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By Kevin Freking |
May 22, 2012
Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.
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By Susan Haigh |
May 22, 2012
The state of Connecticut has required a private security company hired to protect several office buildings to provide some guards back pay after a review showed the firm breached its contract with the state by underpaying the workers.
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By Erika Niedowski |
May 15, 2012
Rhode Island's governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.
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By Anne D'Innocenzio |
May 14, 2012
The California State Teachers' Retirement System, one of the nation's largest pension plans, filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Wal-Mart, asking that any financial damages as a result of its leaders' actions be returned to the company. It holds more than 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart, or well under 1...
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By The Associated Press |
May 14, 2012
Towers Watson will pay $435 million to buy Extend Health Inc. boost its retiree coverage options for employer-sponsored health insurance.
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By Marcy Gordon |
May 10, 2012
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is facing federal civil charges of taking part in an influence-peddling scheme involving the city's public-employee pension funds.
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By Paul Wiseman |
May 3, 2012
The U.S. economy's recovery looks enduring. It's just not very strong.
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By Wes Duplantier |
May 2, 2012
About six weeks after he vetoed legislation that would have changed the state's workers' compensation system, Missouri's Democratic governor is signaling that he would be open to compromise with Republican lawmakers.
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By Christopher S. Rugaber, Paul Wiseman |
April 27, 2012
The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the first three months of this year. Governments spent less, and businesses cut back on investment. But consumers spent at the fastest pace in more than a year.
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By Sam Hananel |
April 26, 2012
A government watchdog has expanded an ethics probe of the National Labor Relations Board after finding that more inside information was leaked to a former adviser to Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.
