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Employers asking job seekers to surrender Facebook passwords
Some employers are demanding that job-seekers surrender their Facebook credentials as a condition of being hired. That means HR is poking around for hidden gems about you if you let them. "It's sometimes very positive. We learn more about a candidate...
Tags: Employment, Facebook, Employment Opportunities, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmakers looking to curb sex-trade advertising with possible criminal penalties for publishers
Anti-sex trade activists and their legislative allies say Internet website operators and newspaper publishers should be held criminally liable if ads for “escort services” turn out to involve underage victims of prostitution. Such ads have...Tags: Computer Crime, Prostitution, Fairfield County, Justice System, Prosecution
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Are the benefits of natural gas worth the dangers of fracking?
A politically sexy ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pro-environment fueling station in Bloomfield, Conn., took place on Dec. 9. Three weeks later, on New Year's Eve, a scary 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Youngstown, Ohio.
The link between those events...Tags: Environmental Politics, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy, Windsor Locks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Segarra Sworn In To First Full Term As Mayor
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Calling it "the start of a four-year odyssey," Pedro E. Segarra was sworn in Tuesday to his first full mayoral term. Segarra, the former city council president who took over as mayor in 2010 — succeeding Eddie Perez, who was...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Eddie A. Perez, Democratic Party, George C. Jepsen, Kenneth Kennedy
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Is Linda McMahon being encouraged to run again just for the cash?
Is poor little rich girl Linda McMahon being taken for another very expensive ride by cynical political hired guns?
After all, Republican consulting gurus like Connecticut's Pat Sullivan stand to make a lot of money (again) as long as McMahon continues...Tags: Linda McMahon, Executive Branch, Vince McMahon, Wrestling, Chris Murphy
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Concerns About Online Piracy Act Growing Among State's Congressional Delegation
The Hartford CourantIs the tide shifting on a controversial bill that would give the government and copyright holders broad new powers to stop online piracy? Over the weekend, the White House signaled that it has strong reservations about the controversial Stop Online...Tags: Google Inc., Christopher Dodd, Movies, Computer Networking and Internet, Movies
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Those party photos could cost you a job
In a controversial twist on the exploding use of online social media, more employers are poring over the websites to weed out job applicants whose posts reveal that they use foul language, take drugs, associate with gangs or have other questionable...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, CareerBuilder, Social Media
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Lawmakers seek to honor Mark Twain
Nation NowSo what if Mark Twain didn't think much of Congress. Lawmakers are seeking to honor Twain by creating a commemorative coin to raise money for organizations dedicated to preserving the author’s legacy.... -
Rick Santorum on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Newt Gingrich on 4 shows
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will be a guest on NBC's "Meet the Press," CBS' "Face the Nation" and ABC's "This Week."... -
In Email, Bysiewicz's Daughter Seeks Campaign Donations
In a fundraising email sent out Tuesday by Susan Bysiewicz's campaign for the 2012 Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, Bysiewicz's daughter, Ava Bysiewicz Donaldson, says that “we need people like my mom in Washington" and asks, "Can you support my...Tags: Middletown, Wesleyan University, Politics, Human Interest, U.S. Senate
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Chiropractic for Military
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress has launched Military Corner, part of its F4CP website. It provides guidelines for both veterans and doctors of chiropractic about referrals, gaining access to care, and how to help further care integration or...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health, Defense, Chiropractic, Medical Services
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Nov 29, 2011
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Aug 5, 2011
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