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Feb 22

Democrat claims Republicans want to overthrow the people’s will- source- reason.com

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Commentary: Dick Saslaw, a Democrat, claims that Republicans want to “overrule the will of the people”. – excerpt below

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…. – Democrat Dick Saslaw, the (former) majority leader in the State Senate, says Republicans “are trying to overrule the will of the people and claim a majority they did not earn”…- ….


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Feb 22

California politicians have no funding- source- reason.com

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Commentary: A supposed embezzlement scam means no funding for major California politicians. – excerpt below

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…. – An alleged embezzlement scandal has left major California politicians without funding and could pose a serious challenge to the Democratic Party’s total control of the Golden State.  Kinde Durkee…- ….


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Feb 22

Fashion retailer sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill- source- news.sky.com

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From World Business Source : http://news.sky.com

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Commentary: Peacocks, a fashion retailer, was sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill. The sale helped secure 6000 jobs but not all were saved. – excerpt below

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…. -Fashion retailer Peacocks has been sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but thousands of staff will still be made redundant.- ….


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Feb 22

3000 jobs added for UK workers- source- news.sky.com

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From World Business Source : http://news.sky.com

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Commentary: Thanks to InterContinental Hotels, 3000 jobless UK citizens will now have jobs. A training academy will open up to train people in hotel hospitality. About one-fourth of InterContinental employees fall within the 18-24 age range. InterContinental is the world’s biggest hotel chain.  - excerpt below

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…. -Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has welcomed the creation of 3,000 new jobs in the UK by the world’s biggest hotelier, InterContinental Hotels.- ….


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Feb 22

Stimulus a possibility in UK- source- news.sky.com

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From World Business Source : http://news.sky.com

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Commentary: The U.K. could get a stimulus in the form of money this year, which means not so good news for those with a pension plan. – excerpt below

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…. -The prospect of a further cash stimulus to the UK economy later in the year has risen, signalling more bad news for pensioners.- ….


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Feb 22

Microsoft files complaint against Motorola, Google- source- suntimes.com

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From US News Source : http://www.suntimes.com

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Commentary: Motorola is filing a complaint against Motorola Mobility and Google over relentless patent right enforcement. – excerpt below

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…. – Microsoft on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint with the European Union’s competition regulator against Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be owner Google, saying Motorola’s aggressive enforcement of patent rights…- ….


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Feb 22

Chicago home sales up, median price down- source- suntimes.com

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Commentary: Chicago’s home sales are up 15,7% since last year while the median price lowered by 11.4%. More foreclosed home sales are expected this year as a result of a settlement involving states and five mega banks. Within the whole state of Chicago, housing sales rose to 16.1%. – excerpt below

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…. – Home sales rose in the Chicago metropolitan area to the highest level for the month of January since 2007, jumping 15.7 percent from a year earlier, but the median price sank 11.4 percent…- ….


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Feb 22

European Commission calls on highest court to rule on ACTA- source- commondreams.org

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Commentary: The European Commission is looking to Europe’s highest court to rule on ACTA legality issues. – excerpt below

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…. – In the wake of global protests, the European Commission has asked the EU’s highest court to rule on the legality of the controversial anti-piracy treaty known as ACTA . EU…- ….


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Feb 22

75% of low income workers without employer insurance- source- commondreams.org

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Commentary: Three-fourths, or 75%, of all low income workers are without health insurance from their employers and out of those, 40% of them do not have health insurance period. – excerpt below

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…. – Three-fourths of low-wage workers do not have health insurance through their employer and almost 40 percent have no health insurance from any source, according to a new report from…- ….


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Feb 22

Huge banking bonuses in Scotland- source- news.sky.com

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Commentary: Investment banking staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland will receive a handsome bonus – just below £400m. – excerpt below

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…. -Royal Bank of Scotland is to pay out just under £400m in bonuses to its investment banking staff for their work in 2011, according to Sky sources.- ….


