Many are frustrated by the slow pace of rebuilding.
2011
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UAW redefined as it woos workers at foreign-based plants
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is positioning itself as a car company partner rather than an adversary as it renews a campaign to sign up workers at U.S. plants owned by foreign-based car companies. Yet Bob King, the union’s president, said it will play tough with Toyota, Honda, BMW, Hyundai and others if […]
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Et cetera listings
• BENEFITS Winter Beach Ball, refreshments, dancing and music by The Tony Boffa Band; benefits Eastern Maine Medical Center’s CancerCare of Maine; Bangor Civic Center. $30. 973-5055. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday. YOUth Can Build: LEGO House Buildathon, LEGO building contest benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland; registration recommended. $20 per builder (waived for […]
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Murdoch set to launch first newspaper for iPad
The Daily is the publisher’s attempt to rewrite the business of journalism while still making a profit.
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‘In God We Trust’ faces new challenge
WASHINGTON – California attorney and dedicated atheist Michael Newdow is making another run at “In God We Trust,” with a new Supreme Court petition challenging the national motto. In an uphill battle, Newdow is asking the nine justices to review an appellate court’s rejection of his claim that the invocation of God on official currency […]
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Music and Nightlife listings
• CONCERTS TODAY Portland Jazz Orchestra, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $5 in advance and for students and seniors; $9 at door. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Noonday Concerts with Harold Stover, organ, and Jennifer Elowich, violin; First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Winter Vocal Festival with Moira Smiley and VOCO, Improvox and others; […]
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Justices may loosen warrant rule for home searches
Several jurists indicate police should be able to burst in right away if they fear evidence will be lost.
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People & EntertainmentShore thing: Snooki misses real name but not the fame
NEW YORK – Nicole Polizzi is a little over herself. Well, not herself, but her nickname: Snooki. The “Jersey Shore” star said that the moniker that helped make her famous has gotten a little old. “I miss my real name. I miss people calling me Nicole,” she said. The 23-year-old’s full name and nickname appear […]
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ShoptalkFun tripled: Wine, music, lounging
Shoptalk checks in with Ian Farnsworth, owner of Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge on Preble Street.
Slainte means “good health” – like a toast. But can you pronounce it?
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Flash floods, mud slides kill at least 140 people in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO – Torrential summer rains tore through Rio de Janeiro state’s mountains, killing at least 140 people in 24 hours, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. Rescuers using heavy machinery, shovels and bare hands struggled to dig through tons of mud and debris in a search for survivors. In Teresopolis, a town 40 miles north […]