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Oldsters think feds should do more to help
saulfriedman @comcast.netOne could almost hear the sad sigh in the words of Herbert Ris, of Farmingdale, when he replied to my request of a few weeks back that readers tell me how they're making out in these troubled days and what they see in the near future: "I tell my kids I'...Tags: National Government, Health Treatments, Government, Society, Depression
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Time to increase regulations on Virginia payday lenders
Our neighboring states of North Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia, have either outlawed payday lending or have taken a more streamlined approach to regulating this industry by requiring them to operate under...Tags: Smithfield, Federal Reserve
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Boeing Machinists Strike Possible
Associated PressLeaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists union called for a strike Friday after deciding that a proposed labor contract the aerospace company called its "best and final" offer wasn't good enough. They urged members to reject the offer in an upcoming vote....Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Strikes, Employees, Contracts, Retirement
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Star Trek: The Experience is closing
'Star Trek' journey ends in Las Vegas
Thousands of fans of the "Star Trek" movie and television franchise are converging on Las Vegas to send off the 10-year-old attraction Star Trek: The Experience, which closes Monday with a decommissioning ceremony....Tags: Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Star Trek, Oprah Winfrey Show, Cedar Fair LP
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Teachers finally win retroactive 2% raise
South Florida Sun-SentinelPalm Beach County teachers would get a 2 percent raise this year under a tentative agreement reached Friday by negotiators for the school district and teachers union. The deal comes nine days after union boss Robert Dow said teachers could become angry...Tags: Art Johnson
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Should we save Detroit?
MotorTrend MagazineIt's tough in Motown. Stare-at-the-sun, crawl-across-the-burning-sand tough. But the Detroit Three -- raggedy, gasping, wobbling -- can see salvation shimmering on the horizon -- retooled factories building smaller, more fuel-efficient cars; the UAW... -
Delphi revising plan to emerge from bankruptcy
AP Business WriterAuto parts supplier Delphi, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection for nearly three years, is working on a revision to its reorganization plan and is not talking about liquidating the company, a spokesman said Friday. "We are working on...Tags: Vehicles, Guaranty Corporation, General Motors Corp., Retirement, Interior Policy
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Motorola offers hefty compensation package to co-CEO
Dow Jones NewswiresMotorola Inc. said Friday that Co-Chief Executive Gregory Brown will receive a base salary of at least $1.2 million. The telecommunications company previously established the terms in January and this employment agreement sets those pre-established...Tags: Corporate Officers, Motorola, Inc.
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Machinists union leaders call for Boeing strike
Associated Press WriterLeaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists union called Friday for a strike after rejecting the aerospace giant's "best and final" contract offer. They urged union members to reject the offer in a vote set for Wednesday. The Chicago-based company hoped the...Tags: Retirement, Wage Contract Issues, Boeing Co., Strikes, Scott Hamilton
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Joe Biden: McCain is 'more of the same'
The Swampby Mark Silva DENVER -- "More of the same.'' That's how Joe Biden hopes to distill the campaign of John McCain. "Change.'' That's how Barack Obama hopes to distill his own campaign. Obama has a running mate now, a guy......Tags: Bill Clinton, Government, National Government, Elections, Hillary Clinton
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Obama speech: The full text
Spin CycleObama released excerpts earlier, and now the full speech. It's after the jump. So the drama is the delivery and the crowd, not the words. Here's the ending, invoking King's "Dream" speech in a passage about the "American promise:" "It......Tags: Bill Clinton, Government, Edward M. Kennedy, Vehicles, Elections
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Barack Obama's convention address
Prepared remarks of Sen. Barack Obama for his address to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in Denver, as released by the campaign: To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin, and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation:...Tags: Bill Clinton, Government, Edward M. Kennedy, Elections, Vehicles
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