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• Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor column
  Sep 10, 2010 — Detroit Free Press
  She knows her mother, at one point, borrowed about $10,000 through a federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students.
• Farm owners face trial in November
  Sep 10, 2010 — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  He said some of the workers did live in shipping containers on the farm that were not government-approved. Ben Cayetano called the Sou family's immigration from Laos and creation of a farm a "remarkable success story." Former Democratic Gov.
• Judge upholds discrimination suit
  Sep 10, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  ...relocate the treatment program. But Woodlock said town officials would still be liable if a jury determines they intentionally discriminated against the council's clients.The suit said Framingham tried to pressure nonprofit groups, which are exempt from paying taxes, to donate money to the town under a program that was purported to be voluntary.In his ruling, Woodlock said one Planning Board member, Susan Bernstein, made several requests to the council for payments to the town,...
• Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden
  Sep 8, 2010 — New York Times
  Their pigments can be used for coloring cosmetics, pharmaceutical syrups and nutritional supplements.In Sweden and Finland, over 30,000 tons are gathered each season, according to Polarica, the largest producer there. In Finland, migrant Ukrainians have found themselves in a similarly precarious situation in recent years.Officially, there are about 4,000 Asian workers in Sweden with permits this year. Kommunal has deals with about 15 or 20 major companies, but Mr.
• Immigration Crackdown Steps Into the Kitchen
  Sep 8, 2010 — New York Times
  Malecot then started paying those employees in cash, before Mr. Malecot said. “I came here with nothing. Malecot said, he has lost at least $500,000 in catering jobs.
• Kaine: Don't count out 'underdog'
  Sep 8, 2010 — Politico
  ..."That's incredible." It's a message the Democrats will need to push hard. Despite polls suggesting monumental GOP House pickups and even an outside chance Democrats could lose their Senate majority, Kaine and Rendell expressed confidence that the party could make a turnaround by November. "This election isn't over by a long shot," Rendell said. "Polls are polls, but polls 60 days out don't mean a whole lot." Kaine...
• Michaels ordered to pay $8 million to manager fired after breast cancer diagnosis
  Sep 8, 2010 — The Dallas Morning News
  ...a jury last week had to decide whether Jorud was let go by district manager Skip Sand because she violated company policies or because she had cancer, said Joe Curley, one of the attorneys representing Jorud. The lawsuit, which was also filed against Sand, said the retailer violated the Family Medical Leave Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The jury found that Jorud's rights under all three acts were violated. Mike Veitenheimer, Michaels'...
• RIP post-partisanship
  Sep 8, 2010 — Washington Post
  That's one difference between the Republican vision and the Democratic vision. That’s our vision for a stronger economy and a growing middle-class. Boehner and everyone else: we should not hold middle class tax cuts hostage any longer.
• EDITORIAL
  Sep 7, 2010 — Star Tribune
  In theory the solidarity of human interests is fully recognized; no one element of the population can exist prosperously unless each of the others is enjoying a full return for its labors. Obviously, in serving the national interest they have also promoted their own. On the one hand it confronts the fact that 10 million wage earners in the United States are sill unemployed, and that the figure has remained substantially unchanged for the last two years.
• Frank conversation can set limits on college spending
  Sep 7, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
  Maybe: College students and credit cards have long been a hot topic. They're like a credit card, but you can't overdraft or spend beyond your limit. Check on fees for transferring funds online to your student.8. Overdraft protection.