Productivity Jumps, Jobless Claims Up Wall Street Journal ...Productivity rose in the third quarter as businesses got more out of their employees, while jobless claims reversed course with a sharp increase last week...
Behind a foreclosure, danger and tragedy Miami Herald ...When a toddler wandered into a foreclosed home and drowned in the pool, a host of legal complexities surfaced...
Sen. Patty Murray wins fourth term Seattle Times ...Her victory helped Democrats maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate...
Business gains a friend: Congress Los Angeles Times ...incoming leaders in the GOP-controlled House pledg(ed) less government involvement in the private sector and more scrutiny of new regulations...
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Wants Everyone To Know It Is "Separate and Distinct" From U.S. Chamber ThinkProgress ...The Chamber’s aggressive, hyper-partisan campaign to defeat Democrats in this year’s elections has also run afoul of local Chambers elsewhere in the country...