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Savings from Senate pension plan cut by half
— Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform proposal would slice only about half of what he estimated it would immediately cut from the state's nearly $100 billion retirement system debt, a development that could boost chances for the rival...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Interior Policy, Elaine Nekritz, Charter Schools, Pension and Welfare
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SocGen moves to fire Rosbank CEO after arrest
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale said on Wednesday that it was moving to dismiss its top Russian executive days after his shock arrest on bribery charges. The decision by Russian subsidiary Rosbank's board to fire its head, Vladimir Golubkov, after his...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Police Arrests, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Career and Workplace, Russia
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WRAPUP 1-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
ReutersBy Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Internal Revenue Service, Politics, Tea Party Movement
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Hartford School Board Appoints Four School Principals; Postpones A Fifth After Union Concerns
The Hartford CourantThe board of education confirmed the appointments of four school principals Tuesday night, including new leaders for Jumoke Academy at Milner School, Breakthrough Magnet School and Pathways Academy of Technology and Design. But in a rare move, the...Tags: East Hartford, Goodwin College, Teach for America, Teachers, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Hatch was the Republican to win over on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel...
Tags: Interior Policy, Chuck Schumer, Justice System, Orrin Hatch, AFL-CIO
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, Jason Chaffetz, Social Sciences, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work, Pension and Welfare, Richard Nixon, Elections
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L.A. Mayor's Election: Speakers predict a win for Wendy Greuel
Backers of Wendy Greuel’s mayoral bid told supporters gathered at her election party Tuesday night that the early results showing Greuel with a slim lead were the first step to a mayoral victory. “We are going to win this campaign,”...
Tags: Holly J. Mitchell, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics
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COLUMN - The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Media Industry, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, France
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Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul, potentially paving the way for a key Republican senator to support the sweeping legislation and give it a boost...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, Justice System, Orrin Hatch, Elections
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Scotland says better off without Britain, but with the pound
Reuters* Scottish nationalists say split from UK would boost growth * British pound and EU membership key to economic success By William James LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Ending Britain's 306-year rule would allow Scotland to reverse generations of economic...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, European Union, Government, Career and Workplace
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Good intentions don't create jobs
Baltimore City Council members confused caring about unemployment with abating it by giving preliminary approval to a local hire law last week. The legislation, which requires a final vote and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's signature to become law,...
Tags: Bernard C. Young, Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Local Government, Racism
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