Workers forced to take unpaid vacations
MSNBC, New York
Financially struggling universities, factories and even hospitals are requiring employees to take unpaid "furloughs" — temporary layoffs that amount to one-time pay cuts for workers and a cost savings for employers. This year, the number of temporarily laid off workers hit a 17-year high.
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Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble
John Harlow, Times, Los Angeles
The case could challenge the bedrock philosophy behind Habitat for Humanity, claiming that using volunteers, rather than professional builders, is causing as many problems as it solve
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Obama, Pelosi to Discuss Scope of Economic Package
Michael D. Shear, Washington Post, Washington
And a top congressional aide said yesterday that Democratic leaders in the House are still waiting for a detailed proposal to be delivered by Obama's economic advisers before lawmakers can begin the process of turning it into legislatio
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Burris puts Senate Dems in tough spot
Jonathan Martin and Martin Kady III, Politico, Washington
The defiant move by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to name a Senate successor to Barack Obama has triggered a political and legal mess that could drag on for months and is already prompting uncomfortable racial questions for Democ
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Global warming: Reasons why it might not actually exist
Telegraph, UK
2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved, according to the Telegraph's Christopher Booker. Sceptics have long argued that there are other explanations for climate change other than man-made CO2 and here we look at some of the arguments put forward by those who believe that global warming is all a hoax.
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