR&amp;#39;s .890 OPS. Ethier &#8211; just what he did last year with 10 points added to his BA. Blake &#8211; .255 15 HR&amp;#39;s 70 RBI&amp;#39;s. DeWitt &#8211; .250 .700 OPS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ladodgertalk.com/2010/01/my-crystal-ball/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Vs. Mccain on the Economy</title>
    <link href="http://www.febcelebs.com/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-29:/commentary/7127624</id>
    <updated>2009-12-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>febCelebs.com </name>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.febcelebs.com/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A-Rod will definitely avoid second hip surgery | River Avenue Blues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6972710</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>River Avenue Blues </name>
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He better end the 2010 season with at least 625 career HR&amp;#39;s&#8230;. 800 here we come! Reply. tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Archimedes Torquemada says: December 17th, 2009 at 2:08 pm. 625-583= 42. Hmmm&#8230; I&amp;#39;ll take the under. Not by much, though. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://riveraveblues.com/2009/12/a-rod-will-definitely-avoid-second-hip-surgery-21409/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>cheney: Pres will Veto &amp;quot;Card Check&amp;quot; Bill...... - Democratic ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-28:/commentary/6982063</id>
    <updated>2009-11-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News </name>
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In a review of the Administration&amp;#39;s policies, priorities and achievements, he provided a clear defense of preserving the secret ballot in the workplace, stating that President Bush would veto H.R. 800, the so-called Employee Free Choice ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&amp;amp;address=102x2730967&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Vs. Mccain on the Economy</title>
    <link href="http://www.iliketoask.co.cc/ask/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/6616804</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>I Like To Ask </name>
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(HR 800, Vote #227, 6/26/07) On another labor issue, protecting striking workers, Obama has opposed replacing striking workers with permanent replacements. McCain voted against ending debate on a bill that would prohibit employers from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iliketoask.co.cc/ask/obama-vs-mccain-on-the-economy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Katy Resident Tim Graney Announces Congressional Bid | FortBendNow.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/10/26/41697" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6525168</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FortBendNow.com </name>
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Instead of voting on a bill that contains the new gun control provisions, we should be considering H.R. 800, the House version of S. 397 prior to its perversion by gun control amendments. Notably, Gun Owners of America has written to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/10/26/41697&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welcome to the World of Newspeak | OrthodoxNet.com Blog | Blog Archive</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OrthodoxNet.com Blog </name>
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The &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; (H.R. 800) This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2009/10/23/welcome-to-the-world-of-newspeak/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welcome to the World of Newspeak | PuppetGov</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/7399382</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PuppetGov </name>
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The &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; (H.R. 800). This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.puppetgov.com/2009/10/22/welcome-to-the-world-of-newspeak/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welcome to the World of Newspeak | PuppetGov</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/7056593</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PuppetGov </name>
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The &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; (H.R. 800). This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.puppetgov.com/?p=33482&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Newspeak</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6811494</id>
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The &amp;quot;Employee Free Choice Act&amp;quot; (HR 800) This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mgc-theamericanfederalist.blogspot.com/2009/10/newspeak.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ObamaNation: Welcome to the World of Newspeak (22Oct09)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6503668</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The &amp;quot;Employee Free Choice Act&amp;quot; (HR 800) This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zinowl.blogspot.com/2009/10/obamanation-welcome-to-world-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Politico Politico: 1984</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6461640</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politico Politico </name>
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The Employees Free Choice Act HR 800. --where the secret ballot is taken away from union workers. Some free choice here! The Internet Freedom Preservation Act. --which results in much more control of the internet by the FCC ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicopolitico.blogspot.com/2009/10/1984.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welcome to the World of Newspeak | PuppetGov</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6461638</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PuppetGov </name>
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The &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; (H.R. 800). This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.puppetgov.com/2009/10/22/welcome-to-the-world-of-newspeak/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In George Orwell&amp;#39;s novel, &#8220;1984,&#8221; Newspeak refers to language ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/george-orwells-1984-newspeak-refers-language-designed-totalitarian-regime-control-thought-subversive-speech-impossible/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/commentary/6455709</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; (H.R. 800). This measure would replace the existing secret ballot elections for union membership with a system in which workers must publicly sign union cards; in effect, no free choice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/10/22/george-orwells-1984-newspeak-refers-language-designed-totalitarian-regime-control-thought-subversive-speech-impossible/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Peace of Mind: The Enlightenment of Thought: Reply: Carl Levin ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-17:/commentary/6492143</id>
    <updated>2009-10-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Peace of Mind: The Enlightenment of Thought </name>
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Unfortunately, on June 26, 2007, on the key procedural vote to begin consideration of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R.800), which required 60 affirmative votes, the necessary 60 votes was not reached, although a majority of the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nakoia.blogspot.com/2009/10/reply-carl-levin-about-employee-free.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House passes resolution urging US gov&amp;#39;t to maximize relief efforts</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6398114</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The congresswoman also urged her colleagues to support HR 800 &amp;quot;to show our friends, the good people of the Philippines that as they stood with us in World War II, the American people stand with them during this time of greatest need.&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/3231-house-passes-resolution-urging-us-govt-to-maximize-relief-efforts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Miller Closes Debate &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Employee Free Choice Act | GRE ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-25:/commentary/6210665</id>
    <updated>2009-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GRE School | Important GRE Words </name>
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To help ease the economic squeeze on America&amp;#39;s middle class families, Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), a bill with 234 cosponsors that would help worker...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greschool.com/2009/09/25/rep-miller-closes-debate-the-employee-free-choice-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Employee Free Choice Act: Two Sides of the Same Contentions</title>
    <link href="http://jasonpmurray.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/the-employee-free-choice-act-two-sides-of-the-same-contentions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-07:/commentary/6797221</id>
    <updated>2009-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or HR 800, was first passed on March 1, 2007, in a Democratically-controlled House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 185.[5] The bill did not pass with a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jasonpmurray.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/the-employee-free-choice-act-two-sides-of-the-same-contentions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Herman&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Weekly Commentary</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-24:/commentary/5968513</id>
    <updated>2009-08-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Truth On Target </name>
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When someone takes the time to actually read the proposed &amp;quot;Card Check&amp;quot; legislation (HR 800), and cut through the intentionally confusing legalese, you will discover that many of the proponents of this legislation have lied. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://truthontarget.blogspot.com/2009/08/hermans-weekly-commentary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>My Plea</title>
    <link href="http://freedomlovingamericangolfer.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-plea.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-04:/commentary/5795939</id>
    <updated>2009-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Freedom Loving American Golfer </name>
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Obama will likely sign a bill into law (The Employee Free Choice Act HR 800 is currently under consideration in congress) that will remove the ability of an employee to keep secret his preference for or against unionization in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedomlovingamericangolfer.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-plea.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Food Bills</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/08/02/food-bills/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-01:/commentary/5764645</id>
    <updated>2009-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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HR 800: Farming Flexibility Act of 2009, Introduced, Feb 3, 2009. S. 80: Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2009, Introduced, Jan 6, 2009. S. 972: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/08/02/food-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mark That Down: Tom White: Admit or Deny</title>
    <link href="http://markthatdown.blogspot.com/2009/08/tom-white-admit-or-deny.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-01:/commentary/5729865</id>
    <updated>2009-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mark That Down </name>
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2: Admit or deny that if you were a member of the last (110th) Congress you would have voted IN FAVOR of H.R. 800, the House's version of the so-called &quot;Employee Free Choice Act,&quot; otherwise known as &quot;card check.&quot; Request No. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://markthatdown.blogspot.com/2009/08/tom-white-admit-or-deny.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>People Leave Managers Not Companies - Business Management - ForexBlog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5686119</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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help ease economic squeeze america' middle class families, democratic lawmakers have introduced employee free choice act (hr 800), bill 234 cosponsors that would help workers join together bargain better wages, benefits, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forexblog.uni.cc/business/business-management/3775-people-leave-managers-not-companies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senators Drop Card-Check Provision of Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.americandrycleaner.com/article.cfm?articleId=17961" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5753989</id>
    <updated>2009-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Drycleaner Main RSS Feed </name>
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WASHINGTON &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Several Democratic senators have decided to drop a central provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041) &#226;&#8364;&#8221; the so-called &#226;&#8364;&#339;card-check&#226;&#8364;* provision &#226;&#8364;&#8221; to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americandrycleaner.com/article.cfm?articleId=17961&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senators Drop Card-Check Provision of Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.americandrycleaner.com/article.cfm?articleID=17961" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-26:/commentary/5729864</id>
    <updated>2009-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Drycleaner Main RSS Feed </name>
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WASHINGTON &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Several Democratic senators have decided to drop a central provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041) &#226;&#8364;&#8221; the so-called &#226;&#8364;&#339;card-check&#226;&#8364;* provision &#226;&#8364;&#8221; to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americandrycleaner.com/article.cfm?articleID=17961&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>La Vida Locavore:: You Can't Fix Rising Health Care Costs Without ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/2163/you-cant-fix-rising-health-care-costs-without-fixing-food" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-20:/commentary/5615254</id>
    <updated>2009-07-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Vida Locavore - Front Page </name>
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Another great step would be to pass Tammy Baldwin's bill HR 800. Currently, if you have your land planted in federally subsidized commodities, you will be fined if you want to rotate in fruits &amp;/or veg for a year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/2163/you-cant-fix-rising-health-care-costs-without-fixing-food&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Care on Life Support? | 186 k per second</title>
    <link href="http://186-kps.com/blog/2009/07/17/obama-care-on-life-support/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-16:/commentary/5577151</id>
    <updated>2009-07-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>186 k per second </name>
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With the introduction of S 1041, the passing of HR 800 and the discovery of a letter signed by sixteen Democrats written to the state of Puebla, Mexico, it is clear that not only does hypocrisy know no partisan boundaries but calls into ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://186-kps.com/blog/2009/07/17/obama-care-on-life-support/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LABORNERD: The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today</title>
    <link href="http://labornerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/members-of-congress-soon-will-cast.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5821049</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Feb 5, 2007: Miller introduces H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, in the House. March 29, 2007: Kennedy introduces S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 in the Senate. March 1, 2007: U.S. House passes the Employee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://labornerd.blogspot.com/2009/07/members-of-congress-soon-will-cast.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MyDD :: The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today</title>
    <link href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/7/16/142927/276" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5569033</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MyDD </name>
