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Doctors tell Barack Obama to quit smoking- And to "moderate" alcohol intake (boozo alert!!!)
Post Date: 2010-03-01 17:07:26 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Doctors tell Barack Obama to quit smoking The American president has been trying to kick the habit for sometime, apart from the smoking he is in excellent health * Ewen MacAskill, Washington * guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 March 2010 01.29 GMT * Article history Barack Obama Barack Obama has had his first medical examination since becoming president. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP Barack Obama is still struggling to kick smoking, according to his first medical examination since becoming president. Obama is sensitive about his cigarette habit and tetchy with reporters who raise it. But after his 90-minute medical at the Navy hospital outside Washington yesterday morning, his doctors ...
Noranda Aluminum to lay off 89 workers
Post Date: 2010-03-01 17:04:59 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Noranda Aluminum to lay off 89 workers Nashville Business Journal - by Brian Reisinger Staff Writer * Noranda won't be foiled by aluminum industry woes * Noranda sees revenue decline, prepares for IPO * Century Aluminum divests some assets * Noranda battered in 4th quarter * CFO Anderson retires from Noranda A Franklin aluminum producer is eliminating 89 jobs in 2010, hoping to save between $8 million and $10 million annually. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. announced the reduction in its annual earnings statement, which also reported an overall profit amid “adverse market conditions.” The reduction will impact Noranda’s U.S. work force through voluntary retirement ...
ABC News to cut half its domestic correspondents, close bricks-and-mortar bureaus
Post Date: 2010-03-01 16:47:34 by Nebuchadnezzar
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ABC News to cut half its domestic correspondents, close bricks-and-mortar bureaus [Updated] February 26, 2010 | 12:39 pm As part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents. ABC News President David Westin confirmed in an interview Friday that the network's ranks of bureau correspondents, which currently number several dozen, would be cut in half and be replaced with "digital" journalists who would be expected to shoot and edit their own stories. “We will have as many total journalists as we do now,” he said. ...
Cargill to close Memphis steel service plant
Post Date: 2010-03-01 16:44:01 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Downsizing deals - Cargill to close Memphis steel service plant Monday, 01 Mar 2010 EmailButton Pdf_button Cargill is closing its steel service center on Presidents Island in Memphis, affecting 12 full time jobs. The workers at the Cargill Memphis Steel Service Center at 1495 Harbor were told about the closure earlier this week. The center custom cuts plate steel to be used by other industries, such as heavy equipment and automakers. The company confirmed Memphis was one of two service centers that will be closed by April 30th 2010. The other is in East Chicago. Both closings will affect 35 employees total. Mr David Feider spokesman of the company said that the closings were based on ...
Pfizer lays off 130 at Rouses Point, NY (more layoffs to come)
Post Date: 2010-03-01 16:42:24 by Nebuchadnezzar
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130 Laid Off At Rouses Point Pfizer Company Says More Layoffs To Come RUSES POINT, N.Y. -- The managing director at the Rouses Point Pfizer facility told WPTZ.com that 130 people were laid off last week as part of planned layoffs that were announced months ago. Managing Director Dave Champagne said the layoffs are not new and are part of the hundreds of planned cuts announced in November. He said 85 more people will be laid off March 12 and that more reductions will take place later in the year. No dates have been set for those layoffs. In November, a Pfizer official confirmed that layoffs would occur at its Rouses Point facility and handed out 90-day notices to workers that they would ...
Trucker YRC makes further job cuts
Post Date: 2010-03-01 16:39:00 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Trucker YRC makes further job cuts Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY Mon Mar 1, 2010 1:23pm EST Stocks YRC Worldwide Inc. YRCW.O $0.44 -0.02-4.58% 12:00pm PST KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - U.S. trucker YRC Worldwide (YRCW.O) (YRCW.O) has slashed its workforce further, cutting into its already-thinned ranks as it tries to appease lenders and debt-holders as part of a broad financial restructuring. Hot Stocks The trucking company refused comment. Sources within the company said the No. 1 less-than-truckload carrier laid off at least 200 people in February from its Overland Park headquarters location and a campus in Akron, Ohio. The layoffs include 90 people, or about 25 percent, in YRC's ...
