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Unemployment benefit for laid-off autoworkers: Full paychecks without leaving home
AP Auto WriterNEW YORK (AP) — For more than two decades, many autoworkers who lose their jobs have been able to enjoy one of the best unemployment benefits in the nation: receiving nearly full paychecks without even leaving home. Since the 1980s, the industry'...Tags: Employees, Unions, National Government, Vehicles, Work Relations
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Repentant automakers find Congress still skeptical about multibillion-dollar aid plan
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency — and a new dose of humility — for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we'...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, Richard Shelby, Laws, The White House
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Impatient Democrats say Barack Obama must take hands-on approach to major economic crises
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president...Tags: National Government, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Vehicles, The White House, Financial and Business Services
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India names Pakistani masterminds while evidence shows Mumbai plot dates back a year
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) — A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed...Tags: Heads of State, Law Enforcement, Metal and Mineral, Terrorism, U.S. Department of Treasury
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Clinton scrambles to reduce campaign debt before joining Obama's cabinet and rules limit her
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — With just weeks before President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in, his choice for secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is scrambling to reduce massive campaign debt before federal ethics rules prohibit her from doing so....Tags: National Government, Hillary Clinton, Mark Penn, America Ferrera, Human Rights
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O'Malley appoints chairman of slot machine panel
The Associated PressGov. Martin O'Malley has appointed the president of the Greater Baltimore Committee to head a state commission on slot machine licensing. Donald Fry is the first appointment to the seven-member commission. Fry has been the head of the Greater...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, National Government, Martin O'Malley, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling
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President Bush, first lady buying home in Dallas
The Associated PressPresident Bush and first lady Laura Bush have bought a home in an affluent neighborhood of north Dallas where they will live after the president leaves office in January. Mrs. Bush's press secretary Sally McDonough said today that the Bushes purchased...Tags: George Bush, Dallas, National Government, Homes, The White House
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Canadian prime minister shuts Parliament to keep power
The Associated PressCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament today in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose. Less than two months after winning re-election, Harper...Tags: Parties and Movements, Heads of State, Laws, Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Automakers try to sell Congress on rescue
The Associated PressU.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers today in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive. Congressional analysts said one bailout plan under consideration would fall...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, General Motors Corp., Heavy Engineering, Chrysler LLC
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Sources: Petty Enterprises in merger talks
The Associated PressPetty Enterprises is in discussions to merge its storied franchise with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, The Associated Press has learned. Multiple people familiar with the talks told the AP on Thursday that the two teams were discussing a deal that would...Tags: Richard Petty, National Government, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., NASCAR
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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em; Former New York Gov. Spitzer debuts as columnist for Slate
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is back in the media, this time as a member of the Fourth Estate. On Wednesday evening, the online magazine Slate quietly posted Spitzer's first column, headlined "Too Big Not To Fail." It argued...Tags: Washington Post Company, Eliot Spitzer, Executive Branch
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Michigan Senate waiting on governor's budget plan
The Michigan Legislature's top Republican says his chamber won't vote on other issues until Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm submits a plan to deal with a pending state budget problem. Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop says the Senate would...Tags: Regional Authority, Upper House, Budgets and Budgeting, Parliament, State Budgets
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