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Feb 5, 2007: Miller introduces H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, in the House. March 29, 2007: Kennedy introduces S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 in the Senate. March 1, 2007: U.S. House passes the Employee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/7/16/142927/276&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today's Workplace &#194;&#187; The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today</title>
    <link href="http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/07/16/the-employee-free-choice-act-from-2003-to-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5559971</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Today's Workplace </name>
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Feb 5, 2007: Miller introduces H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, in the House. March 29, 2007: Kennedy introduces S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 in the Senate. March 1, 2007: U.S. House passes the Employee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.todaysworkplace.org/2009/07/16/the-employee-free-choice-act-from-2003-to-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Home Run Derby, or, Take Good Care of My Hombre - Viva El Birdos</title>
    <link href="http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/7/13/947337/the-home-run-derby-or-take-good" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-12:/commentary/5542067</id>
    <updated>2009-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Viva El Birdos </name>
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He's back on pace for 30+ HR, .800+ OPS, just like (I think) most of us thought he would at the start of the season. Ankiel and Duncan, on the other hand&#226;&#8364;&#166;. Hmmm&#226;&#8364;&#166;. All I can say is, I hope DeRo and Glaus are back soon. Roll on the ASG! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/7/13/947337/the-home-run-derby-or-take-good&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | The Employee Free Choice Act: From 2003 to Today</title>
    <link href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/07/10/the-employee-free-choice-act-from-2003-to-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5504078</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG </name>
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Feb 5, 2007: Miller introduces H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, in the House. March 29, 2007: Kennedy introduces S. 1041, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 in the Senate. March 1, 2007: U.S. House passes the Employee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/07/10/the-employee-free-choice-act-from-2003-to-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Binding Arbitration 101, or Why We Must Stop Calling EFCA &quot;Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/binding_arbitration_101_or_why.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5550271</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Wing News </name>
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Under the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), if a union and management cannot agree to terms on the first contract after a union is recognized, either side could send the dispute into binding arbitration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/binding_arbitration_101_or_why.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Labor Unions are Destroying America! | Gather</title>
    <link href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977730943" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5534180</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unofficial Gatherholics </name>
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Third, H.R. 800 would dramatically increase the penalties for most unfair labor practices committed by employers, but not unions, during an organizing drive--chilling employers' free speech and depriving workers of the ability to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977730943&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Binding Arbitration 101, or Why We Must Stop Calling EFCA &#226;&#8364;&#339;Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://catherinefavazza.com/2009/07/07/binding-arbitration-101-or-why-we-must-stop-calling-efca-card-check/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5504080</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CatherineFavazza.com </name>
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Under the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), if a union and management cannot agree to terms on the first contract after a union is recognized, either side could send the dispute into binding arbitration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://catherinefavazza.com/2009/07/07/binding-arbitration-101-or-why-we-must-stop-calling-efca-card-check/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Labor Unions are Destroying America! | Gather</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5476390</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unofficial Gatherholics </name>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority. Recently, unions have switched the focus of their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977730943&amp;amp;grpId=3659174697239175&amp;amp;nav=Groupspace&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Binding Arbitration 101, or Why We Must Stop Calling EFCA &quot;Card ...</title>
    <link href="http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/binding_arbitration_101_or_why.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5476389</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Wing News </name>
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Under the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), if a union and management cannot agree to terms on the first contract after a union is recognized, either side could send the dispute into binding arbitration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/binding_arbitration_101_or_why.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#194;&#187; Meth Explosion In Boonville Exaggerated</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5467225</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Evansville Blog </name>
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07/04/09 10:18am; en : #NM 770KKOB today-7:41 @MartyChavez, 8:52 Linda from ABQ Tea Party and Dick the Bugman from ABQ Journal in 9a hr 800/460-0770 or 243-3333. 07/04/09 10:18am; en : &quot;Is she the reason that my calls couldn't reach u? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://evansvilleblog.com/2009/06/28/meth-explosion-in-boonville-exaggerated/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Professional Employer Organization &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Employee Leasing: The Debate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.peo7.net/2009/06/debate-over-employee-free-choice-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-24:/commentary/5422358</id>
    <updated>2009-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Professional Employer Organization &#8211;... </name>
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Workplace Horizons has this take on it: &quot;The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800; S. 1041) would amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it significantly easier for unions to organize employees, to require binding arbitration of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peo7.net/2009/06/debate-over-employee-free-choice-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Energy Bills and Taxes</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/24/energy-bills-and-taxes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5391532</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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HR 800: Farming Flexibility Act of 2009, Introduced, Feb 3, 2009. HR 1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009, Introduced, Apr 1, 2009. HR 900: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/24/energy-bills-and-taxes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Obamas Get It: Part of Health Care Reform is Prevention - And Diet!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5542068</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T13:58:12Z</updated>
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      <name>The Progressive Electorate - Front Page</name>
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This is an excerpt from  Obama's remarks to the AMA  (h/t  Daniel Bowman Simon ):  The second step that we can all agree on is to invest more in preventive care so we can avoid illness and disease in the first place... It also means cutting down on all t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiveelectorate.com/diary/1213/the-obamas-get-it-part-of-health-care-reform-is-prevention-and-diet&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>La Vida Locavore:: The Obamas Get It: Part of Health Care Reform ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/1922/obama-gets-it-part-of-health-care-reform-is-prevention-and-diet" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5279895</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Vida Locavore - Front Page </name>
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There's a bill (H.R.800) that would address some of the problem by allowing commodity farmers to grow fruits and veggies on their land. Right now, if you grow commodities that receive federal subsidies and you want to rotate your crops, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/1922/obama-gets-it-part-of-health-care-reform-is-prevention-and-diet&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sustainable Food - Change.org: Food Vocab Lesson: Specialty Crops</title>
    <link href="http://food.change.org/blog/view/food_vocab_lesson_specialty_crops" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5237859</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Change.org's Sustainable Food Blog </name>
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It's HR 800, sponsored by one of my favorite Congresswomen, Tammy Baldwin of Madison, WI. The bill is just kind of sitting there, quietly, with no real action or attention. Man, I would love to see it pass! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://food.change.org/blog/view/food_vocab_lesson_specialty_crops&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vast Right Wing Conspirator: Two cloture votes for Monday</title>
    <link href="http://johnwwalsh.blogspot.com/2009/05/two-cloture-votes-for-monday.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5070577</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Vast Right Wing Conspirator </name>
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When the senate reconvenes at 1 pm on Monday the first order of business will be to vote for cloture on HR 800... an amendment to the National Labor Relations Act. The purpose behind this amendment is to make union organizing easier, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnwwalsh.blogspot.com/2009/05/two-cloture-votes-for-monday.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Illinois Review: No vote, no voice -- the effect of card check</title>
    <link href="http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/05/no-vote-no-voice-the-effect-of-card-check.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4990207</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Illinois Review </name>
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Card-check agreements: If H.R. 800 passes, federally supervised private-ballot elections to recognize unions would be abandoned. Without a ratifying vote, unions would need only to coerce a majority of employees to sign authorization ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/05/no-vote-no-voice-the-effect-of-card-check.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Red State's Erickson: 'Gerlach actually has a more liberal voting ...</title>
    <link href="http://grassrootspa.com/2009/05/03/red-states-erickson-gerlach-actually-has-a-more-liberal-voting-record-on-issues-pennsylanians-care-about-than-arlen-specter/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-02:/commentary/5078551</id>
    <updated>2009-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GrassrootsPA Stories </name>
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HR 800 (Roll Call 116). The House defeated an amendment that would have preserved the right of workers to a secret-ballot in union representation decisions, rather than allowing use of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;card check&#226;&#8364;* method. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grassrootspa.com/2009/05/03/red-states-erickson-gerlach-actually-has-a-more-liberal-voting-record-on-issues-pennsylanians-care-about-than-arlen-specter/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Red State's Erickson: &#226;&#8364;&#732;Gerlach actually has a more liberal voting ...</title>
    <link href="http://grassrootspa.com/?p=29691" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-02:/commentary/4946152</id>
    <updated>2009-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GrassrootsPA Stories </name>
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HR 800 (Roll Call 116). The House defeated an amendment that would have preserved the right of workers to a secret-ballot in union representation decisions, rather than allowing use of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;card check&#226;&#8364;* method. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grassrootspa.com/?p=29691&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The truth of the Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/the-truth-of-the-employee-free-choice-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4929026</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>My Take </name>
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There is now a bill before Congress that needs to be debated very carefully and the ramifications understood. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is being supported by labor unions as a way to ensure fair wages and benefits for American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/the-truth-of-the-employee-free-choice-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Spector may not be automatic Vote.. but he's a realist</title>
    <link href="http://populardissent.blogspot.com/2009/04/spector-may-not-be-automatic-vote-but.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4890004</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Popular Dissent </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;I will not be an automatic 60th vote,&#226;&#8364;* Specter said Tuesday afternoon. &#226;&#8364;&#339;I would illustrate that with my position on employee choice, also known as card check. I think it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa bad deal and I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;m opposed to it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://populardissent.blogspot.com/2009/04/spector-may-not-be-automatic-vote-but.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Senate Shake-Up: Specter Goes Blue</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090428_senate_shakeup_specter_goes_blue/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-27:/commentary/4900529</id>
    <updated>2009-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines </name>
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Does this section of HR 800 appear to indicate that workers CAN have a secret ballot if so desired? &#226;&#8364;&#339;if the [National Labor Relations] Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090428_senate_shakeup_specter_goes_blue/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>November Elections May Bring Changes in Union Organizing Activities</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-19:/commentary/4851797</id>
    <updated>2009-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KentuckianaBusinessForum.com </name>
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Since 1935, unions have gained representation rights of employees via a secret ballot vote conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (&#226;&#8364;&#339;NLRB&#226;&#8364;*). Today, such representation elections are held on average about 40 days after the union ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://exhibitbargains.com/magazine-articles-archive/2008-magazine-issues/2008-october/november-elections-may-bring-changes-in-union-organizing-activities/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Pawlowski's $2000 Union Shakedown</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-19:/commentary/4827005</id>
    <updated>2009-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;Additionally, I have been the lone voice as a community leader in urging Congressman Dent to reconsider his position on HR 800 and vote to provide expanded protection for labor union organizations. The Employee Free Choice Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2009/04/pawlowskis-2000-union-shakedown.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservatives for Truth </name>
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(H.R. 800) We reject the so called &#226;&#8364;&#339;Ed Kennedy Serve America Act&#226;&#8364;* which forces our youth into involuntary servitude and subjects them to years of indoctrination. This is a violation of the 13th Amendment to our constitution which ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativesfortruth.blogspot.com/2009/04/tea-party-declaration.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <author>