Skilling’s New Trial Bid May Divide Top U.S. Court
Post Date: 2010-03-01 16:19:56 by war
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March 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they are divided on Jeffrey Skilling’s appeal of his conviction for leading the accounting fraud that drove Enron Corp. into bankruptcy. Hearing arguments today in Washington, the justices spent most of the one-hour session debating whether the trial should have been moved from Houston, where thousands of Enron employees lost their jobs. A favorable ruling on that issue would mean a new trial for Skilling, Enron’s former chief executive officer. Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested she will vote for Skilling on that issue, faulting the trial judge for conducting a “truncated” session in questioning prospective ...
Does Obama have a drinking problem?
Post Date: 2010-03-01 15:20:59 by dont eat that
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Glenn Beck was reading through the recent medical release from Obama’s physical and found the following: “Continue smoking cessation efforts, a daily exercise program, healthy diet, moderation in alcohol intake, periodic dental care, and remain up-to-date with recommended immunizations” I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure there is ever an appropriate time for the President to ever be consuming alcohol in any significant amount while in office. Yes, even if he is on vacation, an emergency can happen at any time and he must be at his best at all times. What this suggests is that he is drinking too much, unless I am reading it wrong. Let’s hope I am and ...
Docs to Chimpbama: You drink too much!
Post Date: 2010-03-01 14:05:59 by dont eat that
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/01/barack-obama-told-to-quit-smoking The doctors also recommended "moderation of alcohol intake".
Ron Paul is an idiot, on a good day
Post Date: 2010-03-01 14:02:09 by dont eat that
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Apropos of not knowing how squished they are: Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference chose Ron Paul (R.-Texas) as their favorite candidate in the CPAC straw poll. That’s not a vote: it’s a tantrum. Ron Paul is an idiot, on a good day. The vote bespeaks an hysterical nostalgia for simpler and easier times (that never existed in any case). Make big government go away, make the world go away, keep money sound, and leave everyone to their own devices, and all magically will be well.
Whirlpool to close plant in Brenton Harbor : 1100 jobs move to Mexico
Post Date: 2010-03-01 13:09:43 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Business news briefs: Whirlpool plant closing protested Compiled from reports by Free Press news services MANUFACTURING Hundreds of sign-carrying protesters have gathered outside a Whirlpool plant in Evansville, Ind., to protest the company's plans to shutter the plant. Vanderburgh County Sheriff's deputies shut down one lane of U.S.-41 Friday as the crowd gathered for a protest march from a nearby union hall to the factory. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was expected to join the protesters, who carried signs reading "Save our jobs." Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool announced in August that it would shut down the 1,100-worker refrigerator factory by mid-2010 and move ...
Blairsville BiLo to close next month
Post Date: 2010-03-01 13:03:32 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Blairsville BiLo to close next month, 40 jobs affected Buzz up!By Jeff Himler, BLAIRSVILLE DISPATCH Friday, February 26, 2010 About the writer Jeff Himler is a Blairsville Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724- The days are numbered for Blairsville's BiLo supermarket and the 40 jobs it provides there. Late last week, Tops Friendly Markets, which recently purchased the Blairsville market and the majority of other assets held by the bankrupt Penn Traffic Company, announced that the Blairsville BiLo store is slated to close on March 13. The pending closure will leave Blairsville Borough without a grocery store within its limits, creating a new challenge for senior citizens ...
U.S. Gypsum in Stony Point to close in June
Post Date: 2010-03-01 13:01:43 by Nebuchadnezzar
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U.S. Gypsum in Stony Point to close in June; 70 to lose jobs Jane Lerner • jlerner@lohud.com • March 1, 2010 Comments (10) Recommend Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Buzz up!Twitter FarkIt Type Size A A A STONY POINT — United States Gypsum Co. will close its wallboard manufacturing plant in Rockland as demand for its product continues to fall off in the poor housing market, according to financial documents. The Stony Point plant, which employs about 70 people, will shut down by June, its Chicago-based parent company said in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Stony Point Supervisor William ...
