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Scott Jagow

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  • Should hourly workers get paid overtime for responding to emails or answering calls after normal work hours? At least two new lawsuits may let the…

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  • When it comes to reality TV, I believe moderation is the best policy. Sure, I'd like to think I could abstain from its harmful rays completely,…

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  • I just spent a few days in Napa Valley, so I have wine on the brain (or should I say in the brain?). Either way, here are some things I learned in…

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  • Aug 10, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Back from a couple days of R and R, which I'll tell you a bit about shortly. Thanks to Paddy Hirsch for filling in. This morning,…

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  • That's a quote from Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, who today asked protesters to be more civil when confronting Democrats over the issue of…

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  • For so many Americans, life will be completely different, even when the economy recovers. On the downside, they probably won't be making as much…

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  • Trading in your clunker, recycling, using energy-efficient lightbulbs. A new study says these are small potatoes when it comes to reducing carbon…

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  • Aug 4, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Among this morning's items: holding a summit when the answer is ridiculously obvious, photographer Annie Leibovitz's financial trouble, and a…

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  • The SEC fined Bank of America $33 million today for lying to shareholders about bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch employees during B of A's takeover of…

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  • Ah, the language of Twitter. It's so… (pick your word — mangled, cute, annoying?) Anyway, a story about airlines tweeting fares came up at our…

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