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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife spread ahead of mid-year pay negotiations. As well as the violence at a chromium mine, the National...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Credit Ratings, Shootings, Employment Opportunities, South Africa
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: Thomas Edward Perez, Richard Cordray, Barack Obama, Immigration, Mitch McConnell
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'Fashion Police' Producers To Be Picketed By WGA West
VarietyThe Writers Guild of America West will picket the Los Angeles offices of E! Entertainment in support of striking "Fashion Police" writers. The action has been set to start at 11:30 a.m. Thursday outside the offices at 5750 Wilshire Boulevard. The...Tags: E! Entertainment Television, Inc., Unions, Writers Guild of America, Career and Workplace
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Biased press doesn't deserve protection
The IRS is constitutionally protected in the execution of its duties to collect income taxes. Reporters are constitutionally protected when they report fairly and honestly. The First Amendment gives the right to print the truth, not to print biased...
Tags: Politics, Taxation, Benghazi, Freedom of the Press, Internal Revenue Service
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In Illinois, Davis preparing for marathon race for Congress
St. Louis Post-DispatchU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis recalls the moment he learned that Democrats had identified him as a special target for defeat in 2014. He was standing in line for freshman orientation the week after winning his seat last November. "The honeymoon didn't even...Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Rodney Davis, Government Health Care
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South African wage demands send rand to four year low
Reuters* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...Tags: Jacob Zuma, Inflation and Deflation, Companies and Corporations, Anglo American Platinum Limited, Metal and Mineral
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Global Warming, Environmental Issues, White House, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch
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Bridgeport Is Worse Off Than Stockton
Stockton is one of California's larger cities. Nearly a year ago, its city council voted to file for bankruptcy. This is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the nation's history. Bridgeport, however, is in worse financial condition that Stockton...
Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Justice System, Connecticut Economic Development, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Pension and Welfare
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...Tags: AngloGold Limited, Gold and Precious Material, Inflation and Deflation, Anglo American Platinum Limited, South Africa
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Barack Obama, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Internal Revenue Service, Global Change
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Grand Forks gears up for a summer of construction
Grand Forks HeraldConstruction is expected to be booming in Grand Forks this summer despite a late start and a shortage of workers. Cool spring weather kept snow and frost hanging around longer than usual and many contractors out of the ground until this month. A need...Tags: House Building, Marketing, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Technology, Justice System, Barack Obama, Personal Data Collection
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