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18 Feb 2011 02:03

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Politics: Fleeing Wisconsin Democrat posts amusing update on Facebook

Be right back!
You know how a bunch of Wisconsin Democrats just fled the state in order to thwart the Governor’s anti-union bill? Well, one of them just posted this on her Facebook. We like your style, Lena. source
Posted by Seth Millstein • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Nov 2010 20:49

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U.S.: Unemployed man offers big bucks for a job

  • $25k reward for finding this guy a job source
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04 Jul 2010 11:29

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U.S.: Going green: Obama throws a bunch of money at solar jobs

  • $1.85
    billion     the amount Obama is setting aside for solar energy
  • 5,000
    jobs     the amount of work that’ll add to the labor force source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 2 Comments • Permalink

28 Feb 2010 10:46

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Biz: Apple nails foreign contractors for using underage workers

  • 133k number of workers Apple’s contractors, over 102 facilities, use to create their products
  • 17 number of violations it found as a result of its own internal audits of contractors
  • three number of cases it found of contractors purposely hiring underage workers; that’s bad source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 2 Comments • Permalink

04 Feb 2010 10:15

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Biz: People working harder so companies have to hire less

  • 6.2% increase in worker productivity in 2009 source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

07 Jan 2009 10:48

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Culture: Another little bundle of joy for the Afflecks

  • Jennifer Garner + Ben Affleck = Baby No. Two. Garner gave birth to a healthy baby girl yesterday. None of the really cool details, like name or photos, have been released to the press. You gotta give that sort of thing time, guys! We hope they name her something really cool, like Apple or Pilot Inspektor.
Posted by Ernie Smith • 1 Comment • Permalink
 
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