Efforts to set up benefits talks sputter
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Back-channel efforts by the White House and Capitol Hill Democrats to begin trying to negotiate a solution to the fiscal problems of Social Security and other federal benefit programs appeared to collapse Wednesday.
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The tug-of-war between labor and corporations on healthcare options continues to escalate.
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Labor and management have hit an impasse, which has included union threats of a strike over better working conditions, protection of health and other benefits.
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Legislation to overhaul the U.S.  private pension system suffered another setback on Thursday as  key House Republican lawmakers boycotted a negotiating meeting  in a fight over whether to keep some $35 billion in tax breaks  in the bill.
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TORONTO (CP) - NHL labour talks hit a roadblock Tuesday after the NHL tabled a proposal that included a salary cap. The talks lasted about 3Â½ hours.
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A deal between the White House and House leaders to speed tax rebate checks to workers starting in May has the Senate in a bind over whether to try to add to the measure
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The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.
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Talks between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors appeared close to an impasse Sunday.
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So far employers and their workers have been slow to accept health savings accounts as an alternative to conventional health insurance.
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Gruelling talks on forging a new strategy against climate change resumed Saturday, with ministers poring over a proposed text that watered down previous draft commitments on tackling greenhouse gases.
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Negotiations over three kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan have hit a snag over ransom demands, officials said Tuesday, as Taliban-linked militants said they were debating whether to &quot;get rid&quot; of the hostages.
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After a shift of power, there's little political will to finish incomplete agenda issues this session.
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Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
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The White House and congressional leaders struggled yesterday to preserve their newfound alliance on the economy in the face of revolts in both parties over the shape of a potential stimulus package and of debates over issues such as health care and warrantless surveillance.
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Negotiations over a new contract for DC hotel workers broke off early yesterday as the union and representatives of 14 major hotels reported little progress in resolving the impasse between them.
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House and Senate negotiators sought Monday to clear away roadblocks that have long hindered passage of a corporate tax bill needed to end a costly trade dispute with Europe.
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The struggling economy gives Democratic lawmakers another weapon in their effort to expand a popular children's health insurance program. In the end, however, they appear to have made little headway in overcoming a presidential veto.