Nabors shed a third of its workforce in 2009 (Rigs)
Post Date: 2010-03-01 12:59:41 by Nebuchadnezzar
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UPDATE 1-Nabors shed a third of its workforce in 2009 Published: 01 Mar 2010 02:24:13 PST * Employees 18,390 at end-2009 vs 26,912 year before * CEO had warned of "substantial layoffs" early last year * Baker Hughes cut 14 pct of its workforce last year (Adds Baker Hughes SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26 - Nabors Industries Ltd, the world's largest land rig contractor, reduced its workforce by nearly a third in 2009 as a pullback in oil and gas prices led to a dramatic slump in oilfield activity. Nabors employed 18,390 people at the end of 2009, down from 26,912 a year before, the Bermuda-based company said in a filing with U.S. financial regulators on Friday. Included in those ...
U.S. Economy: Manufacturing in U.S. Expands for Seventh Month
Post Date: 2010-03-01 12:58:47 by go65
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March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturers increased production and employment in February, signaling factories are leading the nation out of recession as the new year begins. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index fell to 56.5 from January’s 58.4, which was a five-year high, figures from the Tempe, Arizona-based group showed. The measure exceeded 50, signaling expansion, for a seventh straight month. The group’s jobs gauge rose to the highest level since January 2005. Combined with a report showing consumer spending in January climbed more than anticipated, the figures signaled the expansion that began late last year will be sustained into 2010. The need to rebuild ...
Real Disposible Personsal Income Drops .6% in January
Post Date: 2010-03-01 12:55:57 by Nebuchadnezzar
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PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JANUARY 2010 Personal income increased $11.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $47.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decrease in DPI reflected an increase in federal nonwithheld income taxes. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $52.4 billion, or 0.5 percent. In December, personal income increased $41.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $40.3 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE increased $26.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, based on revised estimates. Real disposable income decreased 0.6 percent in January, in contrast to an increase of 0.2 percent in ...
Construction Spending Declines in January
Post Date: 2010-03-01 12:52:08 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Construction Spending Declines in January by CalculatedRisk on 3/01/2010 10:30:00 AM Private residential construction spending was up slightly in January, but is mostly moving sideways. I expect some growth in residential spending in 2010, but the increases will probably be sluggish until the large overhang of existing inventory is reduced. Non-residential spending decreased in January, and is now at the lowest level since November 2006. The collapse in non-residential construction spending continues ... Click on graph for larger image in new window. The first graph shows private residential and nonresidential construction spending since 1993. Note: nominal dollars, not inflation ...
Obama Cites RI School Firings In Education Speech
Post Date: 2010-03-01 12:43:14 by Brian S
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(03-01) 09:08 PST Providence, R.I. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says a Rhode Island school that recently fired all its educators is an example of how there needs to be accountability. He made the comments Monday in Washington at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He called for "accountability" if a school continually fails its students without improvement. He said that is what happened at Central Falls High School, where the school district's board of trustees voted last week to fire 93 teachers, administrators and other staff. No more than half could be hired back under federal law. Obama pointed out that just 7 percent of students at the high school have tested proficient ...
U.S. Consumer Spending Increases More Than Forecast
Post Date: 2010-03-01 09:29:11 by go65
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March 1 (Bloomberg) -- Spending by U.S. consumers increased in January for a fourth consecutive month, a sign that the biggest part of the economy may contribute more to growth in coming months. The 0.5 percent increase in purchases was more than anticipated and followed a 0.3 percent gain in December that was larger than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. Incomes climbed 0.1 percent, short of expectations and reflecting declines in dividends and interest. Retailers such as Home Depot Inc. and Macy’s Inc. are forecasting rising sales this year, even as they don’t foresee a robust economic recovery. An unemployment rate that’s ...
