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Here’s The Deal…”volatile as Bob Knight on the side line…”
It is not a flashy company, and you almost certainly won’t see it featured in Fortune anytime soon. In fact, you’ve probably never heard of it, but the ‘Big 3” ought to study up: Baldor Electric Company (BEC) paved a business model for companies to follow in bleak economic times. Trouble is ‘loyalty’ isn’t as [...]
Posted: November 19th, 2008 under Here's The Deal.
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Bush Angry After White House Chat Details Leaked
Administration aides say President Bush is unhappy that his discussion Monday with President-elect Barack Obama was leaked and cast as a horse trade between signing a second economic stimulus bill in exchange for congressional passage of the Colombia Free Trade deal. President Bush is unhappy the conversation held Monday between him and President-elect Barack Obama [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2008 under Political.
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In Some Nations, People Look to Obama as President of the World
Barack Obama’s election on Tuesday set off international celebrations and ignited a fervor for the United States that has been unseen since the days immediately following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. To some observers, the international reaction has elevated America’s president-elect to an unparalleled post: president of the world. In Kenya, where Obama’s father [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2008 under Political.
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Obama Campaign Workers Line Up To Get Paid
Update – 11/6/08 Indianapolis – Lines were long and tempers flared Wednesday not to vote but to get paid for canvassing for Barack Obama. Several hundred people are still waiting to get their pay for last-minute campaigning. Police were called to the Obama campaign office on North Meridian Street downtown to control the crowd. The [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2008 under Political.
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Report: Cops Called After Tim Robbins Told He Couldn’t Vote
Actor Tim Robbins was not happy when told he would have to vote by provisional ballot in New York on Tuesday, TMZ.com is reporting. The actor and well-known liberal activist became enraged when officials at his usual polling location in New York informed him that his name was not on the register, the Web site [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2008 under Political.
Tags: altercation, board of polling location, cops, denied voting right, election day, elections, liberal activist, math, news, poll, Polls, proof, provisional ballot, registered voter, shawshank redemption, tim robbins, tmz, Voter Fraud, workers
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