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Palin, TEA Party, won't 'sit down, shut up'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sarah Palin, fresh from an appearance at the TEA Party Convention where she derided President Barack Obama for "the politics of personality,'' insists that the nascent political organization is just fine without a leader. "It's much bigger.....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Corporate Crime, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney
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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: Parties and Movements, Work Relations, West Point, National Government, Government
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Bears' McCaskey doesn't like to deal with hypotheticals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After becoming chairman of the board last May, George McCaskey has overseen an interesting year for the team his grandfather George Halas founded. McCaskey sat down with the Tribune at the NFL meetings to discuss the state of...
Tags: Virginia McCaskey, Jay Cutler, Jerry Angelo, Sports, National Football League
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NASCAR 'Feuding with the Stars' continues with Keselowski
Is there another professional sport that feuds with its talent more than NASCAR? Fresh off the contentious deal with Denny Hamlin — who got slapped with a $25,000 fine after criticizing the Gen 6 model earlier this season — defending...
Tags: Richard Petty, Denny Hamlin, Stock Car Racing, Joey Logano, Vehicles
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Influence of big-money 'SuperPACs' not so clear
CHICAGO — There's a scary bedtime story on money in politics about how the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling unleashed a tidal wave of corporate cash into politics and drowned out the voices of the little people. But as researchers...
Tags: Karl Rove, Economy, Business and Finance, Mississippi State University , Political Fundraising, University of New Hampshire
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Is Prime Healthcare settling scores with union?
In recent years, Prime Healthcare has built a reputation as a take-no-prisoners company willing to run roughshod over patients and employees alike in its quest for profits — $283 million on revenue of $1.6 billion in 2010, according to a financial...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Laws, Labor Legislation, U.S. Congress, Justice System
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From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama
I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...
Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Elections, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
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Court refs intervene in superbrawl
To borrow a football metaphor, a federal appeals court threw the flag last week against the president of the United States for unsportsmanlike conduct. Specifically, a three-judge panel in the Washington, D.C., circuit ruled that President Barack Obama'...
Tags: Work Relations, Elections, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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The Top 10 Connecticut Business Stories of 2012
The Hartford CourantIn some ways, 2012 was a carryover year from news of 2011, as the governor continued his aggressive economic development spending, United Technologies Corp. consummated a deal it announced in 2011, and the year's nastiest labor strike grew out of a 2011...Tags: Wethersfield, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Connecticut Labor Markets
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Taking stock of Chicago TV, film
It was a notable year for Chicago's film and TV industry, both for projects that came — and those that didn't. First, the good news. The city was home to four television series in 2012. That is an unprecedented number. TV, however, is a fickle...
Tags: Entertainment, National Government, Prometheus (movie), Government, Anna Kendrick
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Jon Lender: Lawmakers Say It's A Tough Time For Judges To Seek Raises
The Hartford CourantSalary increases for state judges might well be among the casualties of the state's deepening budget crisis if comments by top state legislative leaders are any indication. "Any expenditure of this kind will be difficult, if not impossible, given the...Tags: Government, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Interior Policy, Employees, Donald E Jr Williams
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NHL follows the NBA only so far in its labor negotiations
The NBA season was slipping away as Thanksgiving 2011 approached. The league and the National Basketball Players Assn. were so far apart in labor negotiations that players took the drastic step of dissolving their union by filing a disclaimer of...
Tags: Unions, 2012 NHL Lockout, Sports, National Hockey League, Arbitration
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