You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Drunk!
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru’s top court has ruled that workers cannot be fired for being drunk on the job, a decision that was criticized by the government on Wednesday for setting a dangerous precedent. The Constitutional Tribunal ordered that Pablo Cayo be given his job back as a janitor for the municipality of Chorrillos, which fired him for being intoxicated at work
"Gossip Girl" Spin-Off Greenlit For May
Putting the not-happening rumors to rest, the CW has ordered up a pilot for a Los Angeles-set Gossip Girl spinoff. The new venture from GG creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage is not, however, going to be a by-the-book look at Taylor Momsen’s character, Jenny Humphrey, but rather an original story about Lily van der Woodsen’s surely scandalous teen years growing up in the 1980s
Shuja Nawaz: A Grand Opportunity for a Global President
Charles Dickens called Washington a “city of magnificent intentions.” When Barack Obama takes over on January 20th as the 44th President of the United States, he will need to translate his own lofty ideas into realities. What makes the challenge bigger for him is that he may also be carrying another title: the first globally-elected President of the United States
Emma Ruby-Sachs: 1996 Obama Questionnaire Reveals a Move Away From Equality
The junior senator from Illinois broke into the national scene after a speech given at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. But for those living in Illinois, and especially for those living in Chicago, he was a man with a political history.
Lisa Derrick: Maine Girds Loins for Civil Marriage Equality Battle
Maine’s Democratic state Sen. Dennis Damon introduced legislation Tuesday that would legalize same-sex marriage, but as he was speaking at a news conference, his Republican counterpart was drafting legislation to restrict marriage to one man and one woman in the state’s constitution.
Bank Of America To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds From Treasury
The Treasury Department plans to invest billions of dollars in Bank of America to help the company absorb troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch, according to two people familiar with the matter, The Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum reports. The new investment, which is expected to be announced next week, is in addition to $25 billion the government already has invested in Bank of America, including $10 billion specifically in connection with the Merrill Lynch deal
USAService Announces Video Contest: Tell Obama What Service Means To You
As previously announced , the Obamas have chosen Monday, January 19, a day already filled with significance for its designation as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as a National Day of Service
Lilly Said To Be Near $1.4 Billion U.S. Settlement
Eli Lilly, the drug company, is expected to agree as soon as Thursday to pay $1.4 billion to settle criminal and civil charges that it illegally marketed its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unauthorized use in patients particularly vulnerable to its risky side effects.
Art Levine: Ad Wars: Dr. Evil vs. Unions Over Employee Free Choice Act
The pro-union American Rights at Work launches Thursday a new $3 million ad campaign promoting the right to organize unions and the Employee Free Choice Act. But it’s also facing a savvy, if deceptive, PR and ad blitz against the Employee Free Choice Act led in part by Richard Berman , a Washington attorney also known as “Dr
Andy Borowitz: A Letter from Bernie Madoff
Dear neighbors, Please accept my profound apologies for the terrible inconvenience that I have caused over the past weeks. Ruth and I appreciate the support we have received
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