Wounded US congresswoman flies to Texas rehab center

Wounded US congresswoman flies to Texas rehab center
US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords arrived in Texas today to start the next phase of her recovery at a Houston rehabilitation center.
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Tucson shooting: With Giffords in Houston, staff vows to carry on her work
Colleagues and friends say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s work will go on in her absence. Her staffers say her priorities are well known and that her staff and friends in Congress can carry out what they know to be her wishes.
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Membership in labor unions continues to decline
The nation’s labor unions saw another steep decline in membership last year, even as the economy showed signs of recovery and job losses slowed, according to new government figures released late last week. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unions lost 612,000 members in 2010, dropping the unionized share …
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