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Feb 22

UK government pressured to huge budget increase for businesses- source- news.sky.com

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Commentary: The U.K. is being pressured to increase its budget by £500m in order to give businesses a boost. – excerpt below

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…. -The Government is facing pressure to give a £500m boost to business in next month’s Budget and make changes to the tax system to help drive economic growth.- ….


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Feb 22

It Just Got Real: Anonymous Threatens To Erase Greek Citizens Debts-source- globalpost.com

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Commentary: The internet group Anonymous has hacked into the Greek justice website, the second attack this month. But now, things have gotten more intense, as they have threatened to erase the citizens. – excerpt below

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…. -This is the second time that the website has been hacked this month. read more- ….


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Feb 22

Govt. wants Occupier’s Twitter records- source- commondreams.org

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Commentary: The government has produced a subpoena calling for Twitter records of an Occupy protester. This brings into question the right the government has to issue surveillance without presenting a warrant. It would appear that the government is using a fear tactic to try to get protesters to shut up so Obama has more of a chance of being re-elected. This to me seems like censorship, which is never a good thing. – excerpt below

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…. – A government subpoena requesting an Occupy Wall Street protester’s Twitter records raises questions about the government’s use of warrantless surveillance and attempts at squashing activists’ use of social media. Hanni…- ….


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Feb 22

Sweden Foreign Minister is spy, says Wikileaks- source- commondreams.org

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Commentary: Wikileaks says it will release proof that Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt is a United States spy. – excerpt below

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…. – WikiLeaks aims to release documents exposing Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt as a US spy, as part of a campaign to stop Sweden from extraditing founder Julian Assange to the…- ….


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Feb 22

Quadrant Manger Released By Webtech Wireless-source- finance.yahoo.com

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Commentary: Webtech Wireless, which provides vehicle fleet location-based services, has rolled out new quadrant manager.  - excerpt below

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…. -VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA– – Webtech Wireless Inc. , a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services and telematics technology, today announces the global availability of Quadrant Manager …- ….


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Feb 22

Is The UFC In Japan Just Business As Usual?-source- espn.go.com

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Commentary: Japan helped to play a great role in modernizing current MMA. But can we just write Japanese MMA off as business as usual?- excerpt below

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…. – Varsity UFC in Japan: Just business as usual? ESPN (blog) Given that country’s important role in the evolution of “modern” MMA , it’s pretty tempting to cast Saturday’s UFC 144 as something…- ….


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Feb 22

Nick Diaz Temporarily Suspended-source- mmajunkie.com

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Commentary: A positive test for Marijuana was not what Nick Diaz wanted, but it’s what he got. He has been temporarily suspended. Now he has to await a formal hearing. – excerpt below

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…. – The Nevada State Athletic Commission today voted to formalize a temporary suspension issued to Nick Diaz in the wake of his positive drug test for marijuana. A formal disciplinary hearing…- ….


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Feb 22

How The Euro-Zone Could Weaken US Dollar-source- abcnews.com

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Commentary: The euro-zone has been chaotic as of late. With more talks and deliberations, these could see negative impacts on the USD.  - excerpt below

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…. – As euro-zone finance ministers continue to deliberate about a second big bailout for Greece, many investors seem optimistic about the progress of the talks.  But any measures to save  Greece from …- ….


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Feb 22

Big Bonuses For Union Workers-source- abcnews.com

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Commentary: So, apparently bonuses are being paid to union workers. That’s cool, but what about for the rest of the workers?  - excerpt below

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…. – At last: Bonuses for ordinary Joes, not Wall Street wheeler-dealers. Union workers at GM, Ford, Chrysler and Boeing are seeing bonus checks of up to $7,000 each. That money, …- ….


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Feb 22

NY fracking risks assessed- source- latimes.com

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Commentary: In New York, a moratorium was lifted on fracking, leading people to assess the risks of fracking. Some people say it could threaten the water supply and the environment in general. One thing is clear when it comes to fracking: you are either totally for it, or absolutely against it. – excerpt below

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…. – As the state prepares to lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, many people debate the risks of leasing mineral rights to extraction companies. Pete and Jack Diehl …- ….


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