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(H.R. 800). We reject the so called &#226;&#8364;&#339;Ed Kennedy Serve America Act&#226;&#8364;* which forces our youth into involuntary servitude and subjects them to years of indoctrination. This is a violation of the 13th Amendment to our constitution which ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cdat88.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/need-to-know-the-author/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-16:/commentary/4808135</id>
    <updated>2009-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... HillaryCare I (1), HillaryCare II (1), Historic Revision (1), historys lessons (1), Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami (1), Hollywood (1), Home Improvement (1), Hostage British Sailors (3), Hostages (4), HR 2956 (1), HR 800 (3), Hsu (2) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://demediacraticnation.blogspot.com/2009/04/hate-murder-vs-good-old-murder.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JagBytes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-12:/commentary/4779714</id>
    <updated>2009-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JagBytes </name>
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Why then, would any self-respecting American oppose the passage of H.R. 800, S. 1041 - The Employee Free Choice Act, which will take steps to fix the broken system of labor and union organization, and restore democracy to the workplace? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jagbytes.com/news/2009/04/14/CollegeNews/Employee.Free.Choice.Act.Spreads.Democracy.To.American.Workplaces-3708451.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 - Cosponsors</title>
    <link href="http://llph-politics.blogspot.com/2009/04/hr-800-employee-free-choice-act-of-2007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-11:/commentary/5007735</id>
    <updated>2009-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness </name>
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To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://llph-politics.blogspot.com/2009/04/hr-800-employee-free-choice-act-of-2007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hot contest over 'card check' continues - Andie Coller - POLITICO.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21109.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-11:/commentary/4755439</id>
    <updated>2009-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Campus POLITICO Stories </name>
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H.R. 800 would dramatically increase the penalties for most unfair labor practices committed by employers, but not unions, during an organizing drive--chilling employers' free speech and depriving workers of the ability to make an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21109.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>World Prout Assembly: Obama's War on Labor</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-07:/commentary/4719826</id>
    <updated>2009-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn't get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2009/04/obamas_war_on_l.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's War On Labor By Stephen Lendman</title>
    <link href="http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman070409.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4750122</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Countercurrents.org </name>
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It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn't get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman070409.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's War on Labor - Free Press Opinion</title>
    <link href="http://atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/9059-obamas-war-on-labor-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4736104</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Back to School - James Kunstler </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn't get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/9059-obamas-war-on-labor-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s War on Labor | War Is A Crime .org</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/9235936</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>War Is A Crime .org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn&amp;#39;t get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://warisacrime.org/node/41448&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&#226;&#8364;&#732;Card check&#226;&#8364;&#8482; legislation: Boon for union, bust for business</title>
    <link href="http://www.sparkmon.com/2009/04/06/card-check-legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4736109</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Richard L. Sparkmon and Associates, PC </name>
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    <content type="html">
The US Senate is taking up the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800/S. 1041), also known as &#226;&#8364;&#339;card check&#226;&#8364;* legislation. The House of Representatives passed the bill already, but debate on the measure has been stalled in Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sparkmon.com/2009/04/06/card-check-legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s War on Labor. By Stephen Lendman</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4736108</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kanan48 </name>
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MWC News - A Site Without Borders. Voters expecting change keep getting rude reminders of what kind, none they can believe in reiterated again on March 30 in Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s remarks to the auto giants. While stating &#226;&#8364;&#339;We cannot&#226;&#8364;&#166;.must not (and) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kanan48.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/obamas-war-on-labor-by-stephen-lendman/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama's War on Labor</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4736107</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>portland indymedia - newswire </name>
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&quot;We (won't) excuse poor decisions,&quot; he said. &quot;We cannot make the survival of our auto industry dependent on an unending flow of taxpayer dollars.&quot; In rejecting their aid request, he added: &quot;These companies - and this industry -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2009/04/389632.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Differing ideas about the EFCA</title>
    <link href="http://greenjobsmemphis.blogspot.com/2009/04/differing-ideas-about-efca.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4736106</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Jobs Memphis </name>
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    <content type="html">
The Heritage Foundation: Does a ballot cast in private or a card signed in public better reveal a worker's true preference about whether to join a union? A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greenjobsmemphis.blogspot.com/2009/04/differing-ideas-about-efca.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s War on Labor &#194;&#171; roger hollander</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>roger hollander </name>
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It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rogerhollander.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/obamas-war-on-labor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4702443</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SteveLendmanBlog </name>
    </author>
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It was again introduced on March 1, 2007 in the 110th Congress as HR 800 for the same purpose. It easily passed in the House (241 - 185), then was blocked in the Senate when supporters couldn't get the required 60 votes to end debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2009/04/obamas-war-on-labor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DeMediacratic Nation: Forget FDR, Try Huey Long</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4685180</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... HillaryCare I (1), HillaryCare II (1), Historic Revision (1), historys lessons (1), Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami (1), Hollywood (1), Home Improvement (1), Hostage British Sailors (3), Hostages (4), HR 2956 (1), HR 800 (3), Hsu (2) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://demediacraticnation.blogspot.com/2009/04/forget-fdr-try-huey-long.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Card Check: Bringing GM's success to small business</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4677009</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Doug Ross @ Journal </name>
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Status: The House passed the Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800, in 2007 by a 56-vote margin &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 241 to 185. The vote was largely along party lines; only 13 House Republicans voted for the bill and only 2 House Democrats voted against it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/04/card-check-bringing-gms-success-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How the Employee Free Choice Act Takes Away Workers&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Rights</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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(Heritage Foundation) &#226;&#8364;&#8221; &#226;&#8364;&#339;Does a ballot cast in private or a card signed in public better reveal a worker&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s true preference about whether to join a union? A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.exposethemedia.com/?p=5048&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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So I called our HR 800 number. It turns out that when I switched managers (both in the same building on the same floor here in NY) early last year someone switched me in the payroll system to OH. Nevermind that my home address, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allpointsbulletin.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/i-never-was-a-buckeye/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Question for &#226;&#8364;&#339;Ray&#226;&#8364;*-what part of the Employee Free Choice Act (Introduced in House)[H.R.800.IH] addresses the way the workers vote? By Rationial Woman. March 30, 2009 4:18 PM | Link to this. Didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t we promise to let Native Americans have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/03/30/capitol_closeddoor_meeting_sho.html?cxntfid=blogs_postcards&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Some falsely believe or promote that EFCA (HR 800) will have little or no effect in right-to-work states. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, EFCA will significantly enhance the ability of labor unions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/032809/col_415395322.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jordan: Bill bad for employees, employers | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-27:/commentary/4625663</id>
    <updated>2009-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Editorials </name>
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Some falsely believe or promote that EFCA (HR 800) will have little or no effect in right-to-work states. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, EFCA will significantly enhance the ability of labor unions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lubbockonline.com/stories/032809/col_415395322.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big money campaign donors reminded to personally lobby US Senator ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4653583</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Things Reform </name>
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Mary Landrieu (D-LA) US Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA). Image via Wikipedia. Government reform orgs. deliver news on major events within their areas of expertise. From: National Journal. Vitter Pushes Biz Leaders To Lobby Landrieu Against ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allthingsreform.org/2009/03/big-money-campaign-donors-reminded-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill bad for employees, employers | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4637957</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines </name>
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Some falsely believe or promote that EFCA (HR 800) will have little or no effect in right-to-work states. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, EFCA will significantly enhance the ability of labor unions to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lubbockonline.com/stories/032709/col_415395322.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Card Check: Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) Of 2009 Introduced In ...</title>
    <link href="http://cdljobs.typepad.com/trucking_news/2009/03/card-check-employee-free-choice-act-efca-of-2009-introduced-in-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4637958</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CDLjobs.com Trucking Jobs Blog </name>
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Ata Organized labor's No. 1 priority in the 111th Congress, The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (EFCA) was introduced March 10 in the House by Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cdljobs.typepad.com/trucking_news/2009/03/card-check-employee-free-choice-act-efca-of-2009-introduced-in-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Eclectic Radical: Are the Republicans really looking out for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4618454</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Eclectic Radical </name>
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On June 26, 2007, I voted against moving forward on H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, a bill that was passed in the House of Representatives two years ago. The motion failed, effectively stopping the Senate consideration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eclecticradical.blogspot.com/2009/03/are-republicans-really-looking-out-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NH Election Info: Obama unifies?</title>
    <link href="http://nhelection.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-unifies.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-24:/commentary/4610576</id>
    <updated>2009-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NH Election Info </name>
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Push Button Union Bill (HR 800) &#183; An education from the Education Committee &#183; The Iraq War Debate &#183; Governor abandons teen girls &#183; &#226;&#8211;&#186; January (5). Undercounts and corrections &#183; Updates to NHelection.info &#183; Dems&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nhelection.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-unifies.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Joe's Union Review: Senator Arlen Specter, who once sponsored the ...</title>
    <link href="http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/03/senator-arlen-specter-who-once.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-23:/commentary/4610577</id>
    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Joe's Union Review </name>
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... Health Care (10); Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (4); Hilda Solis (2); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/03/senator-arlen-specter-who-once.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employee Free Choice Act? Please Explain &#171; Criticism As Inspiration</title>
    <link href="http://criticismasinspiration.com/2009/03/23/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/8288519</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Criticism As Inspiration </name>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), coming before congress this session is the most absurd bill I have heard of in a while. My dislike of unions is not hidden (posts here, here, and video here) and this brings up a perfect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://criticismasinspiration.com/2009/03/23/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>La Vida Locavore:: The Food Movement: Not Just a Bunch of Michael ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/4661273</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>La Vida Locavore - Front Page </name>
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Tell Eshoo to support HR 800 by Tammy Baldwin (4.00 / 4). Give them this op ed: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03... The bill by Tammy Baldwin will fix that exact problem named in the piece. You can also tell them about this blog if you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavidalocavore.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1263&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act? Please Explain &#194;&#171; Criticism As Inspiration</title>
    <link href="http://criticismas.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-22:/commentary/4610575</id>
