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Broward administrator defends $46,000 salary boost
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsBroward County Administrator Bertha Henry defended the 18.8 percent raise she got after she was named to the post permanently, saying ???I???m in this job for the long haul??? and that she works hard, often 12-14 hour days and sometimes......Tags: Broward County Commission, Employees, Broward County, Wages and Pensions
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Groups blitzing airwaves in key US House races
Associated Press WriterOutside groups have flocked to two key Michigan congressional races, buying up airtime, stuffing mailboxes with fliers and outspending Republican incumbents who have held fundraising advantages in past elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign...Tags: George Bush, Parliament, Government, Medical Services, AFSCME
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5 Detroit police officers sue the city, saying they were forced to go on leave while pregnant
Associated Press WriterDETROIT (AP) _ Five Detroit police officers are suing the city, saying they were forced to go on sick leave when their bosses learned they were pregnant, even if they could perform other duties. The officers, represented by the American Civil Liberties...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Law Enforcement, American Civil Liberties Union, Trials
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Villaraigosa, 3 council members back solar power initiative
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and three City Council members have thrown their support behind a proposal to install enough rooftop solar panels on buildings across the city to power 100,000 residential customers of the Department of Water and...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Renewable Energy, San Fernando, Wendy Greuel, Citizens Initiative and Recall
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Blue-collar politics struggle to rise above black-and-white issues
Chicago Tribune correspondentCLAIRTON, Pa.—One man crumples up the orange Barack Obama flier and hurls it to the ground. Three people stop to argue with the leafletters—that Obama is "not smart enough" to be president, that he'd take away their guns and that he doesn't...Tags: John Kerry, The White House, Barack Obama, Al Gore, AFL-CIO
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SEIU leader loses post over scandal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe president of the Service Employees International Union's biggest Michigan local has been removed from office and must refund $33,500 in housing payments that have been linked to a spending scandal at the parent organization's leading California...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Corporations, Employees, Government, National Government
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Were Orlando flights rerouted to test trainee?
The Associated PressFederal aviation officials are investigating whether air-traffic controllers violated federal rules Saturday by rerouting four airliners en route to Orlando to test the skills of a controller-trainee. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Weather Reports
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Iowa faces hole in state budget
Associated Press WriterIowa's tax collections are dropping just as the demand for public services is growing, leaving the state with more than a $500 million hole in the budget that could get worse. Budget experts predicted Tuesday that tax collections would grow by $7...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Property Tax, Christopher Rants, Armed Forces, State Budgets
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Mayor Richard Daley to halt city services for 3 days during holidays
Chicago Tribune reporterThe steady flow of bad budget news out of City Hall continued Tuesday, as Mayor Richard Daley announced he will shut down city services except for police and fire for three days during the holidays. City workers will be told to take unpaid days off the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, New Year's, Thanksgiving, Richard M. Daley, Public Holidays
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Coal operators, unions criticize federal proposal to expand drug testing for coal miners
Associated Press WriterBEAVER, W.Va. (AP) _ Labor unions and mine operators on Tuesday criticized proposed federal rules to expand drug testing to include more than 116,000 coal miners, asking for sweeping changes to the proposal or for it to be dropped. Mine operators praised...Tags: Demographics, Health and Safety at Work, Englewood, Metal and Mineral, National Security
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Contract talks again crash and burn, Boeing strike likely to run into November or longer
Associated Press WriterSEATTLE (AP) _ With the collapse of revived contract talks after barely two days, a strike that shut down Boeing Co.'s commercial aircraft plants Sept. 6 appears likely to continue well into November and possibly longer. Neither Boeing nor the Machinists...Tags: Retirement, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Wages and Pensions, George Bush, Labor Disputes
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Waterford Crystal to cut more jobs; workers say Irish plant faces future as tourist attraction
Associated Press WriterDUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Waterford Crystal plans to jettison most of its remaining Irish work force and produce the bulk of its hand-cut glassware overseas, employees and union representatives said Tuesday. The Dublin-based company confirmed plans to...Tags: Unemployment, Tour Operations Industry, Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, Waterford
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