Category Archives: Business As Usual

Who gets paid in a shutdown? Congress!

By doris | Published: April 8, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.comWHY CAN’T THEY ALL GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. THE HAVE TO TO SOMETHING TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. THEY GET PAID AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SIT AND WATCH THEM DO NOTHING,BUT WE HAVE BILLS TO PAY. IS EVERYONE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE GOVERMENT PAYS US DON’T THINK SO. [...]

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‘Top kill’ fails, BP moves on ‘to next option’

By doris | Published: May 30, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Robert, Louisiana (CNN) — Three attempts to pump mud and 16 tries to stuff solid material into a breached Gulf of Mexico oil well failed to stop the flow, top BP executives said Saturday, and engineers and executives with the oil giant have decided to “move on to the next option.” [...]

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Mine deaths spark criticism of operator’s record

By doris | Published: April 7, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The deaths of at least 25 workers in a West Virginia coal mine this week have turned a harsh spotlight on the safety record of the mine’s owner, which has paid record fines for safety and environmental violations. Virginia-based Massey Energy Co. has racked up millions of dollars in [...]

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Pay Czar: AIG $100 Million Bonuses ‘Outrageous’ But Defensible

By doris | Published: February 4, 2010

Full Story at ABCNews.go.com Appearing on “Good Morning America” today Feinberg also responded to a senior Republican congressman who claimed that AIG has “taxpayers over a barrel.” In a statement released Tuesday night Sen. Charles Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said “the Obama administration has been outmaneuvered. And the closed-door negotiations [...]

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Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift

By doris | Published: April 1, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com TERRA BELLA, Calif. – It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they’ve already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing them. The move appears to indicate a shift in how the government handles food safety [...]

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FDA: Plant knowingly sold salmonella-laced food

By doris | Published: February 7, 2009

Full Stroy At Yahoo! News WASHINGTON – As far back as 2007, salmonella-laced products were shipped by a Georgia peanut company that knew the peanuts probably were tainted and sometimes after tests confirmed that contamination, inspection records show. Federal law forbids producing or shipping foods under conditions that could make it harmful to consumers’ health.

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Citi Jet: Treasury ‘Pressured’ Bank To Stop Delivery

By doris | Published: January 27, 2009

Full Story At CNBC.com The Treasury Department put pressure on Citi not to take delivery of a new aircraft, CNBC has learned. Sources say a call Monday night from someone in the department to the bank, expressed “disappointment” in Citi’s originial decision to take delivery. The call was said not to be from new Treasury [...]

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