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Senate to hold vote on consumer watchdog director next week
Reuters(Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday, but they are not expected to muster enough votes to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Finance, Elizabeth Warren, Career and Workplace
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COLUMN - Stories I'd like to see
Reuters(Steven Brill is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Steven Brill May 14 (Reuters) - THE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH MARKET It's my guess that the most sought-after commencement speaker this season is former Secretary of State Hillary...Tags: Trials, Separation of Church and State, Finance, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace
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Colombia coal output slides 21.4 pct in 1st qtr - gov't
ReutersBy Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 15 (Reuters) - Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter of coal, said on Wednesday it produced 18.4 million tonnes of coal in the first quarter, a drop of 21.4 percent from the same quarter last year, due to labor...Tags: Politics, BHP Billiton Plc., National Government, Colombia, Career and Workplace
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Nuking the filibuster
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Richard Cordray
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Brazil port strike enters 2nd day as Congress debates reform
Reuters* Stevedores at Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports on strike * Stevedores at Paranagua call off strike; port returns to normal * Congress to resume debate over port reform bill Wednesday SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and...Tags: Politics, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Strikes, Elections, Brazil
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Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows
The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Television, University of Virginia, Entertainment, Laws
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Mine workers union warns of strike at Patriot Coal if contract voided
ReutersBy tim bross ST. LOUIS, May 3 (Reuters) - A lawyer for the United Mine Workers of America on Friday told a bankruptcy judge it would be forced to strike if Patriot Coal Corp succeeds in voiding its contract with the union, as five days of contentious...Tags: Trials, Unions, Healthcare Contract Issues, Lawyers, Pension and Welfare
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Patience wearing thin in protracted North Pocono labor dispute
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Negotiations between the North Pocono School District and its teachers union have quietly continued since an April 18 strike, but there are signs the protracted labor dispute could soon heat up again. John Holland, a regional field representative for...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Netherlands, Health and Safety at School, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning
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EDITORIAL: The poster ruling: A necessary slap
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA federal appellate court ruling that struck down the National Labor Relations Board's "poster rule" is a win for business and worker rights. It's also just as big a win for the rule of law -- and a necessary rebuke to the Obama administration's disregard...Tags: Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Pittsburgh, Career and Workplace, Small Businesses
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Goal caps Porter's rise this season
St. Louis Post-DispatchChris Porter finally was in the right place at the right time. Most people probably thought the 28-year-old Porter would be on the opening-night roster when the Blues started the 2012-13 season. But things never have come easy for Porter in his NHL...Tags: Staples Center, Chris Porter, David Backes, Kontinental Hockey League, 2012 NHL Lockout
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NLRB compelled speech edict overturned with Lehigh Valley businessman's help
The so-called labor movement in America has been disappearing and now serves only the interests of union bosses and the politicians they prop up, so desperate measures were considered necessary to keep the useless corpse breathing. One attempt at...
Tags: Roy Afflerbach, Parties and Movements, Unions, Human Interest, Human Rights
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Tulsa World, Okla., Action Line column
Tulsa WorldDear Action Line: Someone told me Republicans are trying to scuttle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by having its director's appointment thrown out by the courts. Do we really want another Great Recession? What is going on with this? -- S.R.,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Elizabeth Warren, Finance, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace
May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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