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Daily Show Offers 'Correction' To Morning Joe For Mocking "Sarcastic" Product Placement (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Morning Joe, Morning Joe Starbucks, Daily Show, Media Criticism, Jon Stewart, Starbucks, Media News

Overshadowed, perhaps, by one of the most hotly anticipated episodes of the Colbert Report in a while, last night also served up a strong and incisive...

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Starbucks Installing New Faucets In Stores To Save Water Following Criticism

Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Starbucks Stores, Starbucks Faucets, Starbucks, Starbucks Water, Green News

AP: NEW YORK - Starbucks Corp. is installing new water faucets in its U.S. stores that will allow the company to save about 150 gallons of water a day...

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Wiggly Coffee Wows Japan

Anneli Rufus | Posted 07.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Coffee, Jelly Coffee, Starbucks, Jell-O, Frappuccino, Food, Style News
Anneli Rufus

Gelatinous coffee might be just the thing on a scorching summer day.

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Under Mounting Pressure, Starbucks Settles Yet Another Labor Dispute

ZP Heller | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Howard Schultz, Angel Gardner, Seattle, Erik Forman, Brave New Films, Minneapolis, Business News
ZP Heller

It's deceptive for Starbucks to pretend to offer workers adequate wages and benefits. Starbucks routinely prevents employees from working enough hours to qualify for the company's health insurance.

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Starbucks Wins Reversal Of $100-Million Verdict On Baristas' Tips

Los Angeles Times | Andrea Chang and Jerry Hirsch | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Baristas, Barista Tips, Starbucks, Business News

The tempest in a tip jar tipped back in favor of Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday when a California appeals court reversed a ruling that had ordered the cof...

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"Morning Joe" Now Brewed By Starbucks With Official Sponsorship (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, MSNBC Starbucks, Morning Joe Starbucks, Starbucks, Morning Joe, Media News

MSNBC and Starbucks have teamed up to make Starbucks the official sponsor of "Morning Joe." Anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have consumed...

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Unions Attack Starbucks With New Media Campaign (VIDEO)

Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Howard Schultz, Starbucks Union Busting, StopStarbucks.Com, Starbucks, Unionization, Starbucks Workers Union, Starbucks Coffee, Union, Business News

The ubiquitous coffee giant Starbucks has long been lauded for its corporate culture and employee benefits. But the Los Angeles Times reports this mor...

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Starbucks's Health Care Policy Is Sickening

ZP Heller | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Howard Schultz, Starbucks, Health Insurance, Employee Free Choice, Barista, Union, Business News
ZP Heller

The shocking truth about Starbucks' health care policy and anti-labor practices belie the company's "progressive" veneer.

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McDonald's Aiming To Overtake Starbucks in Europe

Financial Times | Jenny Wiggins | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Mcdonalds, Starbucks, McDonalds Coffee, Business News

McDonald's is aiming to overtake Starbucks as Europe's biggest coffee chain, with plans to open several hundred McCafé stores selling pastries and ca...

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Starbucks Explosion: Loud Blast Blows Out Windows Of NYC Store (VIDEO)

WABC-TV |   by Scott Curkin; Eyewitness News | Posted 06.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Starbucks, Starbucks Explosion, Video, Explosive Device Starbucks, Explosion Outside of Starbucks, Home News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- An explosive device blew out the windows of a Starbucks coffee shop in a blast that rocked an Upper East Side neighborhood. ...

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Spilling the Beans About Starbucks' Union-Busting Tactics

ZP Heller | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard Schultz, Efca, Workers, Brave New Films, Starbucks, Employee Free Choice, Robert Greenwald, Unions, Rights, Politics News
ZP Heller

Turns out the coffee giant has a nasty history of being anti-barista, anti-union, and thus anti-Employee Free Choice Act as well.

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What Do Starbucks and Wal-Mart Have in Common?

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Starbucks, Rights, Howard Schultz, Employee Free Choice, Efca, Workers, Brave New Films, Unions, Robert Greenwald, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

There are over 127,000 baristas in our country alone, many of whom are in dire need of better wages, health benefits, and hours. Shouldn't they have the right to be treated fairly?

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Starbucks Ad Campaign Involves Twitter Challenge

New York Times | CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Ads, Twitter, Starbucks Ads, Advertising, Starbucks, Media News

In a new ad campaign, Starbucks wants to tell its message to a new generation of coffee drinkers and then recruit them to retell the story online. ...

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A Picture Worth 1000 words

Leslie Goldman | Posted 06.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arts of Life, Starbucks, David Krueger, Dave Ray Krueger, Starbucks Art, Chicago News
Leslie Goldman

The walls of my favorite Starbucks are often decorated with brightly colored artwork from Arts of Life, a nonprofit group that helps adults with developmental disabilities to explore art. I'd never met one of the actual artists ... until last week.

