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Elder Bauer recalled as hard worker, champion of the environment
MISHAWAKA - Former Democratic state legislator and local businessman Burnett C. Bauer, father of current and longtime state Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, died Friday at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The Granger resident and founder of Bauer Soft Water...Tags: Laws, Colleges and Universities, College Football, Primaries, Roman Catholicism
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Past South Bend mayors offer input on qualities a new mayor should have
SOUTH BEND — Courage. Leadership. Intelligence. Experience.
Sound like a political campaign ad?
Perhaps, but those are some of the key qualities that South Bend’s next mayor will need if he is going to help grow good-paying jobs, improve...Tags: Human Interest, Government, Primaries, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Indiana
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NCCU Law Center Nixed Amid Donor Concerns
Associated PressAn offer to establish a constitutional law center at North Carolina Central University law school has been withdrawn after some faculty and alumni expressed concern that $600,000 in startup funds would come from a major financial backer of conservative...Tags: Colleges and Universities, North Carolina Central University, Politics, Education, Lawyers
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Overrule the Supreme Court on campaign finance reform
Democracy has been called a government of laws, not of men; but who makes the laws that govern democracy? Not you, me, or our fellow citizens — at least, not according to the five-justice conservative majority on the Supreme Court, who continue to...Tags: University of Baltimore, Finance, Shareholders, Human Interest, Government
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Campaign signs lining many roads but many may be placed illegally
Multimedia JournalistOne of the realities of political campaigns in our times is campaign signs. They're everywhere; on poles and in yards; you simply can't miss them. The Virginia Department of Transportation has 8,000 miles of roadways, in our area. Besides mowing and...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Virginia Department of Transportation, Politics, Elections
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John M. Wilson, geologist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn Mackenzie Wilson, who mapped the Eastern Shore for the Maryland Geological Survey, died of a lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, July 3 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Fells Point resident was 57. Born in Salisbury,...Tags: Human Interest, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Education
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Third worker says she was harassed by Cain
Associated PressA third former employee considered filing a workplace complaint against Herman Cain over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior when she and Cain, now a Republican presidential candidate, worked together during the late 1990s, the woman told...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Finance, Government, Politics, MSNBC (tv network)
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McManus: Doomsday doubters and the debt ceiling
President Obama says that if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2, the consequences will be dire. A long list of economists and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce agree. Even the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate agrees.
But there's also...Tags: Ohio, Ben Quayle, Human Interest, George H.W. Bush, Government Health Care
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Online Dish: Starbucks Wants Customers to Buy Coffee and Donate to Job Fund
KIAHStarbucks is trying to "brew" up more jobs. Starting on November 1st, the next time you go to get your cup of Joe you'll be asked to donate an extra $5 to stimulate U.S. job growth through its "Jobs for USA" program. The Seattle-based mega chain has...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Human Interest, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Charity
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Obama's 2012 campaign seeing fewer Chicago bundlers
Prominent Chicago attorney John Schmidt has been a contributor to Barack Obama since he was just a state senator, but despite being a fundraiser for the 2008 presidential campaign, he won't play a similar role bundling cash for the re-election.
"It's...Tags: Real Estate, Human Interest, Politics, Charity, Lawyers
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Anti-gambling group urges Quinn to veto casino expansion
Clout StreetGambling opponents today called for Illinois to ban casino interests from making political campaign contributions and for Gov. Pat Quinn to veto a pending casino expansion bill. Common Cause, a government watchdog organization, released a report saying...Tags: Human Interest, Science and Technology, Pat Quinn, Government, Illinois Governor
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Was Jon Huntsman campaigning while he was still ambassador?
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIn Jon Huntsman's final weeks as ambassador to China, he stressed that he would not decide whether to run for president until he returned to the United States -- an important statement, because sitting ambassadors are prohibited from actively taking...Tags: Utah, Human Interest, Ethics, Politics, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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