Doctors Confirm: Obama is a drunk
Post Date: 2010-02-28 21:39:44 by dont eat that
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AP Barack Obama is still struggling to kick smoking, according to his first medical examination since becoming president. Obama is sensitive about his cigarette habit and tetchy with reporters who raise it. But after his 90-minute medical at the Navy hospital outside Washington yesterday morning, his doctors confirmed he had not yet managed to conquer the habit and suggested he "continue smoking cessation efforts". The doctors said the president used medication to try to ease the pangs, they described it as "nicotine replacement therapy, self-use". Obama promised Michelle when he embarked on his campaign to become president he would quit, at the time he said he was ...
Obama is the dumbest man alive
Post Date: 2010-02-28 15:24:01 by dont eat that
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Under Bush my income never went down and I was able to feed my family and have more in savings. Under Obama I am unemployed, He is the dumbest man alive and I can honestly say that since I actually know him and met him, he is a puppet for the very far left. By, the way, getŒ79; in your purse and give me all your money. Last I looked that is called theft. Obama calls it wealth redistribution. 0bama is an affirmative action baby. He flaps his racist gums about transparency yet does not show anyŒ79; of his personal medical or school records. What is the empty suit hiding? The jackass won’t even show his real birth certificate, instead he shows a phony electronic one.
Democrats' 'charity' $acks Queens pee-wee football players
Post Date: 2010-02-28 15:17:59 by Happy Quanzaa
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They stiffed Queens kids, too. More than $400,000 raised by a nonprofit started by Congressman Gregory Meeks and state Sen. Malcolm Smith was never given to the community they represent, including a youth football league that requested a donation, a Post investigation has found. The Rosedale Jets Football Association went hat in hand to the New Direction Local Development Corp., hoping for a piece of a $250,000 grant that was to go to community groups. The Jets dutifully submitted an application, hoping to get up to $25,000 to fix up their field. They never got a cent. BLOWING A WHISTLE: New Direction, a nonprofit started by state Sen.Malcolm Smith (left) and Rep. Gregory Meeks, spent ...
Conservatives target their own fringe
Post Date: 2010-02-27 22:06:43 by go65
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After months of struggling to harness the energy of newly engaged tea party activists, the conservative establishment — with critical midterm congressional elections on the horizon — is taking aim for the first time at the movement’s extremist elements. The move has been cast by some conservatives as a modern version of the marginalization of the far-right, anti-communist John Birch Society during the reorganization of the conservative movement spearheaded by William F. Buckley Jr. in the 1960s and 1970s. “A similar effort will be required today of conservative political and intellectual leaders,” former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson wrote in his column in The ...
Right Wing Slams White House For Meeting With Atheist 'Hate Groups’
Post Date: 2010-02-27 13:19:33 by Brian S
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Some conservative commentators are accusing the Obama administration of inviting "hate groups" into the White House by holding a meeting with a coalition of secularist and atheist groups. Officials from the Justice and Health and Human Services departments met Friday with representatives of the Secular Coalition for America, an umbrella group that includes American Atheists and the Council for Secular Humanism. The coalition called it "the first time in history a presidential administration has met for a policy briefing with the American nontheist community." President Barack Obama was not scheduled to make an appearance at the meeting, nor were any policy changes to ...
An Obamanation Bipartisan Sham Waste of Time, President Urkel Ends Health Care Summit with Threat to Republicans
Post Date: 2010-02-27 10:53:11 by dont eat that
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How Presidential, a threat in the end if he don’t get his way. Dear Mr. President, Who is the Party of No? Who is the Party of no Compromise? You have a health care bill that no one wants, including your own party and you continue to threaten Americans by ramming it down their throats. This President and Democrat controlled Congress must go … they refuse to listen to the will of the people. Can some one explain what the purpose was of the Barack Obama dog and pony show yesterday that was called a health care summit and billed as an exchange of ideas between Democrats and Republicans? After a year of wasted time in which the American people rejected the PRO (Pelosi, Reid, ...
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