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In this March 2, 2009 file photo, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis speaks during a town hall meeting in Miami.

President Barack Obama is on track to name more Latinos to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians.

While the Treasure Island deal topped Mayor Gavin Newsom 's agenda in Washington last week, he also pushed for more help from the federally funded Jobs Now program, which Newsom has made a centerpiece of job growth efforts in the city.

President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians.

THURSDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Trying to give the Copenhagen talks a shot in the arm : "With time running out, the United States sought Thursday to inject new momentum into talks here aimed at reaching a global agreement to control greenhouse gases, backing a proposal to create an international pot of money for ...

Americas war on human trafficking got its biggest-ever one-year boost in federal funding following President Barack Obamas signing of an appropriations bill, one of several significant anti-trafficking developments this week.

Sen. Tom Harkin, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington following a news conference to announce the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act and restoring American rights in the workplace.

A bicyclist makes his way down the Mandela Parkway in west Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov.

Companies would have to provide more detailed information about compensation to employees under a regulation that the Department of Labor will propose next year.

During the first year of the Obama administration, conservatives have directed much of their fire on the major legislation the president is pushing through Congress.

With the jobless rate rising and his approval ratings sinking, President Obama hosted academics and leaders of business and labor at a White House jobs summit Thursday, seeking advice on how to boost employment.

Taxpayers must stop Obama's Big Labor slush fund cover-up. Big Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is helping cover up Big Labor slush fund contributions by not requiring Big Labor to complete union trust disclosure documents.

While the overall unemployment rate for Americans fell in November, the jobless gap between African-Americans and all other races actually rose, continuing a disturbing trend that has many lawmakers up in arms.

President Barack Obama promised at a White House jobs forum on Thursday to take "every responsible step to accelerate job creation," including some ideas he said could be put into action quickly.

ACORN engaged in bare-knuckled politicking by targeting key congressional races and swing voters in 2008....according to a memo obtained by GOP congressional investigators.......... Read more at nypost.com ... TOPICS: Extended News ; Politics/Elections KEYWORDS: BACKSTORY----ACORNS IN THE WHITE HOUSE The web of connections range from ACORN CEO ...

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis toured two facilities in Los Angeles Tuesday to push for green jobs, as part of the "National Conversation on the Future of America's Cities and Metropolitan Areas". Solis made separate visits to the Electrical Training Institute and Los Angeles Technical Trade College, which will receive green jobs grants under ...

Congressman Pete Stark, D-Fremont., and U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tuesday lauded the U.S. Department of Labor's announcement that workers at Fremont's New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.

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Autoworkers at the NUMMI plant are happy to get a fresh flavor of government aid, disclosed Tuesday, but they also want federal officials to pursue another initiative: pressure General Motors to bring a new production line to the factory.

California will receive $2.31 million in federal grants to train workers for green jobs and help place them with employers, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced Wednesday.