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Wisconsin governor cancels layoffs after union vote
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Friday he was canceling the layoff warning notices he sent late last week to public sector unions after lawmakers approved his proposal to restrict the collective bargaining rights of those unions. Walker said the new powers for state and local…
Dem Senator: Republicans brewing ‘toxic tea’ that will ‘bring shame to our country’
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) on Thursday excoriated Republicans for taking their cues from the tea party movement, which he deemed to be pushing “dangerous” spending cuts that will “create pain for our children” and “shame” America. “Here in Congress, tea party activists have seized control of the Republican side of…
Teen in U.S. charged in death of family hamster
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – A U.S. teenager has been charged with a felony, and could face a two-year prison sentence if convicted, for killing her family’s pet hamster, authorities said. Monique Smith, 19, of Brooklyn was arguing with a family member in June when she reached for the hamster,…
Tsunami evacuations ‘very possible’ in California
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Japan could reach 6 feet when it hits parts of the northern California coast and force some evacuations, a state emergency agency spokesman said. “It is very possible there may be some evacuations here,” California Emergency Management Agency…
Giffords expected at husband’s shuttle launch
LOS ANGELES — Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is expected to attend next month’s space shuttle launch commanded by her astronaut husband, a spokesman said. Doctors in Texas were due to provide an update Friday on the condition of the 40-year-old lawmaker, two months after she was shot in the head at…
Sanders introduces millionaire surtax to slash deficit
WASHINGTON – As Democrats and Republicans battle over how much spending should be cut to bridge the budget shortfall, one senator is focusing on the other side of the equation: revenues. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday afternoon introduced a bill (pdf) that would establish a surtax on millionaires and…
Stephen King bashes Republicans at Awake the State rally
Speaking at a rally in Sarasota, Florida, celebrated author Stephen King talks about recently-elected tea party governors and says those as rich as himself do not pay enough taxes.…
US-Mexico border village chiefs held for gun running
LOS ANGELES – The mayor, police chief and a community trustee of a US border village were charged Thursday with gun trafficking to supply firearms to violent drug cartels in Mexico, officials said. In all 10 people were arrested in morning raids in Columbus, a small village just across the…
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka ‘thanks’ Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
The head of the largest federation of unions in the United States, AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka, jokingly thanked Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Thursday for igniting an impassioned debate on workers’ rights. “Well, thank you, Scott Walker,” Trumka said during a speech in Washington, DC to the group Campaign for…
US trade gap hits seven-month high
WASHINGTON – The US trade deficit struck a seven-month high in January as imports from China surged and oil prices rose, overwhelming a solid gain in exports, official data showed Thursday. The United States started 2011 with a 15.1 percent jump in its trade gap to $46.3 billion, the highest…
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