Archive for November, 2011
Labor survey rates eateries on how they treat workers
There’s a new Zagat-style guide for restaurants — but the ratings have nothing to do with how their food tastes.
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Obama: ‘Massive blow’ if GOP blocks payroll tax (AP)
AP – Blending governing with re-election politics, President Barack Obama roused a cheering northeast Pennsylvania crowd Wednesday as he warned of a “massive blow to the economy” if Republicans block a payroll tax extension.
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Giants Bradshaw in running to play Sunday vs. Pack
Injured running back Ahmad Bradshaw doesn’t expect to practice this week, but he still believes there’s a “big shot” he’ll play against the Packers on Sunday.
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Preacher Billy Graham admitted to NC hospital (AP)
AP – The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said.
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St. John’s draws first road game vs. No. 1 Kentucky
St. John’s, maybe the most inexperienced team in the country with six new players in their seven-man rotation, will play its first road game of the season Thursday night, drawing No. 1 Kentucky at Rupp Arena.
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GOP: Offsetting cuts must cover payroll tax relief (AP)
AP – Republican congressional leaders stressed a willingness Wednesday to extend a Social Security payroll tax cut due to expire Dec. 31, setting up a year-end clash with Democrats over how to pay for a provision at the heart of President Barack Obama’s jobs program.
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Feds search Fine’s ‘Cuse campus office
Federal agents investigating allegations that Bernie Fine sexually abused boys executed a search warrant at the former Syracuse associate basketball coach’s campus office on Tuesday.
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