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Ford Workers Reject Contract changes

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business

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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labor costs, leaving...

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Obama to Seniors: Here's Some Money. Now Go Away.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 10.31.2009 | Comedy

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"Hey, Gordo!" cried Myron the Mailman, who'd known Gordon Goldenage forever. "I've got some government checks here for you and the little lady." (That would be Gladys.)

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Forget a "Fat Tax." Tax the Fat.

John Ridley | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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With all the talk -- and screaming and gun-toting -- that's going on around the health care reform debate, maybe the answer is orbiting our ever-expanding guts.

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Vanishing Social Security COLA Adjustment Will Squeeze Some Seniors

Mark Miller | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

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The vanishing COLA will squeeze many retirees hard. Social Security provides, on average, about 39 percent of income for retired households and more than 50 million people receive benefits.

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Is L.A. Fashion Week Dead?

Victoria Namkung | Posted 04.16.2009 | Style

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