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Seattle’s Hammering Man gets a thought bubble
23 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Check out the Hammering Man sculpture outside the Seattle Art Museum Wednesday afternoon. It's getting a thought bubble. The topic on Hammering Man's mind? Amazon. Starting at noon, activists are floating a "thought bubble" next to the statue with the words: "What if Amazon paid its fair share?" The act of protest
preempts Amazon's annual shareholder meeting Thursday, where a group of activists ...
Hidden Treasure: How States That Want Immigrants Can Take Advantage Of Arizona v. US
9 May 2012, 1:28 pm
Anyone in favor of federal preemption of state immigration laws, especially Arizona’s SB 1070, was disappointed with the way the oral arguments before the Supreme Court justices on April 25, 2012 turned out in Arizona v. US . It appears that the core provision of SB 1070, Section 2(B), which mandates police officers to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop if they have a ...
Ashley Biden’s wedding preempts annual Komen reception for Jill and Joe Biden
8 May 2012, 1:32 pm
For the first time in several years, the vice presidential mansion will not play host to the Komen Race for the Cure VIP kickoff reception next month. But for all the controversy that’s surrounded the iconic breast-cancer charity lately, don’t read too much into it. We’ve learned that Joe and Jill Biden have a pretty solid conflict the weekend of June 2: It’s their daughter’s wedding day. Read ...
SB 1070: Why Obama Is Partly to Blame for the Racist Bill
2 May 2012, 4:42 pm
Listening to the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Arizona's breathing-while-brown law, Senate Bill 1070, prompted a daydream. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Antonin Scalia are in a battered pickup truck with garden tools visible in the back. Set in the midst of Sheriff Joe Ar...
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Calling Beijing: China Flash PMI Falls - ninemsn
23 May 2012, 11:59 pm
HSBC's number is not "official" and
preempts China's own calculation due out on the first of the month. The HSBC number is also weighted towards small and medium private enterprises in China while Beijing's number is weighted towards larger, state-owned enterprises.
Paul Ryan claims his budget ‘preempts austerity’ - Raw Story
20 May 2012, 12:14 pm
House Budget Commitee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says that his plan to slash government spending on programs for the poor while increasing defense spending and giving tax cuts to the wealthy would actually “prevent austerity.” NBC’s David ...
