The protests, coordinated by Fight for $15, which represents the workers and is backed by the Service Employees International Union, underscore an effort to lever the political power of 64 million low-wage workers across the country.
Republicans said the bill underscored an effort by Obama and Democrats to scapegoat the wealthy with a gimmick that would accomplish nothing.
The move underscores an industrywide effort to inject a healthy dose of skepticism into stock research at a volatile and uncertain time for the markets, the broader economy and Wall Street banks themselves.
Written in the slashing jargon of the short messaging service, the Twitter exchange underscored a continuing effort by the United States and NATO to portray as unsuccessful the brazen attack on the American Embassy and the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
The White House spokesman, Ari Fleischer, described the calls as an effort to "underscore the strong relations the United States has with these nations".
But Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, the Republican presidential nominee, has been campaigning in black and Hispanic communities, in an effort to underscore his message of inclusiveness.
In an effort to underscore the seriousness of the threat, General Dempsey told the senators that he was so concerned about a cyberattack that he had skipped a meeting of the National Security Council on Iran to attend the briefing.