    <updated>2009-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Criticism As Inspiration </name>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800), coming before congress this session is the most absurd bill I have heard of in a while. My dislike of unions is not hidden (posts here, here, and video here) and this brings up a perfect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://criticismas.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Joe's Union Review: Attacking the Employee Free choice Act, AP ...</title>
    <link href="http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/03/attacking-employee-free-choice-act-ap.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-21:/commentary/4590136</id>
    <updated>2009-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Joe's Union Review </name>
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... Health Care (10); Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (4); Hilda Solis (2); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/03/attacking-employee-free-choice-act-ap.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republicans Who Vote Like Liberals &#194;&#171; Offering Common Sense</title>
    <link href="http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/republicans-who-vote-like-liberals/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-20:/commentary/4601171</id>
    <updated>2009-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Offering Common Sense </name>
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H.R. 1000 &#183; H.R. 1105 &#183; H.R. 1238 &#183; H.R. 1586 &#183; H.R. 17 &#183; H.R. 262 &#183; H.R. 794 &#183; H.R. 800 &#183; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 &#183; U.S. Senate &#183; S. 1041 &#183; S. 34 &#183; S. 371 &amp;midd&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/republicans-who-vote-like-liberals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/03/cracking-the-bedrock-of-democracy-destroying-the-secret-ballot-in-union-elections" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/8976471</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 185, it was stopped in the Senate in June 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2009/03/cracking-the-bedrock-of-democracy-destroying-the-secret-ballot-in-union-elections&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/03/Cracking-the-Bedrock-of-Democracy-Destroying-the-Secret-Ballot-in-Union-Elections" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/7925147</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers: Economy </name>
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The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 185, it was stopped in the Senate in June 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/03/Cracking-the-Bedrock-of-Democracy-Destroying-the-Secret-Ballot-in-Union-Elections&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4590135</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
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The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 185, it was stopped in the Senate in June 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/labor/lm0038.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cracking the Bedrock of Democracy: Destroying the Secret Ballot in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4559693</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
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The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 241 to 185, it was stopped in the Senate in June 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/Labor/lm0038.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jimmy Hoffa Must Be Smiling!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/5033425</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>First Transit Employee Rights Blog </name>
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It's time to revisit the so-called &quot;Employee Free Choice Act&quot;, AKA card check, AKA HR 800. I think Wikipedia is balanced so click on the title of this post to go there. In the interest of fairness, you can read the AFL-CIO defense at: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ftemployeerights.blogspot.com/2009/03/jimmy-hoffa-must-be-smiling.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Do you know how to catch wild pigs? &#194;&#171; Offering Common Sense</title>
    <link href="http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/socialisms-progressive-means-of-containment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4549217</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Offering Common Sense </name>
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... Free Speech Protection act &#183; House Judiciary &#183; Policies &#183; Pork &#183; Senate Amendments &#183; Senate Version &#183; U.S. Congress &#183; H.R. 1000 &#183; H.R. 1105 &#183; H.R. 1238 &#183; H.R. 17 &#183; H.R. 262 &amp;m&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/socialisms-progressive-means-of-containment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Freshman Democrats Not Scared Of EFCA - MashGet</title>
    <link href="http://www.mashget.com/politics/2009/03/19/freshman-democrats-not-scared-of-efca/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4549216</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Related news - MashGet </name>
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To help ease the economic squeeze on America's middle class families, Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800), a bill ... 1:41. Labor Unions Turn Senate Hearing ... In support of the Democrats' ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashget.com/politics/2009/03/19/freshman-democrats-not-scared-of-efca/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpEdNews &#194;&#187; EFCA: WILL THE SKY REALLY FALL?</title>
    <link href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/EFCA-WILL-THE-SKY-REALLY-by-Richard-Wise-090318-308.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4538398</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough... </name>
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In her testimony and report, Ms. Layne-Farrar is highly critical of every provision of the Act, also known as H. R. 800. For example, she disapproves of compulsory arbitration. This provision may tilt the bargaining table in favor of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/EFCA-WILL-THE-SKY-REALLY-by-Richard-Wise-090318-308.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>La Vida Locavore:: A Rundown of Food Bills in Congress Now</title>
    <link href="http://www.lavidalocavore.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1222" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4538397</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Vida Locavore - Front Page </name>
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The Farming Flexibility Act of 2009 (H.R.800) This bill by Tammy Baldwin makes me proud that I canvassed and voted for her! The bill will allow farmers who currently grow federally subsidized commodities to grow other stuff on that land ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavidalocavore.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1222&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employee Free Choice Act? Please Explain</title>
    <link href="http://criticismas.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4559695</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Criticism As Inspiration </name>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800), coming before congress this session is the most absurd bill I have heard of in a while. My dislike of unions is not hidden (posts here, here, and video here) and this brings up a perfect ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://criticismas.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/employee-free-choice-act-please-explain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GOPs&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Brooks, Gingrich, and Limbaugh Options &#194;&#171; Offering Common Sense</title>
    <link href="http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/gops%E2%80%99-brooks-gingrich-and-limbaugh-options/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4528781</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Offering Common Sense </name>
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... Free Speech Protection act &#183; House Judiciary &#183; Policies &#183; Pork &#183; Senate Amendments &#183; Senate Version &#183; U.S. Congress &#183; H.R. 1000 &#183; H.R. 1105 &#183; H.R. 1238 &#183; H.R. 17 &#183; H.R. 262 &amp;m&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/gops%E2%80%99-brooks-gingrich-and-limbaugh-options/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Punishing others doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t make my life any better &#194;&#171; Offering Common ...</title>
    <link href="http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/punishing-others-doesnt-make-my-life-any-better/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4519100</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Offering Common Sense </name>
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... Free Speech Protection act &#183; House Judiciary &#183; Policies &#183; Pork &#183; Senate Amendments &#183; Senate Version &#183; U.S. Congress &#183; H.R. 1000 &#183; H.R. 1105 &#183; H.R. 1238 &#183; H.R. 17 &#183; H.R. 262 &amp;m&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/punishing-others-doesnt-make-my-life-any-better/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>On The Picket Lines : [&#50948;&#53412;] Employee Free Choice Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-14:/commentary/9218748</id>
    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>On The Picket Lines </name>
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&amp;quot;H.R. 800(Employee Free Choice Act of 2007)&#51008; &#12302;&#45432;&#46041;&#51088; &#51088;&#50976; &#49440;&#53469;&#48277;&#12303;&#51060;&#46972;&#45716; &#49324;&#46988;&#46308;&#51012; &#54788;&#54841;&#49884;&#53412;&#45716; &#51060;&#47492;&#51060; &#48537;&#50668;&#51276;&#45716;&#45936;, &#51060;&#45716; &#47784;&#46304; &#48120;&#44397; &#45432;&#46041;&#51088;&#46308;&#50640;&#44172;&#49436; &#48708;&#48128;&#53804;&#54364;&#44428;&#51012; &#50519;&#50500;&#44040; &#44163;&#51060;&#45796;. &#44172;&#45796;&#44032; &#44536; &#48277;&#50504;&#51008;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://picketline.egloos.com/4242686&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1409 Employee Free Choice Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1409/show" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Most Viewed Bills </name>
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The bill was previously introduced as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, H.R. 800/S. 1041, 110th Cong. (2007). Although the EFCA passed the House of ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: The Heritage Foundation Papers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1409/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act: for what purpose? &#194;&#171; ReasonableCitizen</title>
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Congress is very lazy and does not provide a revised/amended version of the National Labor Relations Act as proposed by changes in the HR 800 bill. So if you truly want to know what is happening you will have to locate the National ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kindlingman.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/employee-free-choice-act-for-what-purpose/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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J-law what you posted was introduced in THE YEAR 2007, HR 800. Here is whats in the H of R now, HR 1409 IH! Click where it says &quot;HR1409&quot; If none of these links work, go to the Library of Congress &amp; searcg for it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blufftontoday.com/node/27611&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Employee Free Choice Act H.R.800 VIDEO &#183; George Prescott Bush Biography VIDEO &#183; Congressman Roy Blunt Weekly Republican Address 03... President Obama Weekly Address 03/07/09 PODCAST VI... Employment Situation Summary FEBRUARY 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rncnyc2004.blogspot.com/2009/03/senator-chuck-grassley-weekly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opposing Views--&gt;Employee Free Choice Act - Political Wrinkles</title>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority. Recently, unions have switched the focus of their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/open-discussion/6584-opposing-views-employee-free-choice-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unions about to take over....Goodbye America - The Hull Truth</title>
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the House as H.R.800 on March 1, 2007 by a vote of 241-185. In the. Senate, S. 1041 was supported by a vote of 51-48, but fell nine votes short of the 60 necessary to foreclose Senate debate and proceed to final consideration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehulltruth.com/bilge/214142-unions-about-take-over-goodbye-america.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HRC Won&amp;#39;t Support Employee Free Choice Act: More Trouble with ...</title>
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ACLU: The Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041), supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions by restoring workers&amp;#39; freedom to choose for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://queertoday.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hrc-wont-support-employee-free&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Card Check Round-Up</title>
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H.R. 800, Section 2(a). &#226;&#8364;&#339;Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shotsonthehouse.com/?p=1431&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EFCA - End of Factory Gods - Arcanum Cafe - Forums</title>
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A letter writer to The Bismarck Tribune obviously doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t think much of HR 800 or The Employee Free Choice Act. He believes that the bill is &#226;&#8364;&#339;oxymoronical&#226;&#8364;* and should be called &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Employee Forced Choice Act&#226;&#8364;*. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arcanumcafe.com/community/showthread.php?p=612851&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Firedoglake &#194;&#187; Still-Senator David Vitter, Poster Boy for Anti ...</title>
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I just read the EFCA, H.R. 800, as passed by the House and sent to the Senate and it pretty clearly says this &#226;&#8364;&#339;If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining has signed valid authorizations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/12/still-senator-david-vitter-poster-boy-for-anti-employee-free-choice-berates-security-workers-tries-to-pull-rank/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Just Talking It Up &#194;&#187; Employee &#226;&#8364;&#339;Free Choice&#226;&#8364;* Act&#226;&#8364;&#166;..Just Like Grape ...</title>
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In his infinite wisdom (sic), the current President is attempting, with all fervor, to get a piece of legislation passed that is entitled The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR-800) or &#226;&#8364;&#339;Card Check.&#226;&#8364;* In the name of the bill the words ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justtalkingitup.com/?p=1519&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Broken Promise Barack: Lobbying increases &#194;&#171; Offering Common Sense</title>
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Unions are in an all out push to get this passed while business leaders are fighting back. http://tinyurl.com/b7bc45. Sponsors: Sen. Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Miller (D-CA). 2007 versions H.R. 800 and S. 1471 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://offeringcommonsense.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/broken-promise-barack-lobbying-increases/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Help me figure this out&#226;&#8364;&#166; | The Miami Progressive</title>
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On February 5, 2007, Representative George Miller (D-CA) introduced the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800). This measure would provide workers the ability to form and join unions through signed authorization from a majority of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miamiprogressive.com/2009/03/11/help-me-figure-this-out/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Labor Can Get 60 Votes On EFCA Without Getting 60 Votes</title>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.800: Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:03 AM on 03/11/2009. - + citizensrus I'm a Fan of citizensrus I'm a fan of this user permalink &#183; photo. Card check is free speech. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/10/how-labor-can-get-60-vote_ws_173637.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rachel Maddow Talks With SEIU's Andy Stern about the Lying GOP ...</title>
