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Entries for July, 2009

Ask for help at work to build deeper relationships

When contestants on Who Wants to be a Millionaire need help answering a question, they ask for a “lifeline.” That’s a friend or colleague the contestant thinks might know the answer.

Delray Beach roofer ducked $400,000 in worker’s compsenation premiums

State insurance officials said the scheme left employees unprotected
A Delray Beach roofer, convicted of using fake companies to avoid paying 0,000 in worker’s compensation premiums, has been sentenced to five years [...]

GM to close Miramar office, affecting 80 employees

General Motors is closing its South Florida office that oversees operations in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, affecting 80 employees in Miramar, the company said Tuesday.

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Analysis: Governor appeared to relish role of government slasher – San Jose Mercury News

guardian.co.uk

Analysis: Governor appeared to relish role of government slasherSan Jose Mercury NewsGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the billion revised state budget during ceremonies at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 28, 2009. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed to relish the task of …Schwarzenegger to line-item veto hundreds of millions of dollars …Los Angeles [...]

The Gates of Political Distraction – Wall Street Journal

New York Times

The Gates of Political DistractionWall Street JournalThe essential point about Gates-gate, or the tempest over last week's arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., is this: Most liberal commentary on the subject has taken race as its theme. Conservative commentators, by contrast …Powell partly faults GatesBoston GlobeBeer diplomacy: Obama aims for calm [...]

Sotomayor Moves Closer to High Court – Wall Street Journal

TIME

Sotomayor Moves Closer to High CourtWall Street JournalAP Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at the final day of her confirmation hearings on July 16. WASHINGTON — A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination on Tuesday, effectively ensuring …La. Sen. Vitter says he'll vote against SotomayorThe Associated PressSenate Panel Endorses SotomayorNew York [...]

Analysis: Governor appeared to relish role of government slasher – San Jose Mercury News

guardian.co.uk

Analysis: Governor appeared to relish role of government slasherSan Jose Mercury NewsGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the billion revised state budget during ceremonies at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 28, 2009. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seemed to relish the task of …Schwarzenegger to line-item veto hundreds of millions of dollars …Los Angeles [...]

The Gates of Political Distraction – Wall Street Journal

New York Times

The Gates of Political DistractionWall Street JournalThe essential point about Gates-gate, or the tempest over last week's arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., is this: Most liberal commentary on the subject has taken race as its theme. Conservative commentators, by contrast …Powell partly faults GatesBoston GlobeBeer diplomacy: Obama aims for calm [...]

Sotomayor Moves Closer to High Court – Wall Street Journal

TIME

Sotomayor Moves Closer to High CourtWall Street JournalAP Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at the final day of her confirmation hearings on July 16. WASHINGTON — A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination on Tuesday, effectively ensuring …La. Sen. Vitter says he'll vote against SotomayorThe Associated PressSenate Panel Endorses SotomayorNew York [...]