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2012-05-17 9:18 pm

Marion Berry's House Member Office (D-AR-01) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 9:18 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

2012-05-17 8:21 pm

Marion Berry's House Member Office (D-AR-01) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 8:21 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

Decent Work for Informal Sector Workers

Hillary Clinton's State Department Office (D) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 7:48 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

On May 14, a group of experts from academia, labor, and NGOs joined us for a vibrant discussion on the role of women in the global economy. The conclusion was clear; we must continue to advocate for decent work for working women around the world -- especially for women in the informal sector.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton commented on this in 2010 at the United Nations in New York: "I remember once driving through Africa with a group of distinguished experts. And I saw women working in the fields and I saw women working in the markets and I saw women with wood on their heads and water on their heads and children on their backs. And I remarked that women just seem to… more »

Overheard in the field: Wooster, Ohio

Barack Obama's White House Campaign Office (D) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 7:34 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)
"We've got computers and phones ready to go, and we're building up our volunteer teams. We phonebank twice a week, and we're canvassing on Saturday and Sunday. We're writing letters to the editor—we're getting the community excited!" —Neighborhood Team Leader Gabby, on how her team in Wooster got ready for last night's office opening Read More...

2012-05-17 7:17 pm

Marion Berry's House Member Office (D-AR-01) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 7:17 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

2012-05-17 6:21 pm

Marion Berry's House Member Office (D-AR-01) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 6:21 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

Listen up: The grocery store shift

Barack Obama's White House Campaign Office (D) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 5:47 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)
A few weeks ago at a grocery store in Gary, Indiana, Obama 2012 volunteers Jacqui and Carolyn registered voters for the nationwide day of action. Listen to them chat with shoppers on their way out of the store to make sure they're all set to vote in November, and register a few new voters. Now, it's your turn—the next weekend of action starts this Saturday, and there are people i Read More...

"The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama"

Barack Obama's White House Campaign Office (D) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 5:21 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)
A 54-page, $10 million proposal by top Republican strategists titled "The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama" shows in vivid and gruesome detail what the President and all of us are up against. The proposal laments that voters "still aren't ready to hate this president" but lays out a plan to portray him as "slick" and "cocky"—and notes that they need to hire an "extremely literat Read More...

2012-05-17 5:18 pm

Marion Berry's House Member Office (D-AR-01) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 5:18 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

Watch Live: Ambassador Rice Discusses Foreign Policy in a Google+ Hangout

Hillary Clinton's State Department Office (D) posted a Blog Post on May 17, 2012 | 4:30 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

Today, join Ambassador Susan E. Rice and New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof as they break ground on the frontier of social media and U.S. foreign policy. In a live Google+ Hangout, Ambassador Rice and Mr. Kristof will discuss the world's most pressing challenges and America's role in an increasingly interconnected world. They will be joined live by a selection of citizens who will ask questions from the U.S. and overseas.

Watch the conversation live at 2:30 p.m. EST on The Times's homepage or on the New York Times Google+ page, and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag… more »

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