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The bill (HR 800) is pretty short and the text is easy to read. If a provision for secret ballots as an alternative process is in the bill somewhere, please point it out. Rather, the bill is crystal clear in the other direction -- if a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://airamerica.com/maddow/blog/2009/mar/10/rachel-maddow-gops-lying-about-employee-free-choice-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Thread: Sleeping Dog - Telic Thoughts</title>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority. Will you sign the card or not John Doe? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://telicthoughts.com/open-thread-sleeping-dog/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act Search @ webXbeta</title>
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Finally, H.R. 800, for the first time in labor law&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s history, imposes a one-size-fits-all scheme of mandatory, binding interest arbitration with respect to initial contracts, on bargaining parties, again stripping American workers of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webxbeta.com/?page=search&amp;amp;cx=partner-pub-0722585488206177:qxk8anvnr0r&amp;amp;cof=FORID:10&amp;amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;amp;q=employee+free+choice+act&amp;amp;sa=Search&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Our Rants &amp; Raves!: Corporate/Republican Lies Target Labor Law</title>
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The text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals it contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. This method of union sign-up, known as &quot;majority sign-up&quot; or .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourrantsandraves.blogspot.com/2009/03/latest-corporaterepublican-lies-target.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act back on the table</title>
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Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced a similar measure in the House. The bill is similar to HR 800 that passed the House in 2007 and but did not pass the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atlantaprogressiveblog.com/2009/03/employee-free-choice-act-back-on-the-table/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shopfloor &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Card Check: It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Union Organizers, Not ...</title>
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From the bill text (H.R. 1409, exactly the same as H.R. 800 in the 110th Congress): If the Board finds that a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining hassigned valid authorizations designating the individual or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/03/10/card-check-its-union-organizers-not-employees-with-the-choice/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How Labor Can Get 60 Votes On EFCA Without Getting 60 Votes</title>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.800: Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:03 AM on 03/11/2009. - + Actionman See Profile I'm a Fan of Actionman I'm a fan of this user permalink. Now that you make that same argument ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/10/how-labor-can-get-60-vote_n_173637.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Andy Stern: Five Things to Know about the Employee Free Choice Act</title>
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Please read the bill if you don't believe me: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.800: What is anti labor afraid of?? Employees are fired in one-quarter of private-sector union organizing campaigns; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-stern/five-things-to-know-about_b_173545.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Republican National Convention Blog: Employee Free Choice Act H.R. ...</title>
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Employee Free Choice Act H.R.800 VIDEO. On the bill, known as the Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. Blocking access to a secret ballot invites harassment, costs American jobs. WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rncnyc2004.blogspot.com/2009/03/employee-free-choice-act-hr800-video.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | The Chicken Little Sky Is Falling Bizarre ...</title>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.800: Can you point to where it says a ballot will be taken away? smallcastle on 09.03.2009 at 18:46 (Reply). First I would like to reply to your statement about, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/09/the-chicken-little-sky-is-falling-bizarre-corporate-panic-over-workers-rights-award/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act - Care2 News Network</title>
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Read the text of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800).Download a summary of the bill. &lt;flag as inappropriate&gt;. Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel. Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/434996229/1077959&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>One hand giveth, the other taketh away - Rep. Darrell Issa ...</title>
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Allowing workers options is what this bill is about, not trying to taking workers rights away. Representative Issa is misrepresenting this bill. There is nothing that disallows secret balloting in HR 800. Reply Quote Report Abuse ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19758.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Key Dems Wavering In Support Of Labor Bill</title>
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http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.800: You are either FOR it or AGAINST it. I don't care! You are here deliberately trying to confuse people and you are using the classic technique of having concern for the &quot;worker&quot;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/09/key-dems-wavering-in-supp_n_173328.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coleman and Franken Still Battle, as Minnesota Awaits a Senator ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mashget.com/us/2009/03/10/coleman-and-franken-still-battle-as-minnesota-awaits-a-senator/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Related news - MashGet </name>
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The UpTake's Noah Kunin asks the candidates running for Senate in Minnesota about their positions regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800). &quot;Who does Norm work for?&quot; (Vol. 2). Minnesotans know that Norm Coleman isn't working for ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashget.com/us/2009/03/10/coleman-and-franken-still-battle-as-minnesota-awaits-a-senator/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>March 2009 NL.indd</title>
    <link href="http://www.right-to-work.org/nl/nl200903p1.pdf" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/6945195</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>National Right to Work Committee (R) </name>
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and H.R.800 in the 2007-2008 Congress) would make it far easier for Big Labor to obtain &amp;quot;exclusive&amp;quot; (monopoly) bargaining control over employees. In non-Right to Work states, this legislation would also make it far ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.right-to-work.org/nl/nl200903p1.pdf&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EFCA &#226;&#8364;&#8220; End of the Factory Gods</title>
    <link href="http://minusthemusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/efca-end-of-factory-gods.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4549218</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Speak Your Mind And Read Mine </name>
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Debatable Opinions; Letters to the Editor (originally published at OpEdNews). A letter writer to The Bismarck Tribune obviously doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t think much of HR 800 or The Employee Free Choice Act. He believes that the bill is &#226;&#8364;&#339;oxymoronical&#226;&#8364;* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://minusthemusic.blogspot.com/2009/03/efca-end-of-factory-gods.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1388 GIVE Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4528782</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Congressi... </name>
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[2]; H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.1105 Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop... [1]; H.R.1207 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 [1]; H.R.226 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1388/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EFCA - End of Factory Gods - Arcanum Cafe - Forums</title>
    <link href="http://www.arcanumcafe.com/community/showthread.php?t=76730&amp;amp;goto=newpost" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4459179</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arcanum Cafe - Forums </name>
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A letter writer to The Bismarck Tribune obviously doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t think much of HR 800 or The Employee Free Choice Act. He believes that the bill is &#226;&#8364;&#339;oxymoronical&#226;&#8364;* and should be called &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Employee Forced Choice Act&#226;&#8364;*. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.arcanumcafe.com/community/showthread.php?t=76730&amp;amp;goto=newpost&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/603" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-05:/commentary/4590133</id>
    <updated>2009-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DigitalCommons@ILR </name>
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[Excerpt] This report discusses legislative attempts to amend the National Labor Relations Act (&quot;NLRA&quot;) to allow for union certification without an election, based on signed employee authorizations. The Employee Free Choice Act (&quot;EFCA&quot;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/603&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>DigitalCommons@ILR - Jon O. Shimabukuro: The Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/603/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-05:/commentary/4501760</id>
    <updated>2009-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DigitalCommons@ILR </name>
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The EFCA was introduced in the 110th Congress as H.R. 800 and S. 1041. H.R. 800 was passed by the House on March 1, 2007, by a vote of 241-185. On June 26, 2007, proponents of S. 1041 fell nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/603/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employee Free Choice Act | www.partizane.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.partizane.com/node/861" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-05:/commentary/4481735</id>
    <updated>2009-03-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>www.partizane.com </name>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority.... Unions now want the government to take away workers' ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.partizane.com/node/861&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[IWS] CRS: THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT [26 January 2009]</title>
    <link href="http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/03/iws-crs-employee-free-choice-act-26.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4427119</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS </name>
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach School of Industrial &amp; Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell University 16 East 34th Street, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/03/iws-crs-employee-free-choice-act-26.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reforming Federal Labor Law: The Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://crap713three.blogspot.com/2009/03/reforming-federal-labor-law-employee.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4427134</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Revolutionary American Party III </name>
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Tuesday 03 March 2009. by: Seth Sandronsky, truthout | Perspective. Workers rally in support of the Employee Free Choice Act. (Photo: Getty Images). What does fairness and freedom mean on the job in the US? Expect varied answers to that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crap713three.blogspot.com/2009/03/reforming-federal-labor-law-employee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s on: Obama promises Card Check passage. (Is Lincoln a &#226;&#8364;&#339;Nay&#226;&#8364;*?)</title>
    <link href="http://ryanjames.us/?p=941" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4427133</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The K. Ryan James blog </name>
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If Sen. Lincoln doesn't vote for Card Check, will she get to address the next convention? As I begin to craft this post, I bid good morning to Sen. Blanche Lincoln because it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s on now:. MIAMI &#226;&#8364;&#8221; President Barack Obama told AFL-CIO union ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ryanjames.us/?p=941&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Great Secret Ballot Myth</title>
    <link href="http://employeefreechoice.typepad.com/va/2009/03/the-great-secret-ballot-myth.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4427132</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Virginia AFL-CIO: Employee Free Choice Act Blog </name>
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We know the Employee Free Choice Act doesn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t take it away. We know, even if it did, Big Business wouldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t care. It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa red herring- plain and simple. The Employee Free Choice Act is an amendment to the existing National Labor Relations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://employeefreechoice.typepad.com/va/2009/03/the-great-secret-ballot-myth.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama promises Card Check passage. (Is Lincoln a &#226;&#8364;&#339;Nay&#226;&#8364;*?)</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-promises-card-check-passage-is.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4427131</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
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If Sen. Lincoln doesn't vote for Card Check, will she get to address the next convention? K. Ryan James Blog - As I begin to craft this post, I bid good morning to Sen. Blanche Lincoln because it's on now: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-promises-card-check-passage-is.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>t r u t h o u t | Reforming Federal Labor Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.truth-out.org/030309S" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/8575614</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
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George Miller (D-California) introduced H.R 800, the EFCA, in January 2007. The EFCA passed the House with a vote of 241 to 185 four months later. One of the House members supporting the EFCA was Hilda Solis (D-California), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truth-out.org/030309S&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887/2009-01-26/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/6880778</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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The EFCA was introduced in the 110th Congress as H.R. 800 and S. 1041. H.R. 800 was passed by the House on March 1, 2007, by a vote of 241-185. On June 26, 2007, proponents of S. 1041 fell nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887/2009-01-26/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/6525169</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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The EFCA was introduced in the 110th Congress as H.R. 800 and S. 1041. H.R. 800 was passed by the House on March 1, 2007, by a vote of 241-185. On June 26, 2007, proponents of S. 1041 fell nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Careful about using social-networking sites to reserach applicants ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrmorning.com/careful-about-using-social-networking-sites-to-reserach-applicants/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4427129</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HRMorning.com </name>
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Tom D.: This proposed legislation HR 800 and S 1041 is the most profound change to the labor relations landscape in the United S... robert: Linda has it right. If HR people are not in sync with business being their partner they might as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrmorning.com/careful-about-using-social-networking-sites-to-reserach-applicants/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4427124</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open CRS: Recently Added </name>
