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Pass The Clean-Energy Bill
A good bill to get more clean energy into Connecticut has been held up in the House. That's too bad. The House should pass the bill, which has already passed the Senate. It would likely lower Connecticut's sky-high electric rates while decreasing the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Nuclear Power, Electricity Production and Distribution, Hydroelectricity
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Dollar dips vs euro before Bernanke testimony; yen weakens
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve officials dented expectations the U.S. central bank may taper its bond purchases anytime soon. But the dollar rose against the yen, a day before the...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Environmental Issues, Mario Draghi, Economy, United Kingdom
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday: ** Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Elan Corporation Plc, Google Inc., Dell Inc., United Kingdom
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Business aviation CEOs see recovery signs, urge governments' aid
Reuters* Taxes, red tape seen hindering industry * Appeal to government for help before annual show opens * Sector seeks to rebuild after recession-sparked decline By Robert Evans GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - Leaders of the multibillion-dollar global...Tags: Brazil, Globalization, Embraer SA, France, Labor Markets
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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Environmental Issues, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Elections
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Environmental Issues, Global Change, Internal Revenue Service, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch
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Accenture buying Acquity for $316 million
Tribune reporterGlobal consulting firm Accenture has agreed to buy digital marketing company Acquity Group for $316 million, the companies announced Friday. Founded in Chicago in 2001, Acquity Group works with such brands as Adobe, American Express, General Motors,...Tags: Marketing, Consumer Goods Industries, American Express Company, Arthur Andersen, General Motors Corp.
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Smith Island denial
Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Global Change, Global Warming, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Soccer great David Beckham to retire
LOS ANGELES - David Beckham is retiring. ... Again. Only this time, after a couple of false starts with the Los Angeles Galaxy over the last three years, the former captain of England's national team says he's really, truly hanging up his boots for...Tags: Major League Soccer, Los Angeles Galaxy, Robbie Keane, Manchester United F.C., ESPN (tv network)
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Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port
ReutersBy Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships...Tags: Charleston, Panama, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Army, Port of Baltimore
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Florida cargo and cruise facilities in line for a record-setting year of funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's seaports, including Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, are set to embark on a massive round of waterfront and transit upgrades, as the cargo and cruise facilities are in line for a record-setting year of funding from the...Tags: Port Canaveral, Royal Caribbean International, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Nikkei may pull back on Wall St drop, set for 2nd weekly gains
ReutersTOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average may pull back slightly on Friday after Wall Street weakened overnight, but the market is on track to log its second-straight weekly gain on the back of a depressed yen and optimism over the earnings...Tags: Nikkei, Japan, Federal Reserve, Foreign Exchange Market, Petroleum Industry
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