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6 Questions What's Next for Keystone XL as US Senate Votes

2014-11-18 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: A U.S. Senate vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, slated for Tuesday, won't resolve the seemingly endless pipeline saga that has engulfed Barack Obama's presidency. Even if the Senate passes a bill to force approval of the $8 billion U.S.-Canadian pipeline, as the U.S. House of Representatives did for the ninth time last week, that won't end debate and begin the project's construction. Not even close. Congress is unlikely to muster the two-thirds majority to override an expected Obama veto. Even...

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From Hell to Paradise, Michigan Rules, Seal's Fate Sealed, 'Dead' Man Votes: Michigan News Digest

2014-11-18 01:07:40| Biotech - Topix.net

Whooping cough, an all but forgotten illness, is making a comeback in Michigan and across the country. Following is a collection of stories posted recently on Michigan Patch.

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FedEx Freight drivers votes are in on New Jersey union

2014-11-13 20:19:46| Air Courier - Topix.net

The vote, as Reuters has reported, is a setback for the Teamsters campaign to unionize FedEx Freight, which is one of the segments of Memphis-based FedEx Corp. . The Teamsters have won two of five elections now, and have withdrawn from another.

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Telecommunications Workers Union votes to merge with United Steelworkers

2014-11-09 02:52:24| Telecom - Topix.net

Union leaders issued a statement Friday saying TMU members had voted 73.7 per cent in favor of the merger. The TWU represents 12,000 members across Canada who work for telecommunications companies including TELUS and Shaw Communications , as well as employers in related telecommunications sectors.

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