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Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Prices, Justice System, Diseases and Illnesses, Leukemia, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Michigan lawmakers seek to provide workers' compensation for firefighters with cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are reintroducing a measure to make it easier for firefighters to become eligible for workers' compensation for certain cancers. Under a bill recently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, brain and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Skin Cancer
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Risky alternative investments not for the faint of heart
With interest rates near record lows, older savers are finding it harder to stomach bank CDs or Treasury bonds. But Belvidere, Ill., retiree Miles Fryar would be having fewer sleepless nights if he had parked his cash in those traditional investment...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Personal Finance, Retirement, Home Heating, Land Price
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Economy picks up pace despite deep cutbacks
WASHINGTON -- After nearly stalling in late 2012, the American economy quickened its pace early this year despite deep government cutbacks. The strongest consumer spending in two years fueled a 2.5 percent annual growth rate in the January-March quarter....Tags: China, Career and Workplace, Indonesia, Public Finance, France
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US economy accelerates at 2.5 percent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans shrugged off higher taxes to lift the U.S. economy at the start of the year. Government spending fell, though, and the impact of the tax increases along with federal budget cuts could slow growth later this year. The...
Tags: Public Finance, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Government, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Inmate pledged to pay for "hit" with Social Security money, deputies say
FloriDUHSome folks just can't stay out of trouble, even when they are under lock and key. Inmate Demetreius Morris, 27, got a new charge added to his rap sheet: Solicitation to Commit First Degree Murder -- a crime he managed to commit while he sat behind bars...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Tampa
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Retire on your own terms
Most Americans are aware that they need to save for retirement. It is a topic that is easy to brush aside to a later date because although the subject is important, it may not seem urgent. But the longer you put off some basic retirement planning, the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Retirement, Retirement Planning Services, Financial Planning
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Now on the table: Entitlements
At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question...
Tags: Public Finance, Republican Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements
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CCW permit list-sharing questions answered
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Missouri Congressman at the forefront of pursuing answers from federal agencies regarding the sharing of the list of Missouri's conceal and carry weapons permit holders indicated Thursday there is no evidence of any wrong-doing....
Tags: Washington, DC, Joint Ventures
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Traffic delays likely for Social Security drill
An emergency drill at the Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration is likely to cause traffic delays Friday near Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Drive. Most employees from the Security West building will be evacuated from the facilities during...
Tags: Maryland State Police, Baltimore County
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The real reason Social Security is in trouble
Susan Reimer's recent column on Social Security Dilemma completely missed the mark ("Don't blame boomers for Social Security dilemma," April 22). Neither Baby Boomers nor the lack of new workers has anything to do with the current Social Security dilemma....Tags: Theft, U.S. Congress
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Trinity Dorm Construction Halted
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut Department of Labor has issued stop work orders against eight companies building a Trinity College dormitory on Crescent Street after those companies could not provide records proving they were paying into the worker's compensation system....Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Trinity College, Unemployment Benefits, Connecticut Labor Markets
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