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Airline nickel-and-diming: Where does it end?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsPretty soon, the add-on fees for flying will be more than the airline ticket itself. In recent months, cash-strapped and fuel-cost-soaked airlines have raised and added fees for just about everything. There have been fees for checked bags and fees......Tags: Clubs and Associations, Los Angeles, Spirit Airlines, Air Transportation, Beverage Industry
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DNC: Traveling to the Democratic National Convention
Walt HandelsmanComing to these conventions is always such a sureal experience. This is the fifth time I've been lucky enough to be sent to draw cartoons at the conventions and although it's hectic getting around the crowded venues and a real......Tags: New York, Steve Israel, Jon Cooper, Air and Space Accidents, Entertainment
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Bill Clinton: Obama wins 'pretty handily'
The SwampBy Mark Silva John McCain and Barack Obama may be coming together today for a rare and silent joint observation of what they share in common - a show of reverence for all those who lost their lives in the......Tags: National Government, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush
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Car czar without a crown: Auto-pilot
The Swampby Mark Silva So he's not a "car czar.'' Just Auto Otto. Or Truck Chuck. Whatever you want to call Ron Bloom, a key adviser to President Barack Obama's new automotive industry task force, he has a resume as big......Tags: Unions, Politics, National Government, Education, Barack Obama
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Sen. Vitter goes plane crazy
The SwampDavid, you did WHAT at the airport? by James Oliphant Can't get enough David Vitter stories? Good. Neither can we. You remember Vitter, the Louisiana senator who famously copped to be a client of the "D.C. Madam"--the escort service......Tags: Louisiana, David Vitter, Politics, Transportation Accidents, Witnesses
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Pirates, hijackers and heroes: Mythical
The Swampby Mark Silva Now Americans have another tale of defiance to rally around: The American crew of the Danish-owned container ship Alabama - like the Americans aboard United Airlines Flight 93: "Let's roll'' - who took their fate into their......Tags: Sports, Chicago Cubs, Baseball, Transportation Accidents, Defense
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Will public worker benefits bankrupt us all?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsI wrote more about the budget battle between the Broward Sheriff and county commission for today???s paper, and my central question was this: When will elected leaders start leaning on public-worker unions for givebacks? Given the new economic realities...Tags: Broward County, Politics, Wages and Pensions, Public Finance, Pension and Welfare
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Mark Sanford's first-class voyages
The Swampby Mark Silva Mark Sanford, the roaming governor of South Carolina who campaigned with a pledge to "fix'' the problem of lavish spending of taxpayer dollars, has billed the state $37,600 for one first-class flight and four business-class flight overseas.....Tags: Politics, Transportation Accidents, Employees, Executive Branch, Christianity
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9/11 remembrance bipartisan today
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated There still are a few things that congressional leaders are capable of performing in a bipartisan spirit -- that welcome reminder came with the memorials for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy recently, and it......Tags: U.S. Presidential Election (2008), New York, National Government, Genres, Pennsylvania
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Problem Solver: Canceled trip finally resolved
When Mary Weisman first contacted What's Your Problem? in late 2012, she had a simple request. All she needed was a letter. Her teenage daughter, Lainie, had been scheduled to attend a student leadership conference at Fordham University, but bad...
Tags: Jon Yates, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Insurance
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Chicago Ideas Week organizers hope talks trigger something great
Chicago Ideas Week headquarters is a brightly lit, sprawling, open room in a River North office building where scores of workers sit at long rows of desks working the phones, rat-a-tatting their keyboards and keeping the din level high. Actually, only...
Tags: Lance Armstrong, Festive Events, Business, Chicago Humanities Festival, Garry McCarthy
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Rosenthal: Social media turning point for business
Reed Hastings, chief executive of video streaming service Netflix, on Jan. 31 informed the more than 260,000 followers of his Facebook page that one of the great things about New York City is the ability to choose between visiting the Museum of Sex on...
Tags: Netflix Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Customs and Tradition, O'Hare International Airport, Arts and Culture
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