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This report discusses legislative attempts to amend the National Labor Relations Act (&quot;NLRA&quot;) to allow for union certification without an election, based on signed employee authorizations. The Employee Free Choice Act (&quot;EFCA&quot;) has been &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS21887&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Is the Strategy Behind the Employee Free Choice Act National Ads a ...</title>
    <link href="http://chapelhill.indymedia.org/article/2827" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-28:/commentary/4538400</id>
    <updated>2009-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Asheville Indymedia Summaries </name>
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In the year following the defeat of HR 800,Navigators Global launched an effort to put pressure on congressional and senatorial candidates who were sympathetic to card check. Imagine FEAR and Intimidation Union Busting Tactics used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chapelhill.indymedia.org/article/2827&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Is the Strategy Behind the Employee Free Choice Act National Ads a ...</title>
    <link href="http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/2827" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-28:/commentary/4427122</id>
    <updated>2009-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Asheville Indymedia Summaries </name>
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In the year following the defeat of HR 800,Navigators Global launched an effort to put pressure on congressional and senatorial candidates who were sympathetic to card check. Imagine FEAR and Intimidation Union Busting Tactics used ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/2827&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Union Busting Strategy Behind the EFCA EXPOSED!</title>
    <link href="http://efcanow.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-strategy-behind-efca-national-ads.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-27:/commentary/4427126</id>
    <updated>2009-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Employee Free Choice Act Now! </name>
    </author>
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Is the Strategy Behind the EFCA National Ads Created by Navigators Global on Behalf of The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace a SCAM? Union busting is a field populated by bullies and built on deceit. A campaign against a union is an ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://efcanow.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-strategy-behind-efca-national-ads.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Big business lobby stumps in Denver to defeat &#226;&#8364;&#732;card check&#226;&#8364;&#8482; bill</title>
    <link href="http://coloradoindependent.com/22530/big-business-lobby-stumps-in-denver-to-defeat-card-check-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/4712127</id>
    <updated>2009-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Colorado Independent </name>
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'Card check' ballots to determine union representation. (Photo/Old Sarge, Flcikr). A representative with the world&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s largest business federation was in Denver on Monday to decry HR 800, federal legislation that would give workers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coloradoindependent.com/22530/big-business-lobby-stumps-in-denver-to-defeat-card-check-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>www.washingtonexaminer.com &gt;&gt; Politics</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Union-bill-a-political-minefield-40062712.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4590134</id>
    <updated>2009-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics </name>
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Russ: &quot;Both HR 800 and S-1041 state that once the majority of cards of a bargaining unit are submitted to the NLRB the union is recognized as the bargaining agent for the employees. There is no provision that states that the employees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Union-bill-a-political-minefield-40062712.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>triphow.com &#194;&#187; Employee Free Choice Act Leaves Hotels Little Choice</title>
    <link href="http://triphow.com/?p=865" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4415020</id>
    <updated>2009-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>triphow.com </name>
    </author>
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Passage of the so-called &#226;&#8364;&#732;Employee Free Choice Act&#226;&#8364;&#8482; ( H.R. 800 in the 110th Congress) would ensure that labor unions would know which worker in what plant, building or mom-and-pop business didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t vote to allow for unionization. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://triphow.com/?p=865&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Capitol Hill &quot;Daily Brief&quot;: On Capitol Hill This Week; Vol. XVI ...</title>
    <link href="http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2009/02/on-capitol-hill-this-week-vol-xvi-no-8a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-22:/commentary/4415019</id>
    <updated>2009-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitol Hill &quot;Daily Brief&quot; </name>
    </author>
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A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800) its highest legislative priority. Recently, unions have switched the focus of their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2009/02/on-capitol-hill-this-week-vol-xvi-no-8a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A proposed revision to the EFCA | Politicker.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.politicker.com/maine/51734/proposed-revision-efca" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-21:/commentary/4406010</id>
    <updated>2009-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politicker.com -- Maine News </name>
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A couple of conversations I had over the weekend regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800 from the 100th Congress) has led me to support a revision to the bill, one that not only addresses directly the most common complaint ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicker.com/maine/51734/proposed-revision-efca&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>My EFCA Response to the Portland Press Herald &#194;&#171; the Maine HR Cafe</title>
    <link href="http://mainehrcafe.com/2009/02/22/my-efca-response-to-the-portland-press-herald/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-21:/commentary/4406009</id>
    <updated>2009-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Maine HR Cafe </name>
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However, if 50% plus one check cards are turned in, as H.R. 800 was written for the 110th Congress, &#226;&#8364;&#339;.. the Board (meaning the National Labor Relations Board) SHALL not direct an election but SHALL certify the individual or labor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mainehrcafe.com/2009/02/22/my-efca-response-to-the-portland-press-herald/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NC Lawmakers Oppose &#226;&#8364;&#732;Employee Free Choice Act&#226;&#8364;&#8482; - Wake County ...</title>
    <link href="http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/27511/nc-lawmakers-oppose-employee-free-choice-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-20:/commentary/4398032</id>
    <updated>2009-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>State News - MyNC.com </name>
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I invite him, as well as the author of the article, to prove this assertion. What part of the Act would do this? The Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 800, is available online at via the Library of Congress website: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/27511/nc-lawmakers-oppose-employee-free-choice-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Joe's Union Review: America's workers lose fight to compete with ...</title>
    <link href="http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/americas-workers-lose-fight-to-compete.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-20:/commentary/4398031</id>
    <updated>2009-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (4); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9); Huffington Post (1); humor (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/americas-workers-lose-fight-to-compete.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Turn Maine Blue:: PPH editorial repeats the industry lie about the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-19:/commentary/4398033</id>
    <updated>2009-02-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The EFCA (H.R. 800 from the 110th Congress) amends some portions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), but not the section which guarantees workers a right to demand a secret ballot vote (Sec. 9(e)). Opponents are using a lie that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2465&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PPH editorial repeats the industry lie about the EFCA | Politicker.com</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politicker.com -- Maine News </name>
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The EFCA (HR 800 from the 110th Congress) amends some portions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), but not the section which guarantees workers a right to demand a secret ballot vote (Sec.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicker.com/maine/50351/pph-editorial-repeats-industry-lie-about-efca&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shopfloor &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Card Check: Everyone&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s a Liar These Days</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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This is language from the legislation in question, H.R. 800 in the last Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act (our emphasis):. SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION. (a) In General- Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/20/card-check-everyones-a-liar-these-days/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More of the Same &#194;&#171; Elecpencil</title>
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It came as no surprise on March 8, 2007 to see the Tribune&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s editor write a column attacking unions and the Free Choice Act. The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800) would enable working people to bargain for better wages, benefits and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elecpencil.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/more-of-the-same/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tell Lou Dobbs to stop peddling false information about the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4388233</id>
    <updated>2009-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the right to vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/tell-lou-dobbs-stop-peddling-false-info&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Free Choice a Misnomer for this Legislation at The Integral Connection</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4380428</id>
    <updated>2009-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 800, introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA), passed the House by a vote of 241-185 on March 1, 2007, after it was rushed through the legislative process. Although it was approved by the House, it fell short of the number of votes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.integrallink.com/?p=2152&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Joe's Union Review: &quot;We Make the Windows and the Doors&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4380427</id>
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... Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (3); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9); Huffington Post (1); humor (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/we-make-windows-and-doors.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adam Holland: Tell Lou Dobbs to stop peddling false information ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4380426</id>
    <updated>2009-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the right to vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adamholland.blogspot.com/2009/02/tell-lou-dobbs-to-stop-peddling-false.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blue Dogs To House Dem Leaders: Hold Off On Employee Free Choice ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-17:/commentary/4369267</id>
    <updated>2009-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The EFCA (H.R. 800 and S. 1041), is widely expected to pass in some form. The Democratic Party is heavily indebted to organized labor for their financial and political support. The Republican Party is not as obligated to the unions, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/labor/blue-dogs-to-house-dem-leaders-hold-off-on-employee-free-choice/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Shopfloor &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Card Check: Yes, It Eliminates Elections</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-16:/commentary/4358195</id>
    <updated>2009-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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And this is language from the legislation in question, H.R. 800 in the last Congress, the Employee Free Choice Act (our emphasis):. SEC. 2. STREAMLINING UNION CERTIFICATION. (a) In General- Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/17/card-check-yes-it-eliminates-elections/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Illinois labor leaders urge passage of Employee Free Choice Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-16:/commentary/4358194</id>
    <updated>2009-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Danny Davis (D-7), who supports H.R. 800, said he did not anticipate any holdup in the House, where it has already been approved and hoped that the Senate would move quickly to send the bill to the president&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s desk. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/Illinois_labor_leaders_urge_passage_of_Employee_Free_Choice_Act,22714&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wow! An accurate report on the EFCA</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/14/15471/4047" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-13:/commentary/4369268</id>
    <updated>2009-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Cross posted at Turn Maine Blue. This story by Josie Huang that aired Friday night on Maine Public Radio (MPBN) is one of the best reports that I have come across regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800 in the 110th ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/14/15471/4047&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>1000 billion dollars is a trillion ... can you wrap your mind ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-13:/commentary/4347639</id>
    <updated>2009-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... career opportunities Chris Dodd clinical thinker coleman vs franken Communism congress approval democratic auto bailout donofrio vs obama economy Employee Free Choice Act Eric Holder fiscal challenges government jobs H.R. 800 S 1041 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usa-wethepeople.com/1000-billion-dollars-is-a-trillion-can-you-wrap-your-mind-around-that-sum/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Would-Be Senators From Minn. Describe Life in Election Limbo - MashGet</title>
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The UpTake's Noah Kunin asks the candidates running for Senate in Minnesota about their positions regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800). Ann Coulter invokes the name of Minnesota Sen. Norm Colman several times while arguing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashget.com/politics/2009/02/15/would-be-senators-from-minn-describe-life-in-election-limbo/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Turn Maine Blue:: MPBN on the Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2442" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/4358196</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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This story by Josie Huang that aired Friday night on Maine Public Radio is one of the best reports that I have come across regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, H.R. 800 in the 110th Congress). Huang obviously understands what ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2442&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/4319472</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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... Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (3); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9); Huffington Post (1); humor (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/chcolates-and-roses-slavery-and-rape.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MPBN on the Employee Free Choice Act | Politicker.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/4319471</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Politicker.com -- Maine News </name>
