Administration touts paid sick leave for govt contractors
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is highlighting new steps to help average working people, including paid sick leave for some. The Labor Department is finalizing a rule allowing federal contract employees to earn up to seven paid sick days yearly. President Barack Obama signed an executive order last year requiring this step. Labor Secretary…
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Lawmaker says one person killed in New Jersey train crash
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - A state lawmaker says one person was killed and two critically injured when a commuter train plowed into the Hoboken station. Democratic Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, who represents Hoboken, said a transit official confirmed the death to him. A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman, Jennifer Nelson, earlier said that more than 100 people…
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Congress overrides Obama’s veto of September 11 bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has rejected a veto by President Barack Obama for the first time since he became president. The House voted 348-77 Wednesday to override his veto of legislation and allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the attackers. The Senate had voted…
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