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TransCanada Corp. says it will issue common shares worth 1.6 billion Canadian dollars ($1.41 billion) to help fund its acquisition of an oil pipeline.
Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber is getting a big raise after his team's surprising turnaround last season.
The “stress tests” for banks are over. The results have been made public. For some of us, the stress may just be starting.
Protesters nationwide demanded lower taxes on Wednesday. A group in Vermont can't get enough of them.
Members of Congress would lose their annual cost-of-living pay raises under a proposal that's headed for a vote in the Senate next week.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would not accept a pay raise recommended by a state compensation commission, according to a spokesman.
Senate Democrats are going to strip a cost-of-living pay raise for federal judges from a bill that would provide $14 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans to bail out the Detroit-based automakers.
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the nation's largest producer of natural gas, seeks to raise up to $1.8 billion through common stock sales in an effort to fund its drilling and exploration activities and mitigate the impact of lower natural gas prices on cash flow.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed a bill that would have doubled salaries for the state's lawmakers.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill early Thursday that authorizes $601.4 billion in defense spending for next year, including a 3.9 percent pay raise for troops.
Despite low approval ratings and hard feelings from last year's elections, Democrats and Republicans in the House are reaching out for an approximately $4,400 pay raise that would increase their salaries to almost $170,000.
When Democrats blasted Republicans last fall for taking annual congressional pay raises while blocking numerous attempts to raise the minimum wage, it was an effective campaign tactic. Democrats vowed not to accept the annual cost-of-living hike until Congress increases the minimum wage.
Members of Congress are in line for a $3,300 pay raise effective Jan. 1 unless they block it, and Democrats said Thursday they intend to try.
Rich Germans Demand Higher Taxes"A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes."
Binge Drinking Spreads to Italy"The statistics are alarming, prompting the Italian government to describe the problem of alcohol abuse as a national emergency."
Muskogee teachers, staff to get raisesMuskogee Public Schools teachers, counselors, bus drivers, custodians and other certified and support personnel will get salary increases this years while most administrators will see none.
The Worst Story I Ever Heard By Rich Schapiro - Esquire MagazineFrom Article: The Davises are like any other family, only instead of a son, they raised a chimpanzee. As with Travis, the chimp that attacked a woman in Connecticut on Monday, for years everything seemed fine.
Norway to surface toxic Nazi submarine wreck Norway's government has said it plans to surface a Nazi submarine loaded with mercury that sank off its shores in 1945 that poses an environmental hazard.
Alcohol Taxes Have Clear Effect on Drinking - New Study Reports Re-analyses of Over 30 Years of ResearchExcerpt: With many local and national governments currently debating proposals to raise alcohol taxes, a timely new study published online today in the February edition of Addiction journal finds that the more alcoholic beverages cost, the less likely people are to drink.
Stop the Congressional Pay Raise - Yes we Can!Congress should immediately move to suspend the pay raise and swear them off until the economy is in full recovery. Or until the unemployment rate is well below 5%. Or both.
The Plumber Can't Fix the LeaksJohn McCain's "friend" Samuel the Slogan aka Joe the Plumber is discussed as an example of the worst in all of us, even as McCain holds him up as a "hero" and "example to Americans." This is a disgrace, as this column makes abundantly clear.
How to ask for a pay rise ... and get itWITH pay review season on the horizon, and the cost of living skyrocketing, it's the time of year when workers are thinking about how to boost their bottom line.
State employees get 1 percent raise under proposalThe state Senate has proposed a 1 percent pay raise for state employees. The Senate cut a proposed 2 percent raise last week when state economists lowered revenue estimates... See more irresistible news
OBAMA raises MORE than $40 MILLION dollars in March!CHICAGO, IL-Senator Barack Obama's campaign announced today that more than 442,000 contributors across the country gave more than $40 million in March. More than 218,000 donors contributed to the campaign for the first time, and the average contribution level was $96.
New Campaign Mobilizes Young Voters to Fight Global WarmingWhat is Turn the Tables?
What to Do When Requesting a Raise Most people would prefer to go the length of their careers without having to ask for a raise. A difficult subject to broach, asking for a raise can be uncomfortable for both employee and employer.
Why Men Get Paid More? Because they complain more!Research shows men are more aggressive than women in asking for a raise
Supporting Our Troops: Bush Opposes 3.5% Raise For Armed ForcesTalk about lousy timing. With President Bush's popularity scraping bottom in opinion polls, with U.S.
This is part one in a series on how to prepare yourself to ask for a raise. This is a common sense, hard-nosed approach to determining if you are ready for, deserve, and have earned the raise you are asking for. Overview: Think like you own the company.
Interracial Couples Invest More in KidsParents who are of different races, such as a white father and an Asian-American mother, spend more time and money on their kids than parents who are both of the same race, new research shows.
MySpace Impact & other ways of Raising Political Awareness OnlineMySpace will be launching a site as an aggregate of U.S. presidential hopefuls in an effort to raise political awareness for a demographic that is easily out of touch with much of what goes on in the world of politics.
Indian gov\'t to raise unwanted girlsThe Indian government plans to set up a series of orphanages to raise unwanted baby girls in a bid to halt the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses, according to a senior government official.
Bernanke: Economic vigor may call for rate hikesThe U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, warning that the economy might be stronger than it appears.
Bush Gives Federal Workers a 2.2% Pay RaisePresident Bush triggered the publication of the government's 2007 salary scales for the military, the civil service, the Foreign Service and other government workers by signing an Executive Order on Thursday.
Do You Deserve A Raise?It's that time of year again. 'Tis the season for annual job performance reviews when managers start checking their lists of employees who have been naughty or nice. But more to the point, they're checking to see if you're raise- or promotion-worthy.
More sex 'equals $50,000 pay rise'English economists reckon having more sex can be as beneficial to lifelong happiness as an extra $50,000 in the pocket.
5 Dream Jobs for MenFive Dream Jobs for Men There's a reason why firefighter and police officer are much more popular children's Halloween costumes than "middle management corporate drone."
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