Monday, October 3, 2011

Today's Teamster News 10.03.11

Obama Said Poised to Submit Three Trade Accords to U.S. Congress  Bloomberg   ...President Barack Obama may send free- trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for consideration as soon as today, according to a person familiar with the administration’s plans...
Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Deal  Bloomberg   ...A Bloomberg Markets investigation has found that Koch Industries -- in addition to being involved in improper payments to win business in Africa, India and the Middle East -- has sold millions of dollars of petrochemical equipment to Iran, a country the U.S. identifies as a sponsor of global terrorism...
Occupy Wall Street shows no signs of stopping  Associated Press   ...Protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan's Financial District say their movement has grown and become more organized, and they have no intention of stopping...
Group attempting to recall Snyder fails to get issue on ballot  Detroit News   ...A group working to recall Gov. Rick Snyder made it official Friday: It will fall short in its attempt to get the issue on the February ballot...
Court corrects overreach on prison privatization  Tampabay.com   ...A circuit judge's clear-cut ruling in Tallahassee on Friday that Florida's massive plan to privatize state prisons is unconstitutional sent another powerful message to Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-controlled Legislature....
New State Rules Raising Hurdles at Voting Booth  New York Times   ...19 laws that passed and 2 executive orders that were issued in 14 states this year, ...“could make it significantly harder for more than five million eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012...”