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Protesters oppose possible sale of The Baltimore Sun to Koch brothers
Ten protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of The Baltimore Sun's office on North Calvert Street, rallying against a possible sale of the newspaper to Koch Industries. Headed by brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, the private company has...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Tribune Company, Chicago Tribune, Charles Koch, Newspaper and Magazine
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Unions, Others to Protest Scott Walker in Stamford May 20
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is coming to Stamford on Monday, May 20 to speak at a fundraiser for Connecticut Republicans. Walker is the guy who reduced wages and benefits for state workers in Wisconsin, causing a national uproar that led to a recall...Tags: Stamford, Government, AFSCME, Politics, Scott Walker
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Florida Watch: Protest Koch brothers bid for Tribune, Sentinel newspapers
The progressive group Florida Watch Action is planning a protest Thursday in front of the Orlando Sentinel newspaper to oppose the potential sale of that and other Tribune Company newspapers to the conservative Koch Brothers. The “billionaire...Tags: Tribune Company, Chicago Tribune, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Freedom of the Press
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Florida Watch to demonstrate against sale of Sentinel to Koch bros.
Florida Watch Action, the progressive group that brought you "Pink Slip Rick" and other efforts opposing Gov. Rick Scott in particular and right-wing conservatives in general, is organizing a demonstration tomorrow afternoon in front of the Orlando...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Chicago Tribune, Rick Scott, Politics, Americans for Prosperity
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Would things go better with Koch?
Cal Thomas"Mainstream media" are alarmed by reports that billionaires Charles and David Koch are considering the purchase of Tribune Company's eight daily newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times. When Warren Buffett spent $344 million to purchase 28...Tags: Career and Workplace, The Huffington Post, Cal Thomas, Journalism, Media Industry
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Allan Powell: The driving force for minimal government
Many of the best books and articles we read are those recommended by others. One such article was the amazing account of the Koch family, whose wealth is approaching that of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Because of their increasing support for very...Tags: Philosophy, Tea Party Movement, Water Pollution, Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues
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The billionaires' long game
What's the biggest political lesson of 2012? Some say it's that money doesn't count all that much. Even though billionaires and big corporations poured huge amounts into the 2012 election, they lost big. They learned the lesson and won't try to buy...
Tags: Bribery, Eric Cantor, Economy, Business and Finance, Corruption, Karl Rove
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Robert B. Reich: The billionaires' long game
American VoicesI keep hearing that the billionaires and big corporations that poured all that money into the 2012 election learned their lesson. They lost their shirts and won't do it again. So we don't need campaign finance reform. Baloney. It's true their...Tags: Bribery, Eric Cantor, Economy, Business and Finance, Corruption, Karl Rove
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Beaten girl won't recover, judge told at sentencing hearing for mom
Special to the TribuneA toddler severely beaten in a St. Charles motel room probably will never fully recover from her brain injuries, her father and her pediatrician said at a sentencing hearing for the child’s mother. The testimony came on the first day of the...Tags: Heroin, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prisons
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Robert B. Reich: The other cliffs
American VoicesThe "fiscal cliff" isn't nearly the biggest cliff we face -- if we're talking about dangerous precipices looming on the horizon. Here are three: The child poverty cliff A staggering number of our children are impoverished. Between 2007 and 2011, the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Budgets and Budgeting, Insurance, Weather, Global Warming
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Surprise! Americans for Prosperity doesn’t like Obamacare
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe folks at Americans for Prosperity — the David Koch-supported group that poured millions of dollars into ads in Florida in a fruitless effort to deny re-election to President Barack Obama and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson – is now... -
He's too sexy for this spoof
Change of SubjectThe Associated Press reports: BEIJING -- The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" -- not realizing it is satire. The......
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