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Man sentenced for embellishing military record
An Army veteran has been sentenced to three years in prison for falsely inflating his brief military career into that of a decorated combat veteran so he could collect more military benefits. Randall Moneymaker was sentenced Friday in U.S. District...Tags: Armed Forces, Punishment, Interior Policy, Defense
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Ex-NJ politician headed to trial on fraud charges
Associated Press WriterA former New Jersey lawmaker with a national reputation for pushing welfare reform is facing charges of using his political clout to land no-work government jobs as a way to boost his income and increase his pension benefits _ from $28,000 a year to $81,...Tags: Society, Medicine, Michael Gallagher Jr., Fraud, Trials
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Former DCF supervisor pleads guilty in theft of $1.5 million
South Florida Sun-SentinelA former supervisor at the Florida Department of Children & Families pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $1.5 million in state welfare money. Violet Jones, 42, of Miramar, faces a mandatory 10-year prison sentence, when Circuit Judge Eileen O'...Tags: Trials, Fort Lauderdale, Theft, Interior Policy, Miramar
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Nassau attorney removed from pension system
eden.laikin@newsday.com, sandra.peddie@newsday.comAttorney Carol Hoffman, who was improperly listed as an employee of four Nassau County school districts, has had her membership in the state retirement system revoked, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said yesterday. While she has not collected any...Tags: Business Enterprises, Long Island, Lawyers, Employees, Legal Services
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Viewpoint: American Optimism: Is All Hope Lost, or Can We Find It?
The resonance of Sen. Barack Obama's call for "hope" is striking, because hope seems in such short supply. This spring, 81 percent of Americans told the New York Times/ CBS News poll that "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track"; 9 out...Tags: Global Change, CBS Corp., Newspapers, Energy Saving, New York Times
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Keeping families whole
Statistically, the most likely profile of a neglectful or abusive parent is a 30-year-old, college-educated white woman who has a job. Yet in Maryland, African-American children are far more likely than their white counterparts to be removed from their...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Martin O'Malley, Employees, Government
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California attorney general takes Orange County deputies' side in pension fight
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown waded into the legal fray Tuesday between Orange County and the union that represents sheriff's deputies, taking the union's side and saying he would seek to file a brief opposing the county's effort to slash deputies'...Tags: Orange (Orange, California), Work Relations, Mario, Jerry Brown, Lawyers
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Disabled deputies can find it hard to get pension
Indiana sheriff's deputies who must leave the force after being disabled in the line of duty can't always count on their pensions when they need them, a newspaper found. While municipal police in Indiana already are covered by a statewide system,...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Interior Policy, Retirement, Injuries
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Renewing America's 'contract with the middle class'
Not all that long ago, America's prominent business and government leaders widely believed that our nation's prosperity depended on a strong middle class growing from the bottom up. Workers were rewarded for their hard work with fair wages, benefits and...Tags: Laws, Globalization, Henry Ford, Medicaid, Mutual Funds
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Put retirement on hold: Work past 65
Tribune Media ServicesIf you're worried about achieving financial security in retirement, there's a simple solution: Work a little longer. Most people say they don't plan to retire until they turn 65. But that's not what we're actually doing. More than half of Americans...Tags: Employers, Government Health Care, Social Security, Health Insurance, Health Treatments
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Text Of Sen. Barack Obama's Speech
The Hartford CourantSen. Barack Obama delivered the final speech of the convention at Denver's Invesco Field. SEN. BARACK OBAMA: To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation. With profound gratitude and great...Tags: Social Security, Political Candidates, Joe Biden, Government, Death and Dying
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Motorola sweetens incentives for co-CEO
Chicago Tribune reporterMotorola Inc. disclosed Friday that it has reworked co-Chief Executive Greg Brown's contract, adding millions of dollars in new incentives that kick in only if the company successfully completes the planned spinoff of its handset unit. The agreement...Tags: Stock Broking, Qualcomm Inc., Corporate Officers, Interior Policy, Motorola, Inc.
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