Joseph Ozment was picked up by his mom from the governor's mansion after his pardon this month. Now a reward is being offered for anyone who can help locate him.
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Some military experts Friday called Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's proposed budget cuts "much to do about nothing," but others expressed concern about the potential of a shrinking U.S. military in the strategic Mideast and Asia.
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The day after little Jorelys Rivera's mangled body was found in a suburban Atlanta trash compactor, Ryan Brunn sat in a stark room for a police interview. He began with confidence, but ended with trouble.
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GOP presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich barnstormed across Florida on Friday, trying to rally supporters and break away in the polls four days before what is shaking up to be a pivotal primary in that state.
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Forces killed 60 people on Friday in Syria, an opposition group said, as the U.N. Security Council weighed a draft that would call on Bashar al-Assad to step down.
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Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administration found it contained more of a form of bacteria than specifications allow.
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A woman called 911 soliciting help for actress Demi Moore, whom she said was "convulsing" and "burning up" after "smoking something," according to a recording of the call obtained Friday from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Gunmen in Nigeria shot and killed at least 16 people and burned their bodies in the northwestern state of Zamfara, according to an official who asked not to be named, citing security concerns.
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South Carolina was a wake-up call for Mitt Romney. In Thursday night's CNN debate, Romney delivered an aggressive, forceful performance that many thought he was incapable of. The upcoming Florida primary could turn out very differently now, and…
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In the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear plant, one man's quiet defiance echoes through the contaminated, empty streets of Tomioka, Japan.
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The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.
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Many people think they can plan on spending less later in retirement since they'll become less active as they age. But if their health declines, they may actually shift spending rather than reduce it. Do you think it's risky to plan as if one's expen…
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U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Friday as jittery investors digested a weaker-than-expected economic growth report and as Europe's debt crisis still loomed in the background.
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The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it had detained orange juice shipments from Canada after they tested positive for low levels of a banned fungicide previously found in Brazilian juice. The FDA announced earlier this month that it…
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President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.
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Fitch downgraded the sovereign debt ratings Friday of five European countries, with Italy and Spain taking the biggest hit.
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It is every parents' dream that their children enjoy a better life than they have. I am not sure if that's also true for parent companies and their offspring.
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The private equity world is struggling to stay in the shadows.
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Ford reported its best annual earnings since 1998 on Friday, making 2011 the second most profitable year in the company's 109-year history.
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The controversial anti-piracy bills that attracted tens of millions of dollars of lobbying for and against the proposed laws ironically were killed by free publicity.
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Los Angeles TimesA big bet on electric vehicle manufacturing goes bustLos Angeles TimesIndiana's foray into electric vehicles is a cautionary tale for states in hot pursuit of high-tech manufacturing jobs. Think's story illustrates how politicians so…
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EWI Hosted Future of Manufacturing RoundtablePR Newswire (press release)27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EWI hosted a roundtable on the future of manufacturing at its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio today. Special guest US Commerce Secretary John B…
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Mayor: 100+ manufacturing jobs coming to LadysmithWEAU-TV 13The news of the manufacturing job creations comes after the company laid off hundreds of workers from its Ladysmith plants in the last two years. “They're also bringing back jobs from Mosi…
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President Obama's hybrid approach to taxing manufacturersWashington PostSimilarly, President Obama's ”blueprint” for US-based manufacturing, unveiled in his State of the Union address, updated arguments he has offered before. Was this version per…
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Cono Italiano to Manufacture EmpanadasMarketWatch (press release)RED BANK, NJ, Jan 27, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Cono Italiano, Inc. /quotes/zigman/563680 CNOZ +16.25% , the exclusive license holder for the North American Distribution and Ma…
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Chemistry WorldWill Tax Breaks Bring Manufacturing Jobs Back to the US?Minyanville.comBy MintLife Jan 27, 2012 3:45 pm President Obama sees a manufacturing renaissance popping up in the United States. Is there something to this argument? In his State…
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Guest commentary: Programs to fill manufacturing skills gap already existDetroit Free PressBy Mark C. Tomlinson Mark Tomlinson, executive director and CEO, Society of Manufacturing Engineers. / Courtesy of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers In th…
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Telegraph.co.ukApple Accused of Ignoring 'Human Cost' of ManufacturingPCWorldBy Ben Camm-Jones, Macworld-UK Apple has been accused of 'ignoring the human cost' of its product manufacturing chain in a new report published this week. A New York Times a…
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USA TODAYHow Many Manufacturing Jobs Can US Realistically Maintain?PBS NewsHourAs President Obama and GOP presidential candidates talk about reviving the US manufacturing sector in hopes of creating jobs, how realistic is that goal in the face of con…
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International Business TimesIs American Manufacturing on Track for a Comeback?DailyFinanceThere are signs far up the supply chain that suggest an emerging renaissance in US manufacturing. In December, Detroit's big-three automakers -- Ford (F), Gener…
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By Kevin Meyer That old retail icon, JC Penney, is undergoing a transformation thanks to Apple. Apple? Yep - JCP's new CEO is one of the guys responsible for creating the Apple Store. Anyone that has been in one knows...
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by BILL WADDELL The task of the die hard Toyota defenders just got tougher. The company just sold out sixty plus years of being able to assure job security at a level no one else could. To save one tenth...
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by BILL WADDELL My disdain for Mitt Romney was made clear a few months ago - I was bashing Mitt before Mitt-bashing was cool. I am compelled to do it again if for no reason other than the fact that...
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by BILL WADDELL Gender discrimination comes in a lot of forms, and with all of the hundreds of companies I have visited and the thousands I have researched I expect I have seen them all. There is the overt 1950's...
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By Kevin Meyer The last couple weeks have brought the story of yet another icon of business, Kodak, collapsing and filing for bankruptcy. Yes, failure a key component of capitalism, and when you try to skew things so they feel...
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As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to move forward with its overreaching agenda the impact is beginning to beRead the Rest...
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One of the big success stories in the trade world for 2011, other than passage of the FTAs, was successRead the Rest...
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter. ThisRead the Rest...
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Caterpillar C.E.O. Doug Oberhelman appeared on Fox News’ “Your World with Neil Cavuto” to talk about how to best advanceRead the Rest...
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The Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, Mark Pearce, made comments to reporters this week outlining several issues heRead the Rest...
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(September 2011) Those of you who have participated in the 2011 McGladrey® Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor survey series have gained a robust view of the state of the U.S. manufacturing and distribution industry, along with a detailed understan…
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(September 2011) The results of the McGladrey Summer 2011 Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor study have been released.Company executives and managers across the country participated in this current edition of the Monitor. The results indicate tha…
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(August 2011) In my July 25 post I discussed some preliminary data from the McGladrey® Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor summer survey regarding plans by our respondents to expand workforce over the coming year. It initially appeared that, even t…
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(August 2011) Bob Jirsa joins us today as a guest blogger. Bob is a managing director and leader of McGladrey’s Manufacturing & Distribution practice in the mid-Atlantic region. He regularly interacts with industry executives and has his finger on…
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(August 2011) As a manufacturer/distributor, you know that any type of systems or production downtime can quickly impact the customers who rely on you, thereby impacting your revenue stream. Some recent trends in manufacturing have illuminated the ne…
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