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Our Brains on Food & Other Tales of Modern Life

Moira Gunn | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Fda, The End of Obesity, David Kessler, Tech Nation, Technation, Obesity, Food and Drug Administration, Starbucks, BioTech Nation, Living News
Moira Gunn

Whether it's food or drugs or stress or being treated unfairly or even information overload, we need to figure out exactly what is driving us.

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Starbucks Shares Rise On Q2 Sales Improvement

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Second Quarter Starbucks, Starbucks Profit, Starbucks 2nd Quarter, Starbucks 2q, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Starbucks Corp. jumped Thursday after the coffee chain said its sales in the fiscal second quarter fell less sharply than ...

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Starbucks: Expanding Seattle's Best Coffee Brand

AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Expanding, Seattle's Best Coffee Chain Expanding, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks, Starbucks Coffee, Expanding Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee Chain, Seattle-Washington, Business News

NEW YORK — Starbucks Corp. is hoping its Seattle's Best Coffee chain will be its growth engine during the recession. Even as Starbucks shutters...

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Use the Recession to Build Your Child's Strengths

Jenifer Fox | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Ipod, Child-Labor, Child Labor, Paper Routes, Kid's Jobs, Starbucks, Careers, Living News
Jenifer Fox

You can help your child put their strengths to financial use. Read here for some places you can help advertise your child's goods and services.

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HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young - Fork In The Road / Simon & Garfunkel - Live 1969

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Graduate, Pegi Young, The Weepies, Paul Simon, Gas Guzzler, Larry Knechtel, Blues-Rock, Rosetta Stone, Iraq, Obama, Neil Young, Rock, Matthew Sweet, Battery Powered Car, Bush, Lincvolt, Fuel Efficiency, Living With War, Middle East, Joe Osborn, After the Gold Rush, Legacy Sttudios, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Simon & Garfunkel, Anthony Crawford, The Everly Brothers, Mother Nature, Retro, Chad Cromwell, The Raiders, Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fred Carter Jr., New York City, Bio-Fuel, Niko Bolas, RAK Studios, Mike Nichols, Jazz, Kings of Convenience, Wall Street, Grunge, San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Irwin, Entertainment News, Youtube, Rick Rosas, Afghanastan, Hal Blaine, Starbucks, Itunes, Lincoln Continental, Art Garfunkel, Al Saracevic, Harvest, Brazilian, Trans, Bach, BartóK, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Many will appreciate Fork In The Road's altruism, and it would be refreshing if Neil Young disciples dedicated whole projects like this to the causes of their hearts.

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The Double-Tall, Extra-Hot, Skim Cappuccino Stimulus Plan

Karen Stabiner | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Real Estate, Starbucks, New York City, Economy, Business News
Karen Stabiner

On the southwest corner of Third Avenue and 23rd Street, I witnessed two performances daily of life as it once was, when we all felt pretty okay.

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Quinn's Tax Plan Would Hike Cost Of Shampoo, Store-Bought Starbucks And Iced Tea Drinks

Daily Herald | Nicole Milstead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Starbucks, Illinois Tax Increase, Pat Quinn Taxes, Illinois Sales Tax, Chicago News

Illinoisans suffering from dry, flaky scalps and chafing rashes could soon find themselves paying a bit more for shampoos and lotions on store shelves...

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Three Big Retailers To Back Proposal On Union Bill

Wall Street Journal | KRIS MAHER | Posted 04.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Starbucks, Costco, Whole Foods, Union Bill, Unions, Business News

Three big retailers are expected to back an alternative proposal next week on a hotly contested bill that would make it easier to unionize workplaces,...

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Coffee Culture

Lester Sloan | Posted 04.18.2009 | Style

Read More: Dutton's Bookstore, Starbuck's, Coffee Bean, Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA Culture, Peets, Coffee Culture, Style News
Lester Sloan

Coffee culture is changing the rules of engagement for some residents of Los Angeles, forging a subculture that promotes a sense of community among people who remain wedded to their automobiles.

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Starbucks Puts Sticker Shock on Coffee in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 04.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Espresso, Leblon Mall, Ico, Expresso, Baristas, Cause Related Marketing, Social Responsibility, Cafe Pele, Juan-Valdez, Copacabana, Cumbia, Globalization, Fair-Trade, Coffee, Green Marketing, Mandelson, Ipanema, Colombia, Greenwashing, Illy, Schultz, Bogota, Greenmail, Starbucks, Sustainability, Porro, Business News
Eric Ehrmann

Rio -- Brazil's president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva got free coffee from President Obama at the White House Saturday. But back home he'll pay $20 f...

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The anatomy of a latte

Marc Gunther | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Starbucks, Wwf, Coca Cola Enterprises, Jason Clay, Green Living, Green News
Marc Gunther

Of course, consumers should be urged to reduce, reuse and recycle, but it's unrealistic to expect even committed and well-informed consumers to drink their coffee black or switch from Rice Krispies to oatmeal.

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