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Regardless of your political leanings, the struggle for fair wages and collective bargaining is fraught with drama, and Hollywood's union movies have inspired some amazing performances. With the public workers standoff in the news now, here are a few of Tinseltown's best offerings.
Barack Obama and Steve Jobs Talk Competitiveness and Employment
9:13AM 10/22/2010
President Barack Obama talked turkey with Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs on Thursday, covering a wide range of topics from American competitiveness to job creation, according to a Reuters report.
Target, Best Buy and 3M Lose Gay Rights Group's Top Rating
7:33PM 10/04/2010
Company News, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target Corp, News Corp, 3M, Best Buy
Target, Best Buy and 3M lost their top rankings in an index compiled by an influential gay-rights group after the companies made significant campaign donations to an organization that backs the election of an anti-gay political candidate.
Jon Corzine to head Bank of America? Not likely -- and not wise
6:00PM 11/12/2009
Company News, Economy, People, Goldman Sachs , Bank of America
Deposed New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is the latest name to surface in the mad scramble to replace Bank of America Corp. (BAC) chief executive Kenneth Lewis. This would be among the more spectacularly bad ideas in the history of banking.
Corzine -- who told Bloomberg News that he has not spoken with...
While the planet's environmental apocalypse may not be much much nigh than it was last month, this year's Election Day bore grim tidings for voters concerned with climate change. By electing public officials whose tendency on this issue is inaction, we may tipped the climate ever so slightly in the...
Alaska governor Sarah Palin is resigning, she said in a news conference in her Wasilla home this morning, and will inaugurate Lt. Governor Sean Parnell on Saturday, July 25. Immediate speculation is that she is preparing for a run at the 2012 presidency; the timing of the announcement, on a day...
Governator Schwarzenegger attempts to terminate welfare
6:00PM 6/10/2009
While indicating that he has no other choice, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed the complete elimination of cash assistance payments for that state's poorest individuals. Needless to say, the proposal has met with stiff resistance.According to a story released by MercuryNews.com,...
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