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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew Monday met with labor leaders, civil rights groups and left-leaning think tanks to discuss the economy, the first such meeting at Treasury for the new cabinet official.The session was closed to the press.Mr. Lew, sworn in as Treasury secretary on Feb. 28, is wasting little time in reaching out to different groups with distinct views on economic policy. On Tuesday he and Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin are set to meet with business executives at Treasury, also to discuss the slowly but steadily improving economy. On Thursday Mr. Lew will head to Atlanta to tour a Siemens manufacturing plant and join a roundtable with the Metro Atlanta Chamber.Mr. Lew was criticized during his nomination hearing for his ties to Wall Street--he worked at Citigroup Inc. (C) from 2006 until early 2009.A Treasury official said Mr. Lew met Monday with:-Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).-Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of S...
FNC’s Martha MacCallum discusses Mitt Romney’s speech and his push to repeal the health-care law.
Political strategist James Carville on his new book, “It’s the Middle Class Stupid”.
“The Amateur” author Ed Klein on the impact of race on the Presidential election.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on the Justice Department’s effort to block the state’s voter-identification law.
Baptist Convention of Texas’ Rob Kohler and FTN Financial’s Lindsey Piegza on calls to end the lottery in states such as Texas.
Gov. Jan Brewer, (R-Ariz.), on the NAACP ’s efforts to get U.N. support in its fight against voter identification laws and why the law is needed.
FNC’s Mike Huckabee breaks down the latest jobs numbers and Sen. Marco Rubio’s letter to President Obama.
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Herman Cain has been attacked by a lot of liberals who think that somehow it's just not right for a black man to be a conservative. But the latest attack shows how s...
One reason Harrisburg, Pa., filed for bankruptcy is that nobody ever listens to the dead.Charles Chivis used to wear a sign that read "I'm dying of cancer and I know...
FOX News Contributor Angela McGlowan breaks down continued efforts to end prejudice.
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on his new film about prohibition and individual rights.
President Barack Obama will continue efforts Tuesday to build support for overhauling the nation's immigration system by meeting with labor leaders and business exec...
A lawyer for Goldman Sachs urged a U.S. appeals court Wednesday to send a former employee's gender discrimination dispute to arbitration rather than allow her to pro...
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Shelby Steele on Louis Farrakhan’s comments and race’s impact in the current political system.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch argues companies that violate regulations should face harsher punishment.
Political analyst Craig Crawford on the possibility former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be Mitt Romney’s running mate in the upcoming presidential election.
Independent Women’s Forum Executive Director Sabrina Schaeffer and Republican Strategist Ron Christie on Mitt Romney’s and Joe Biden’s speeches at the NAACP and the impact of the unemployment rate on the election.
The Wall Street Journal’s Dan Henninger discusses how photos of Mitt Romney’s vacation photos make him look out of touch of voters.