I m mem lisa. here s what s happening. president obama has signed an executive order requiring paid sick leave for employees at federal contractors. the president also spoke today at a labor day rally in boston. in pittsburgh, vice president joe biden spoke at a labor day event before taking part in a parade where he stopped along the way to greet well-wishers. in the growing migrant crisis in europe, france says it will accept 24,000 people fleeing war torn syria. back to lockup qult. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised.
The minimum wage, health care, social security, medicare. those things happened. because working people organized and mobilized. on this labor day, let s talk labor. obviously, president obama at a labor day rally in toledo, ohio today. president obama needs to make a real connection with labor this week if he wants to secure a second term in the white house. labor plays a vital role in getting out the ground troops and social networking, and in really getting out the numbers in a close election. if it s about enthusiasm, labor is going to be there, but will they be there in full force? here s more from the president today. it is unions like yours that help to forge the basic bargain of this country. the bargain that built the greatest middle class and the most prosperous country and the
Social security, medicare. those things happened. because working people organized and mobilized. on this labor day, let s talk labor. obviously, president obama at a labor day rally in toledo, ohio today. president obama needs to make a real connection with labor this week if he wants to secure a second term in the white house. labor plays a vital role in getting out the ground troops and social networking, and in really getting out the numbers in a close election. if it s about enthusiasm, labor is going to be there, but will they be there in full force? here s more from the president today. it is unions like yours that help to forge the basic bargain of this country. the bargain that built the greatest middle class and the most prosperous country and the most prosperous economy that the world has ever known.
governor? some media dilemmas to ponder. hank williams jr. s offensive comments about president obama. should monday night football have given the singer the boot? those wall street protests now spreading across the country. has the press been too slow to recognize their importance? plus, the passing of steve jobs. the visionary who was so brilliant at manipulating a news business that served as his cheering section. i m howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. back in may, i wrote a newsweek headline, is sarah palin over? it seemed there was no way the fox commentator was going to mount a white house campaign. it was just as clear when reporters were chasing the bus trips she took over the summer. but the press somehow kept up the pretense until this week when palin pulled the plug with a statement and a radio interview, not like chris christie, at a news conference. to tell you the truth, i made my announcement today in the format that i did because that wa
Work besides more unemployment. and, two, recovery and then reconstruction. don t get the three layers confused. he s got to do something about the jobs right now. what president obama said this weekend in a speech of what it could include in terms of both republicans and democrats can get behind. he said, the president speak at a labor day rally in detroit teasing about what his strategy will be coming off this speech. let s listen. we re going to see if we ve got some straight shooters in congress. we re going to see if congressional republicans will put country before party. we ll give them a plan and then we ll say, do you want to create jobs? then put our construction workers back to work rebuilding america. do you want to help our companies succeed? open up new markets for them to sell their products. you said you say you re the party of tax cuts?