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Building Trades Dept. President Mark Ayers dies
April 10, 2012Ayers was a longtime leader of IBEW Local 34 in Peoria, Ill., before ascending to national union office. He was unanimously elected president of the department in early 2007.
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Facebook consumes Instagram, grows more massive
April 10, 2012Facebook recently bought Instagram, a tiny mobile photo-sharing company that employed 13 workers, in what appears to be a continuous effort by Facebook to maximize its grip on the Internet.
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Deadly Spin – an inside account of insurance industry lies
April 10, 2012Wendell Potter, a former top health insurance public relations executive, warned the Senate committee overseeing health care reform not to believe a word insurance companies said.
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China: The Frog & The Scorpion?
April 6, 2012Can China swim capitalism's scorpion across the river and avoid the sting?
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An ode to snail mail and a pledge
April 4, 2012When the envelope is opened, this grand flourish of penmanship jumps out at us in true southern hospitality.
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