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Union Takes New Action Against Republic Windows - 1 hour ago - Union Takes Action Against Republic Windows The union that represents the more than 200 people who used to work at the Republic Windows and Doors plant in Chicago's Goose Island neighborhood has filed a formal complaint with the National 0133 : WBBM

Burris rebuffed from U.S. Senate Tuesday - 1 hour ago - WASHINGTON Roland Burris, the controversial pick to succeed Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, was allowed into the Capitol Tuesday, but denied the right to claim the seat vacated by Barack Obama. I will not be seated, and I will not be 0133 : USA Today

Resident-Elect Obama Sets NEW Tone in Washington? - 2 hours ago - Because Barack Obama is constitutionally unqualified to become president of the United States under Article II Section I of the US Constitution, he is set to become the First government housing Resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in US 0133 : Canada Free Press

AP Richardson Withdraws Bid to Be Commerce Secretary - 5 hours ago - WASHINGTON AP - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a 0133 : Washington Missourian

Fed endorse 'big stimulus' to battle recession - 5 hours ago - San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Sunday at an economics conference in San Francisco that it s worth pulling out all the stops with an economic recovery package. Charles Evans, president of the Chicago Fed, told the same 0133 : Business Standard

Agriculture futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade - 1 hour ago - CHICAGO Agriculture futures rose Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery jumped 26.75 cents to 6.435 a bushel, while March corn popped 16.25 cents to 4.275 a bushel and March oats leaped 12 cents to 2.28 a 0133 : Huffingtonpost.com

Afternoon Reading How Mark Cuban Pursued the Chicago Cubs - 50 minutes ago - Mark Cuban has a rather interesting post over at his blog explaining what happened to his pursuit of the Chicago Cubs. The thinking a couple of months ago was that the SEC charges of alleged insider trading against Cuban squashed his 0133 : Wall Street Journal

Laid-off Chicago workers who staged sit-in take further action 0133 - 2 hours ago - CHICAGO - A union representing Chicago workers whose recent factory sit-in drew national attention are taking new action against the now-bankrupt company. United Electrical Workers says it has filed documents with the National Labor 0133 : Minneapolis Star Tribune