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Smithfield Tar Heel plant votes for union – Reuters

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News & ObserverSmithfield Tar Heel plant votes for unionReuters -5 hours agoDec. 11 (Reuters) - Meat cutters at Smithfield Foods Inc's (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) huge pork plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, voted to accept representation by the United Food and Commerc (more)

GOP leaders unmoved after meeting governor – San Francisco Chronicle

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:18:07 +0000

The Associated PressGOP leaders unmoved after meeting governorSan Francisco Chronicle -1 hour agoRepublican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's frosty relationship with state lawmakers in his own party got chillier Thursday, when the Senate GOP leader blasted the governor after a budget meeting wi (more)

NEW: Rep. Duncan Hunter says jet's right engine failed first, then … – CNN

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:18:03 +0000

CCTVNEW: Rep. Duncan Hunter says jet's right engine failed first, then ...CNN -5 hours agoWASHINGTON (CNN) -- A military pilot whose jet crashed into a suburban San Diego home, killing four, followed procedure and ejected from the plane as the troubled aircraft went down, a California congr (more)

Title, but Unclear Power, for a New Climate Czar – New York Times

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:17:59 +0000

WELT ONLINETitle, but Unclear Power, for a New Climate CzarNew York Times -1 hour agoBy JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON - Much remains unknown, and perhaps undecided, about Carol M. Browner’s new position as White House coordinator of energy and climate policy.Teachers, friends recall Chu's yea (more)

Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses – New York Times

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Sydney Morning HeraldReport Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee AbusesNew York Times -6 hours agoBy SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON - A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush administration officials, including Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former (more)

Senate Abandons Automaker Bailout Bid – New York Times

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:17:53 +0000

WELT ONLINESenate Abandons Automaker Bailout BidNew York Times -37 minutes agoBy DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the W (more)

Major changes to Endangered Species Act – San Francisco Chronicle

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:17:50 +0000

BBC NewsMajor changes to Endangered Species ActSan Francisco Chronicle -1 hour ago(12-11) 20:28 PST -- Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced major changes Thursday to the Endangered Species Act, causing environmental groups to charge that the "midnight rules" set to go into ef (more)

Obama gets a crisis 'test run' – Los Angeles Times

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:17:48 +0000

Washington PostObama gets a crisis 'test run'Los Angeles Times -1 hour agoThe president-elect's third response to the Blagojevich corruption scandal may have been the charm. By Peter Nicholas Reporting from Washington -- It took three tries in as many days for President-elect Barack (more)

App marketing falls on developers, not Apple – Macworld

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:14:58 +0000

eFluxMediaApp marketing falls on developers, not AppleMacworld -10 hours agoby Peter Cohen, Macworld.com As reported earlier, The Iconfactory's Craig Hockenberry recently posted an open letter to Steve Jobs excoriating the proliferation of what he called “ringtone apps”—essentially, 9 (more)

Sony Ericsson, Samsung could be readying high-end Android phones – BetaNews

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:14:55 +0000

DailyTechSony Ericsson, Samsung could be readying high-end Android phonesBetaNews -16 hours agoBy Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews Could higher-end Android phones -- complete with 8 megapixel cameras -- finally be on their way to the US?CORRECTED-UPDATE2-More mobile phone makers back Google's An (more)