by cliff1066™
Michigan could get 0 million dollars if bill is approved.
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In the 2008 race for president, a vote Thursday could make the state of Michigan a very important player. A woman is heading back to New Orleans after living in Michigan.
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into… Read the rest

If you haven’t heard about the latest American, take-this-job-and-shove-it hero, you will soon. Steven Slater, a flight attendant for JetBlue, was so angry at a customer who hit him in the head with his luggage when the plane landed that he cursed him on the loud speaker, grabbed a beer, pulled the cord on the emergency-evacuation slide, jumped on and headed home. He was soon arrested, but his story… Read the rest

by wstera2
House Democrats are convening an emergency session to pass a B bill to bailout states that plan to lay off teachers and other public workers, even as calls for fiscal restraint dominate the campaign landscape. Taxpayer Calculator: The ‘State Aid’ Bill CLICK HERE FOR TAXPAYER CALCULATOR The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Today’s Vote Tea Party Seeks Influence Without Big Bucks Dem Dismisses GOP …
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One of the most challenging parts of being a new entrepreneur is getting comfortable with sales. I looked to one of the smartest young entrepreneurs I know for a bit of advice — Ramit Sethi, founder of I Will Teach You To Be Rich and a new course on earning more money . In the four years I have known Ramit, I have seen him grow from exceptional blogger… Read the rest

A recent study published in The Journal of Social Psychology found that women who are considered to be attractive are often not considered for traditionally masculine jobs. The survey, which asked participants to rank an applicant’s ability to perform a specific job based on pictures alone, found that while attractive women had an advantage in jobs with a “feminine” typecast, like secretarial positions, they were seen as less suitable… Read the rest

by DanBengal
Irish unemployment reaches 13.7 pct, 16-year high
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WASHINGTON — In February 2009, the United States had fallen into what many economists called the deepest economic slowdown since the Great Depression. The housing bubble had burst, unemployment was nearing its highest level in almost three decades and the once-freewheeling banking sector had turned tightfisted.
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The CEO of Hewlett Packard, Mark Hurd, got fired last week following an investigation into sexual harassment claims made by a former contractor, Jodie Fisher. After the probe into the allegations, the company found Hurd had not violated HP’s sexual harassment policy but he did monkey around with $20,000 of company funds. Now Fisher, who was also a reality show contestant, is saying : “I was surprised and saddened… Read the rest

by Vincent Caplier
Named such because 99 is the maximum number of weeks for unemployment payouts in the states with the highest unemployment rates, job hunting “99ers” will take to the streets outside Federal Hall on Thursday to demand that Congress broaden unemployment benefits to include them. New York was among the states with the highest unemployment rates until last month, when it dropped to 9.3%, which cuts …… Read the rest

by bobster855
Last-minute money to save the jobs of tens of thousands of teachers and other public workers overcame a Republican filibuster Wednesday and sped toward Senate passage. The House, under pressure to help hard-pressed schools nationwide, was being called back from its summer break for an expected final vote next week.
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Until 2008, Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District was represented by… Read the rest

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. ~ Robert Orben A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking. ~ Earl Wilson A vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work. ~ Morris Fishbein We can get so stuck on being connected and online that we fail to disengage. There will be no posts at… Read the rest