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Feds triple estimates for recoverable natural gas in plains states
Sean Higgins
Published: Wed, May 1, 2013
A new US Geological Survey study found that not only is the amount of the natural gas in the upper plains states of North and South Dakota and Montana three time larger than previously reported but that there was twice as much oil in there too. Here’s the study. It summarizes its findings...
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Sean Higgins: Nothing sweet about labor relations at Hostess
Sean Higgins
Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Everyone knows the rap against Twinkies and the other confections made by Hostess: They're the worst kind of junk food, all sugar and empty calories. Expect to see a new argument added: They're union-busting, too. Hostess, which is finally re-emerging from bankruptcy after closing down last...
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New Hostess owners walk back anti-union comments
Sean Higgins
Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
The newly-revived Hostess snack cake company created a stir late last week when it indicated it wouldn’t be allowing any unions. As the Wall Street Journal reported: Chief Executive C. Dean Metropoulos (of Metropoulos & Co, one of the two companies reviving the brand) said the...
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Labor clashes likely to follow return of Twinkies
Sean Higgins
Updated: Mon, Apr 29, 2013
Catching up a little bit on the news, the Wall Street Journal reported late last week that the makers of Twinkies and related sugary snack cakes are gearing up to return to business: Hostess Brands LLC—Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management LLC’s new incarnation...
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Internet tax lobbyist: Why are we letting this pesky Constitution thing get in the way?
Sean Higgins
Published: Fri, Apr 26, 2013
The folks over at Americans for Tax Reform flagged this revealing comment from a Wall Street Journal story today about the growing momentum in Congress to pass an internet sales tax bill: The legislation would effectively replace a 1992 Supreme Court decision, made in the early days of the...
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White House officially asks SCOTUS to overturn recess appointee ruling
Sean Higgins
Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013
The administration first announced last month it would ask the justices to review an appeals court ruling that said two of President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional. The ruling has rendered the NLRB effectively unable to function....
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Ron Paul Institute advisory board includes Dennis Kucinich
Sean Higgins
Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Last week, retired Texas Republican congressman Ron Paul announced the creation of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. The think tank will promote Paul’s idiosyncratic libertarian beliefs regarding foreign policy and national security issues. As the website puts it, the institute...
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Report: Obama tax plan hits middle class in several ways
Sean Higgins
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Throughout the election, President Obama insisted that while he wanted taxes to go up, he would only raised them on the rich. This was variously described as the “1 percent” or families making less than $250,000 a year. But Obama always insisted that those earning less...
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Breaking news from 1996: Grover Norquist is pro-immigration
Sean Higgins
Updated: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
MSNBC has a breathless report up today headlined: “Grover Norquist is now an amnesty-loving immigration activist.” It seems the president of Americans for Tax Reform and all-around conservative activist had a “coming out” party yesterday. Apparently nobody told writer Julio Ricardo...
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Vote on Labor nominee Perez postponed after whistleblower invited
Sean Higgins
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Politico reports: A Senate committee vote on the confirmation of Labor nominee Thomas Perez was postponed after Republicans said they planned to invite a witness from a contentious whistleblower case to testify at a separate hearing Thursday. The vote had been scheduled Thursday, but is now...
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