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Congress considers subsidizing deductibles on crop insurance
WASHINGTON — It's a deal that most businesses would relish: Buy an insurance policy to cover losses or falling prices, and the government will foot most of the bill. Such an arrangement has been enjoyed for more than a decade by the farmers who...
Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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Does organized labor have a future?
American Airlines has spent the week trying to persuade a bankruptcy judge to allow it to chuck all its labor contracts and put the squeeze on thousands of union employees. If things go as expected — that is, a victory for management and not for...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Employment Opportunities, American Airlines, Inc., Career and Workplace, Employment
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Healthcare: A mandate that overreaches
Healthcare is different. That, according to defenders of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- "Obamacare" -- is the justification for the law's individual mandate. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: This piece has been updated to...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Justice System, Health, Lawyers, Healthcare Policies
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Free trade agreement between the U.S., Colombia effective in May
CARTAGENA, Colombia -- The Obama administration says Colombian officials have taken sufficient steps to protect the rights of workers to allow a free trade agreement with the U.S. to move forward. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Sunday morning...
Tags: Economic Organization, Career and Workplace, Colombia, Labor Legislation, Trade Agreements
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South Koreans still angry over U.S. free-trade pact
World NowFree trade pact: South Koreans continue to protest a free-trade agreement signed with the U.S. that takes affect next month... -
Division of mall operator Westfield wins LAX concessions contract
L.A. NOWAirport officials on Monday selected a shopping mall operator to perform the next overhaul of dining and retail concessions at busy Los Angeles International Airport.... -
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Retail sales up in September
Money & CompanyAn increase in consumer spending in September is good news because it counteracts concerns that the economy is falling into a recession. Retail sales are a big part of the economy, accounting for 70% of economic activity.... -
Amy Winehouse dies at 27; iconoclastic British singer-songwriter
British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was a phenomenon: a Jewish girl from a London suburb with a retro beehive, a devil-may-care attitude and a voice that channeled Aretha Franklin and Ruth Brown. Music industry figures on both sides of the Atlantic...Tags: Dean Martin, Popular Music (genre), Artists, Celebrities, Theater
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Investors place big bets on Buy Here Pay Here used-car dealers
Second of three parts
The J.D. Byrider used-car dealership in Visalia, Calif., sits amid a jumble of tow yards, hubcap vendors and vacant lots littered with empty beer cans. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('div#series-box h4.last').html('...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Credit Ratings
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Japan joins multilateral free-trade talks, hopes to boost economy
World NowJapan announces it will take part in talks about creating a nine-nation free-trade pact. Japan wants to to jumpstart an already moribund economy further crippled by the March earthquake and tsunami.... -
Free-agent profile: Aaron Gray
Lakers BlogFree agent profile: Aaron Gray...
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