KGLP Slide Show

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

National News



The Defense Business Board proposes doing away with the traditional pension program for any members serving 20 years, replacing it with a 401(k) style account. What are your thoughts on this? Even with the budgetary and economic woes the US faces, do you think this is a prudent approach?

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In its plan, the Defense Business Board proposes doing away with the traditional pension program for any members serving 20 years.

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San Francisco's subway shut off cellphone service to thwart protesters, inciting a legal controversy. First Amendment scholars say they can't remember a time when a public agency in the U.S. moved to disrupt wireless traffic in quite that way.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/babyproject/2011/08/15/139640652/pain-and-a-broken-epidural-a-mom-feels-alone-and-helpless-during-labor?sc=fb&cc=fp

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sued over the alleged torture of three U.S. citizens who worked as contractors in Iraq. Do you agree with the President that Rumsfeld has immunity, or if they can draw a direct connection between the perpetrators and the Former Defense Secretary, should he be subject to a (non-military) verdict?

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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is being sued over the alleged torture of three U.S. citizens who were working as contractors in Iraq.

Warren Buffett says he and his wealthy friends have been "coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress." Like this status if you agree! http://ow.ly/63Wfm

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The wealthy investor challenges leaders to get serious about shared sacrifice.

Stay tuned...this is the first of five stories in the series.

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Quick access to credit is not an easy thing for any small business to attain. But it's even harder for Native American Natural Foods. Its headquarters in South Dakota sits on tribal lands and therefore has no value that could be used as collateral for a loan.

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