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Palm Beach County government wants BP to cover its costs to prepare for an oil spill that never reached local shores. As oil from BP???s failed well billowed for more than two months last year into the Gulf of Mexico,......

The $1.2 million Gloucester is receiving through the federal Education Jobs Fund grant is paying for four teachers who have already been hired. Another four positions are "on the radar," said Assistant Superintdent John Hutchinson. The money must be used....

A description of how employers, some inside the tent of the GOP, are lobbying to resist new laws aimed at halting the hiring of illegal immigrants, appeared in the Times over the weekend. The story, linked here, refers to......

by Mark Silva It's not quite a "read my lips'' situation, but Sen. John McCain has pledged to avert new taxes during his tenure as president, should he be elected n November. So his "nothing is off the table'' proclamation......

The Walmart store on the 4700 block of North Ave. (Chicago Tribune Photo by Charles Cherney) by Frank James One of the day's best stories is The Wall Street Journal's report that Wal-Mart is telling its managers and supervisors......

by Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......

As we noted on Friday, Gov. Palin's tax returns did not report as income any of the $16,951 she received as $60 a day per diem travel payments for spending 312 days during her first 19 months in office......

Obama: It's economic crisis as well as moral. Talks up his health plan, with doctor choice and no pre-existing condition ban. McCain says he'll tax your employer-based health benefits for the first time ever. And will strip away state laws......

A day after their debate, Brian Foley's campaign hits Caesar Trunzo for taking $66,000 in contributions from HMOs since 1999 and (Foley says) regularly voting on their side. The release cites bills including one that would have mandated coverage of......

by Frank James When the economy is unsteady and there's a surplus of job applicants, employers can be more exacting in their requirements. The incoming Obama Administration is no different, and maybe even more demanding than many an employer since......

by Frank James Will people never learn? Verizon has had to apologize because some of its employees without authorization looked at the cell-phone records of President-elect Barack Obama. This is only the latest instance of employees with access to......

by Frank James One argument against giving the Detroit Three a taxpayer-funded bridge loan went something like this: taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for the failings of the the automakers. If the companies had to resort to bankruptcy to restructure,......