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Wall Street ends down but off session lows
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary...Tags: Dean Foods Company, Memorial Day, Agilent Technologies Incorporated, House Building, Campbell Soup Company
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Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy
Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...
Tags: Conservation, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Lawyers, Judges
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court, George W. Bush
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan is Lauren Rowe's guest on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. Morgan discusses everything from politics and Casey Anthony to medical marijuana and...Tags: Medicaid, Tea Party Movement, Jeffrey Atwater, Orlando, Health Insurance
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Elections, Career and Workplace, John Thune, John D. Rockefeller IV
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Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image
ReutersSALT LAKE City (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of public grief, Goldman Sachs Group Inc CEO Lloyd Blankfein claimed success in putting his bank and his...Tags: Marketing, Lloyd Blankfein, Employees, Career and Workplace, Securities
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Commerce nominee fields questions on failed bank, tax havens
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker appeared on her way to becoming Commerce Secretary on Thursday, after a top Republican said she had satisfactorily answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Employees, Elections, Political Fundraising, Career and Workplace
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Ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated for U.S. attorney
A former federal prosecutor who was a key member of the team that won a conviction of former Gov. George Ryan was nominated today to be Chicago’s next U.S. attorney. Zachary Fardon, 46, won the nod over Lori Lightfoot, who as a woman and an...
Tags: Patrick Fitzgerald, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Elections, Politics
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U.S. Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed a White House nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In a break from partisan battles over judicial appointments, the Senate gave bipartisan support to...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Justice
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House Votes Unanimously To Strengthen State's Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state House of Representatives granted final legislative approval Thursday to strengthen the state’s racial profiling law by adding more police departments to monitor the race of drivers who are stopped by officers. The vote on racial...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Minority Groups, Lawyers, Redding (Fairfield, Connecticut), Career and Workplace
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Pro-choice groups protest Jackson fundraiser
RICHMOND – Planned Parenthood activists protested outside a fundraiser for GOP nominee for lieutenant governor E.W. Jackson Thursday to highlight what they said were a series of divisive comments he has made over the years. Jackson, a Chesapeake-...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Family Planning, Planned Parenthood, Government
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EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European...Tags: G8, Starbucks Corp., Apple Inc., Political Corruption, United Kingdom
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