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Ron Kirk, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Doha (Qatar), Bali (Indonesia), Barack Obama
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Toyota overhauls management, gives more autonomy to North America
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. In a move to give more autonomy to the regions where Toyota Motor Corp. sells cars and bring a new generation of leadership to the company’s top management, the automaker...
Tags: Toyota Motor Corp., Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance, Vehicles, Financially Distressed Companies
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Good night to 'Tonight'?
Johnny Carson brought NBC's "The Tonight Show" from New York to Southern California in 1972, a nod to Hollywood's status as the capital of the entertainment industry and the gravitational center of the pop-culture universe. Although the network's...
Tags: Advertising, Jimmy Fallon, Entertainment, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), The Tonight Show (tv program)
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The limits of copyright law
Supap Kirtsaeng was a Thai student in the United States who helped finance his education (and then some) by reselling textbooks that family members bought for a low price in Thailand. Textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons sued Kirtsaeng for copyright...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Crime, Law and Justice, Book, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Congress
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Still no cure for the Common Core
Some educational experts know that one weakness in American education is the reading of too many fictional works and too few informational texts. When the purpose of education is to prepare students for “a global economy,” literature...Tags: Global Warming, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare, Literature, Arts and Culture
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Ronnie, we barely knew you
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to walk next door to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to personally thank Ron Kirk “for his service and his...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Doha (Qatar), Bali (Indonesia), Barack Obama
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Business profile: Dark Star Mobile Sharpening Services
Dean Robbins has had a knife-sharpening business in the Chicago area for some time, but only recently based his Dark Star Mobile Sharpening Services in Orland Park. Robbins, 52, recently talked to the Tribune about his mobile business and his decision...
Tags: Marketing, Business, Business Enterprises
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UPS earnings fall shy of analysts' expectations; weak '13 forecast
Fourth-quarter earnings for shipping giant UPS fell short of analysts' expectations as holiday consumer spending was weaker than anticipated, the company reported Thursday. United Parcel Service Inc. reported a net loss of $1.75 million for the fourth...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Companies and Corporations, TNT (tv network), Earnings, Economy, Business and Finance
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Transcript of State of the State Address delivered by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon January 28, 2013
Thank you, President Pro Tem Dempsey, Speaker Jones, judges of the Missouri Supreme Court, Lieutenant Governor Kinder, state officials, members of the legislature, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Missourians. This evening it is my pleasure to be...Tags: Finance, Symptoms, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Boca exhibit celebrates 50 years of fashion
The trade organization CFDA – it just doesn't sound sexy, does it? Aaaah, but what if you knew the initials stood for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and that it is the star chamber behind fashion week in New York? Yes, the...
Tags: Boca Raton Museum of Art, Entertainment, Celebrities, Fashion Shows, Alexander Wang
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If only the rich knew what was best for them
As President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address, America "cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." Not even the very wealthy can continue to succeed without a broader-based prosperity. That's because...Tags: McDonald's, Germany, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Unions
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Gold glitters less brightly, falling below $1,600
Gold still glitters, but a bit less brightly as it fell below $1,600 on Friday for the first time in six months. In one of the contrarian ways of the financial markets, gold has weakened as evidence has mounted that the global economy is recovering....
Tags: Financial Markets, Finance, Gold and Precious Material, Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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