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Senate panel OKs delay of crab-picker wage raise
A new federal rule that would require crab-processing plants on the Eastern Shore and elsewhere to pay a higher wage to temporary foreign workers would be delayed for a year under legislation approved Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee....Tags: File Sharing, Aquaculture, Labor Legislation, Employers, Employees
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Kids say say 'potato,' USDA says 'po-ta-NO'
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from Maine’s potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, is working to restore some respect for the humble spud, which is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation’...Tags: Science, Potassium (dietary supplement), French Fries, Weight, Potatoes
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Bill: Felony to sell fake maple syrup as real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont couple thought they were getting a sweet deal on real Vermont maple syrup when they found a good price for it on the Internet. The man who was selling it told them he was a trucker from Rhode Island who passed...Tags: McDonald's, Punishment, Trials, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Prisons
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GOP leaders: 'Our country is not going to default'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON--Republicans this afternoon held out hope for movement toward a debt plan, while one top Democratic senator warned there was a lot at stake. In the Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met reporters before 3 p.m. Chicago time...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Elections
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Post office closings: Necessary but insufficient
Ten Baltimore area post offices are at risk of closing. They are among 41 in Maryland and 3,700 nationwide that the Postal Service says it can no longer afford to operate, either because they don't have enough patrons or are located near another post...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Maryland, Mail Order Industry, California, Business
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Postal Service deal clears Senate panel
CNNA Senate panel passed a bipartisan deal to save the U.S. Postal Service. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-to-1 to pass the deal, which buys out some employees, cuts worker compensation benefits for some retirees and...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Joe Lieberman, Labor Legislation, Mail Order Industry, Employees
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Steve Daley, a memorial tribute in his own words
Change of SubjectIf you haven't seen the obits (Tribune, Sun-Times) former Tribune columnist Steve Daley died Sunday at age 62. The news was unexpected and very sad. He was smart, funny, kind and generous, as much fun to back-fence with as he...... -
Toomey, GOP senators discuss gov't regulations
Pennsylvania Ave.A group of GOP senators, ranging from moderate Susan Collins to fiscal conservative Pat Toomey, held a press conference Thursday morning to discuss legislation each have independently introduced aimed at cutting government regulation in the name of job... -
Weekly remarks: Susan Collins decries federal regs; Obama wants improved education
Top of the TicketRepublican Susan Collins says government regulations suffocate new jobs; Democrat Obama says more education is necessary for the future.... -
Goodbye Color Codes: US Announces New Terror Alert System
NEW YORK -- A new terrorism warning system will provide the public with information on specific threats, replacing the color-coded alerts put in place after the September 11, 2001, attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday....Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Terrorism, Elections
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Senate rejects rival GOP, Democratic budgets
Associated PressThe Democratic-led Senate on Wednesday emphatically rejected a budget-slashing House spending bill as too draconian. It then immediately killed a rival Democratic plan that was derided by moderate Democrats as too timid in its drive to cut day-to-day...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Bill Nelson, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, John Boehner
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Group wrong on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
As one would expect, we are once again given a Chicken Little-like reaction from the state director of the Concerned Women of America of South Dakota who comes down on the wrong side of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Believing the sky will fall...Tags: South Dakota, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), U.S. Military, Elections, Minority Groups
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