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This story by Josie Huang that aired Friday night on Maine Public Radio is one of the best reports that I have come across regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA, HR 800 in the 110th Congress). Huang obviously understands what the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicker.com/maine/43654/mpbn-employee-free-choice-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) | 21st Century Labor Union | IAMAW</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Find out if your U.S. representative voted for or against the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800) - the most important legislation in 70 years to ensure workers&amp;#39; freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goiam.org/index.php/territories/eastern/3012-employee-free-choice-act-efca&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Card Check - Employment Free Choice Act - More Unionized Socialism ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-10:/commentary/4337172</id>
    <updated>2009-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I agree with Glenn Beck on this one. I am not anti-union, nor have I ever been anti-union, but I believe that unions need to come into existence on their own, not with unfair help from the government. If a union goes out on strike, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fulltimeparttimejobs.com/card-check-employment-free-choice-act-more-unionized-socialism-call-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hilda Solis Gets a Vote Today. Imagine That.</title>
    <link href="http://www.indignantdesertbirds.com/?p=194" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s right. Hilda Solis, the Labor Secretary-Designate will get a vote today at 2:00 PM according to Senate Aides. The coming battle on the EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act) is mostly what is at stake. Other than Congresswoman Hilda ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indignantdesertbirds.com/?p=194&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Nebraska AFL-CIO -- Employee Free Choice Act: Know the Facts- The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-10:/commentary/4308117</id>
    <updated>2009-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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According to the House Committee on Education and Labor Report on H.R. 800, &#226;&#8364;&#339;[t]his section does not eliminate the NLRB election process, which remains an option for employees as it is under current law.&#226;&#8364;* 2/16/07, pp. 25-26. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://employeefreechoice.typepad.com/ne/2009/02/know-the-facts--the-employee-free-choice-act-does-not-take-away-the-secret-ballot.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Solis wins easy committee approval - Alex Isenstadt - Politico.com</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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They included the &quot;Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041)&quot; and the &quot;Public Safety /Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (H.R. 980).&quot; As treasurer of ARW, Solis would have approved the spending by ARW on lobbying other members &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18751.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Feb 2, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 815: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the... - Feb 2, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 800: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/senate-passes-stimulus.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the right to vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://themancommon.blogspot.com/2009/02/cnns-lou-dobbs-peddles-lies-and-anti.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HB 30; requiring operating budget reductions for fiscal year 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/hb-30-requiring-operating-budget-reductions-for-fiscal-year-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-09:/commentary/4285831</id>
    <updated>2009-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 10, 2009 at 9:05 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under New Hampshire and tagged: Budget, HB 30, Legislation, New Hampshire, NH. Ive added this bill to the Pro-Liberty WatchList. HOUSE BILL 30-FN-A-LOCAL. FISCAL IMPACT: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/hb-30-requiring-operating-budget-reductions-for-fiscal-year-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New online &#226;&#8364;&#339;radio&#226;&#8364;*&#226;&#8364;&#166; &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-09:/commentary/4283356</id>
    <updated>2009-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 10, 2009 at 7:58 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under E - Media and tagged: Libertarian, mp3, Music, New Hampshire, NH, podcast. Ive been trying for quite some time now to create an online radio/podcast program that I actually liked using. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/new-online-radio/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Union News.: Monday wrap</title>
    <link href="http://theunionnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/monday-wrap_09.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-08:/commentary/4297024</id>
    <updated>2009-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Union News. </name>
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When someone takes the time to actually read the proposed &quot;Card Check&quot; legislation (H.R. 800), and cut through the intentionally confusing legalese, you will discover that many of the proponents of this legislation have lied. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theunionnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/monday-wrap_09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of ...</title>
    <link href="http://illegalillegals.com/a-seemingly-innocuous-letter-sent-to-the-clerk-of-the-house-of-representatives-last-thursday-by-president-obamas-secretary-of-labor-nominee-hilda-solis-raises-serious-and-troubling-legal-questions-a/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-08:/commentary/4280317</id>
    <updated>2009-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Illegal Illegals Report Call ICE 1-866-DHS-2ICE... </name>
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They included the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041)&#226;&#8364;* and the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Public Safety /Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (H.R. 980).&#226;&#8364;* As treasurer of ARW, Solis would have approved the spending by ARW on lobbying other members &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://illegalillegals.com/a-seemingly-innocuous-letter-sent-to-the-clerk-of-the-house-of-representatives-last-thursday-by-president-obamas-secretary-of-labor-nominee-hilda-solis-raises-serious-and-troubling-legal-questions-a/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Seeking technical help&#226;&#8364;&#166; &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/seeking-technical-help/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-08:/commentary/4275374</id>
    <updated>2009-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 10, 2009 at 1:54 am &#194;&#183; Filed under Rochester NH and tagged: barter, broadcast, help, internet, NH, podcast, pro-liberty, Rochester, Rochester NH, technical. Im having technical issues (IP/Firewall/Proxy) regarding the set-up of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/seeking-technical-help/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Freedom To Choose &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/freedom-to-choose/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-08:/commentary/4275280</id>
    <updated>2009-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 9, 2009 at 8:11 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Philosophy and tagged: Buddhism, civil disobedience, evangelism, Libertarian, Liberty, paradigm, Philosophy, Socialism, soveriegnty &#183; Freedom to Choose (mp3) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/freedom-to-choose/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Right-wing talking points on Free Choice Act crumble like an old ...</title>
    <link href="http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/right-wing-talking-points-free-choic" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-08:/commentary/10921829</id>
    <updated>2009-02-08T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Neiwert</name>
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Fix the link, please! www. EFCA.org is NOT correct. JHoots &#8212; 2/8/09 6:21pm. maybe this one: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h800/show &amp;middot; more &#9660;. CoIntelPro.PronktasticlyAgainst.SCLM.E-Voting.Incumbents&amp;#39;s picture ...... Rick Santorum says&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/right-wing-talking-points-free-choic&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Development Of FEMA camps? &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/development-of-fema-camps/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-07:/commentary/4272615</id>
    <updated>2009-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 8, 2009 at 8:40 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Legislation - Federal and tagged: Congress, Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, H 1, Legislation, stimulus. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [H.R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/development-of-fema-camps/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CNN's Lou Dobbs Peddles Lies and Anti-Union Propaganda | Corporate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/125896/cnn's_lou_dobbs_peddles_lies_and_anti-union_propaganda/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-07:/commentary/4269588</id>
    <updated>2009-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlterNet.org: PEEK </name>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/125896/cnn's_lou_dobbs_peddles_lies_and_anti-union_propaganda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Where&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s my duh-duh &#226;&#8364;&#339;dunce-cap&#226;&#8364;*? &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/wheres-my-duh-duh-dunce-cap/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-07:/commentary/4269587</id>
    <updated>2009-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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H.R.800 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm. H.R.598 American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/wheres-my-duh-duh-dunce-cap/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NW Republican: The Union News - Week in review</title>
    <link href="http://nwrepublican.blogspot.com/2009/02/union-news-week-in-review.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4261055</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NW Republican </name>
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They included the &quot;Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041)&quot; and the &quot;Public Safety /Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (H.R. 980).&quot; As treasurer of ARW, Solis would have approved the spending by ARW on lobbying other members &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nwrepublican.blogspot.com/2009/02/union-news-week-in-review.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Godless Liberal Homo: More Action for Real Change</title>
    <link href="http://godlessliberalhomo.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-action-for-real-change.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4261054</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Godless Liberal Homo </name>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the right to vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://godlessliberalhomo.blogspot.com/2009/02/more-action-for-real-change.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Talking &#226;&#8364;&#8482;bout a revolution &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/talking-bout-a-revolution/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4257910</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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Your comment. Click here to cancel reply. Name (required). E-Mail (Required, not published ). Website. Notify me of follow-up comments via email. HTML-Tags: &lt;a href=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;abbr title=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;acronym title=&amp;q&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/talking-bout-a-revolution/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Its Blagojevich, stupid! &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/its-blagojevich-stupid/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4253994</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 7, 2009 at 3:50 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Legislation - Federal and tagged: Bail-out, HR 1, state soveriegnty, stimulus. Oh, this is gonna get interesting. Ive barely begun looking at the proposed &#226;&#8364;&#339;stimulus&#226;&#8364;* bill Congress expects to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/its-blagojevich-stupid/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The $14mil website &#194;&#171; Live Free Or Die</title>
    <link href="http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/the-14mil-website/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-06:/commentary/4253993</id>
    <updated>2009-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Live Free Or Die </name>
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February 7, 2009 at 4:18 pm &#194;&#183; Filed under Legislation - Federal and tagged: Bail-out, fraud, HR 1. SEC. 1221. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD. There is established a board to be known as the &#226;&#8364;&#732;Recovery Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://slowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/the-14mil-website/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legal Matters on East Tennessee Medical News</title>
    <link href="http://www.easttnmedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1415" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-05:/commentary/4406011</id>
    <updated>2009-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>East Tennessee Medical News - Current East... </name>
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The Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800; S. 1041). If enacted, this would eliminate democratic, secret ballot elections and replace them with a card check system. Whether employees become unionized is a matter of the number of signed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.easttnmedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1415&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself</title>
    <link href="http://www.politicalforum.com/showthread.php?t=67735" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-05:/commentary/4269592</id>
    <updated>2009-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Forum </name>
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The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself Hilda Solis\'s breach of House ethics rules may disqualify her from serving. by Hans A. von Spakovsky 02/03/2009 12:00:00 AM A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicalforum.com/showthread.php?t=67735&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself</title>
    <link href="http://www.obamaers.com/the-nominee-who-lobbied-herself/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-05:/commentary/4269591</id>
    <updated>2009-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OBAMAers Dot Com </name>
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The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself Hilda Solis's breach of House ethics rules may disqualify her from serving. by Hans A. von Spakovsky 02/03/2009 12:00:00 AM A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of Representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamaers.com/the-nominee-who-lobbied-herself/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Joe's Union Review: The making of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act</title>
    <link href="http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/video-making-of-lilly-ledbetter-fair.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-05:/commentary/4252295</id>
    <updated>2009-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Joe's Union Review </name>
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... Health Net (3); Helmets To Hardhats (1); Hero (2); heroes (1); Hershey (3); hip (1); Hollywood To The Docks (1); Home Depot (5); homeless (3); HOPE Coalition (1); Hospital closure (1); HR 800 (9); Huffington Post (1); humor (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anti-union.blogspot.com/2009/02/video-making-of-lilly-ledbetter-fair.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Private Ballots: Good Enough for Dingell-Waxman</title>
    <link href="http://www.workerfreedom.org/private-ballots-good-enough-dingell-waxman-a2997" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/8692859</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Worker Freedom RSS </name>
