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Suffolk challenges accused wife beater's unemployment
rick.brand@newsday.comSuffolk officials are fighting a $9,100 unemployment claim of an accused wife and child beater who was fired from his $68,956-a-year job as an aide to a college vice president after Suffolk County Community College officials refused to help challenge...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Government, Law Enforcement, Labor Legislation, Civil and Public Service
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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: Barney Frank, National Government, Financial and Business Services, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Christopher Dodd
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Furloughs criticized
The largest state employees union balked Thursday at a proposal from Gov. Martin O'Malley that its members take up to five unpaid leave days as a cost-saving measure to help close a budget shortfall. "We would like to see a plan without furloughs,"...Tags: AFSCME, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service, Unions
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New jobless filings unexpectedly drop
The Associated PressNew claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week but the number of people continuing to receive government aid reached a 26-year high and large companies announced more job cuts today. The Labor Department reported that initial claims for...Tags: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., United Technologies Corporation, Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing
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AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs
The Associated PressPressured by the economic turmoil and the mounting loss of traditional phone customers, AT&T Inc. is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company, the nation's largest, said the job cuts will begin...Tags: Collective Contract, AT&T Corp., Telecommunication Service, Unions, Layoffs and Downsizing
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350 Michigan mine workers could be laid off
Up to 350 workers at two iron ore mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula may be laid off because of plunging demand for iron and steel. Cliffs Natural Resources said Thursday the layoffs probably will happen in January at the Empire and Tilden mines in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Wall Street turns cautious ahead of jobs report
Associated PressThe major stock indexes finished down at least 2.5% on Thursday after the market once again tumbled in the last hour or two of trading on the eve of the release of government's employment data for last month. Investors were concerned that today's Labor...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Sales, General Motors Corp., Business, Government Debt
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Viacom to cut 7% of workforce; MTV division takes biggest hit
Responding to the economic downturn and weaker revenue at its businesses, Viacom Inc. is slashing more than 850 jobs, or about 7% of its workforce, and freezing salary increases next year for senior managers.
The deepest cuts came at Viacom's largest...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Paramount, Viacom Inc., NBC, Walt Disney Co.
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NASA delays Mars rover launch to 2011
The launch of NASA's SUV-sized, next-generation Mars rover has been delayed for two years due to continuing technical problems and cost overruns, the space agency announced today. Originally scheduled to launch late next year, the mission will now take...Tags: Space Programs, John Johnson, NASA, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Solar plant could be savior to struggling Lancaster
They lined up for meatball sandwiches the other night outside the Lancaster Community Shelter, in the cold of the high desert. There was a man in a fedora who'd lost his house to the bank. A college student whose loans fell through. An older woman with...Tags: Foreclosures, Homes, Public Employees, Regional Authority, Real Estate Buyers
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T to cut 12,000 jobs, 4 percent of staff
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Pressured by the economic turmoil and the mounting loss of traditional phone customers, AT&T Inc. is cutting 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force. The Dallas-based telecommunications company, the nation's largest, said the...Tags: Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Richard Blumenthal, Credit Suisse Group, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Collective Contract
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Wall Street turns cautious ahead of Friday's employment report; Dow industrials tumble 216
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report. The major indexes each slid more than 2.5...Tags: Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Metal and Mineral, General Motors Corp., Economy, New York Stock Exchange
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