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Representatives Dingell and Waxman are both supporters of H.R. 800, the &#8220;Employee Free Choice Act&#8221; which takes away a workers&amp;#39; right to a private ballot election when voting on union membership. AWF Executive Director Brian Johnson sent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workerfreedom.org/private-ballots-good-enough-dingell-waxman-a2997&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Backyard Broadcasting :: WLBC :: MAX :: WERK :: WHBU :: WXFN ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bybradio.net/2009/02/05/delaware-county-snow-removal-an-expensive-task/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4280319</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Backyard Broadcasting :: WLBC :: MAX ::... </name>
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U.S. Congressman Mike Pence and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin announced Wednesday that they have introduced H.R. 800, &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Farming Flexibility Act of 2009,&#226;&#8364;* which would preserve planting options for Midwest farmers and food processors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bybradio.net/2009/02/05/delaware-county-snow-removal-an-expensive-task/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Employee Free Choice Act</title>
    <link href="http://atangledweb.squarespace.com/httpatangledwebsquarespace/employee-free-choice-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4269593</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tangled Blog </name>
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Does a ballot cast in private or a card signed in pub?lic better reveal a worker's true preference about whether to join a union? A private vote is the obvious answer, but organized labor has nonetheless made the misleadingly named ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atangledweb.squarespace.com/httpatangledwebsquarespace/employee-free-choice-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>How many bad nominees does it take to change an administration?</title>
    <link href="http://repubclub54.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-many-bad-nominees-does-it-take-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4269590</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Repub Club 54 </name>
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I'm forwarding an update from the Weekly Standard about yet ANOTHER cabinet nominee with issues to address. This one is relevant to us because it's our own Hilda Solis, union champion and Democratic Congressmember from East Los Angeles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repubclub54.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-many-bad-nominees-does-it-take-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Fresh Talk: Harkin to FDA: submit records of contracts with states</title>
    <link href="http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/harkin-to-fda-submit-records-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4252296</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fresh Talk </name>
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Feb 2, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 815: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the... - Feb 2, 2009; Bill Action: Introduced: H.R. 800: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freshtalk.blogspot.com/2009/02/harkin-to-fda-submit-records-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lou Dobbs Peddles Anti-Union Propaganda</title>
    <link href="http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3716" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4252294</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FAIR Recent Additions </name>
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As the text of the act (H.R. 800, 3/2/07) reveals, EFCA contains no language about eliminating the &quot;secret ballot&quot; enshrined in the National Labor Relations Act under Section 9 e. Under EFCA, workers would still have the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3716&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is &#226;&#8364;&#732;Card Check&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Really a Free Choice? &#194;&#187; The Foundry</title>
    <link href="http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/05/is-card-check-really-a-free-choice/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4239354</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Foundry </name>
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... to pay dues to a cause they may, or may not, agree with really free choice? Author: Todd Thurman; Interact: Sphere &#183; Share This &#183; Print This Post. Tagged with card check &#183; Employee Free Choice Act &#183; HR 800 &#183; unions ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.heritage.org/2009/02/05/is-card-check-really-a-free-choice/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Raising Eden: Ethics? Anyone?</title>
    <link href="http://raisingeden.blogspot.com/2009/02/ethics-anyone.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4239353</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Raising Eden </name>
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The Congresswoman co-sponsored the Employee Free Choice Act in 2007 (HR 800), a bill that would eliminate secret ballot voting for unionization. She also c0-sponsored the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://raisingeden.blogspot.com/2009/02/ethics-anyone.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Solis nomination vote delayed - Alex Isenstadt and Manu Raju ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4239352</id>
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They included the &quot;Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041)&quot; and the &quot;Public Safety /Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (H.R. 980).&quot; As treasurer of ARW, Solis would have approved the spending by ARW on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18465.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Private Ballots: Good Enough for Dingell-Waxman</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/commentary/4239351</id>
    <updated>2009-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Representatives Dingell and Waxman are both supporters of H.R. 800, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Employee Free Choice Act&#226;&#8364;* which takes away a workers&#226;&#8364;&#8482; right to a private ballot election when voting on union membership. AWF Executive Director Brian Johnson sent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://workerfreedom.org/private-ballots-good-enough-dingell-waxman-a2997&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Your Congress At Work - Proposed Legislation from 3 February 2009 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4280318</id>
    <updated>2009-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.800 : To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm. Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/etcartman/2009/02/04/your-congress-at-work-proposed-legislation-from-3-february-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PENCE, BALDWIN INTRODUCE FARM FLEX BILL</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:922156220&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4269594</id>
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For Immediate Release Pence, Baldwin Introduce Farm Flex Bill Contact: Daniel Son (202) 226-4379 February 4, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC-US Congressman Mike Pence and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that they have introduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:922156220&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ann Pettifor: It's Japan Again, Stupid</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4252300</id>
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I agree with you and this opinion also, i believe HR 800 (Employee Free Choice Act) is a step in the right direction. www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-reich26-2009jan26,0,1124419.story ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-pettifor/its-japan-again-stupid_b_163947.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.800 To amend the Food ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4252293</id>
    <updated>2009-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR800 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm. on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h800/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DeMediacratic Nation: Not Really Sure if I Screwed Up</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4226904</id>
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... HillaryCare II (1), Historic Revision (1), historys lessons (1), Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami (1), Hollywood (1), Home Improvement (1), Hostage British Sailors (3), Hostages (4), HR 2956 (1), HR 800 (3), Hsu (2) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://demediacraticnation.blogspot.com/2009/02/not-really-sure-if-i-screwed-up.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>VettinGate Continues: Hilda Solis | Paliban Daily</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4226900</id>
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They included the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800/S. 1041)&#226;&#8364;* and the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Public Safety /Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (H.R. 980).&#226;&#8364;* As treasurer of ARW, Solis would have approved the spending by ARW on lobbying other members &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.palibandaily.com/2009/02/04/vettingate-continues-hilda-solis/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Your Congress At Work - Proposed Legislation from 3 February 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/tags/2009/02/04/your-congress-at-work-proposed-legislation-from-3-february-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-03:/commentary/4226899</id>
    <updated>2009-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.800 : To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm. Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 2/3/2009) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/tags/2009/02/04/your-congress-at-work-proposed-legislation-from-3-february-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.864: Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of 2009 -... OpenCongress</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 864: Renewable Fuel Pipelines Act of 2009, Introduced, Feb 4, 2009. HR 800: Farming Flexibility Act of 2009, Introduced, Feb 3, 2009. HR 1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009, Introduced, Apr 1, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h864/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4252297</id>
    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Hilda Solis&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s breach of House ethics rules may disqualify her from serving. A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of Representatives last Thursday by President Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis raises ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamanoms.com/?p=257&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Labor's Legislative Wish List</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4226905</id>
    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Last Action: H.R. 800 passed House (241-185) (Vote # 118, 3/1/2007); Senate cloture vote on motion to proceed failed (51-48) (Vote #227, 6/26/2007) / S. 1041 referred to Senate committee (3/29/2007). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://workerfreedom.org/big-labors-legislative-wish-list-a3575&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Continues to Spread More ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4226903</id>
    <updated>2009-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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In the letter, CDW urged members of the Senate and House &quot;to oppose all efforts to pass any provision included in the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA H.R. 800/S. 1041 in the 110th Congress).&quot; &quot;We wanted to take the opportunity to remind ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/03/18568017.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>5K rejected Minn. Senate ballots get another look - MashGet</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-02:/commentary/4226902</id>
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Shira Toeplitz of Roll Call on MSNBC- Discussing Al Franken and Norm Coleman. The UpTake's Noah Kunin asks the candidates running for Senate in Minnesota about their positions regarding the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mashget.com/2009/02/03/5k-rejected-minn-senate-ballots-get-another-look/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.794: To prohibit the use of funds to... OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/5345243</id>
    <updated>2009-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1000 &#194;&#183; H.R. 1105 &#194;&#183; H.R. 1238 &#194;&#183; H.R. 1586 &#194;&#183; H.R. 17 &#194;&#183; H.R. 262 &#194;&#183; H.R. 794 &#194;&#183; H.R. 800 &#194;&#183; Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 &#194;&#183; U.S. Senate &#194;&#183; S. 1041 &#194;&#183; S. 34 &#194;&#183; S. 371 &amp;midd. Was this article useful? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h794/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 800, The Farming Flexibility Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/5033423</id>
    <updated>2009-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 800 would amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm. Detailed Summary; Status of the Legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200514569.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.808 Department of Peace Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/4369269</id>
    <updated>2009-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] [1]. H.R.104 H.R.104 [2]; H.R.3685 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007... [1]; H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 [1]; S.334 Healthy Americans Act [1]; S.185 Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 [1] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h808/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpEdNews &#194;&#187; An Open Letter to Congress on H. R. 800, the Employee ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/4308120</id>
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The American working class has been downsized, laid off, coerced into 'give-backs,' seen their benefits reduced, all to help companies which have pleaded near-bankruptcy to stay in business while CEO salaries sky-rocket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_professo_070301_an_open_letter_to_co.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big Labor's Legislative Wish List</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/4286351</id>
    <updated>2009-02-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Worker Freedom RSS </name>
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Last Action: H.R. 800 passed House (241-185) (Vote # 118, 3/1/2007); Senate cloture vote on motion to proceed failed (51-48) (Vote #227, 6/26/2007) / S. 1041 referred to Senate committee (3/29/2007). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.workerfreedom.org/big-labors-legislative-wish-list-a3575&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 800, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-01:/commentary/4269586</id>
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HR 800 would amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_800.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 800: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ...</title>
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A bill in the US Congress: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-800&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Take Action to protect the rights of American... | Gather</title>
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Feb 01, 2009 If passed The Employee Free Choice Act, HR800 will lead to the elimination of the right of the American worker to the secret ballot! S.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://travel.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977581331&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The effect of the binding arbritation provision of the Employee ...</title>
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Protect the right of the american worker sign the petition NO on EFCA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977581253&amp;amp;grpId=3659174697238622&amp;amp;nav=Groupspace&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Take Action to protect the rights of American Worker</title>
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If passed The Employee Free Choice Act, HR800 will lead to the elimination of the right of the American worker to the secret ballot! Sign the Petition and tell your representatives to vote no . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977581331&amp;amp;grpId=3659174697252470&amp;amp;nav=Groupspace&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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