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Made in America Panel Wants to See States Determining Workplace Policies Instead of the Federal Government

Made in America Panel Wants to See States Determining Workplace Policies Instead of the Federal Government

Neal Asbury began his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 47 stations) by acknowledging the important message that was sent to industrialized unions after workers at a VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted not to join the UAW, despite support for the UAW by VW management.

Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman agreed, characterizing the vote as a “smack down against unions,” and noted that the vote reflected the trend of manufacturers moving to right-to-work states ...

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Our Bundled Ambassadors

Our Bundled Ambassadors

The way President Obama is handing out ambassadorships to big donors and bundlers, it’s like he’s channeling Oprah Winfrey. “And you get an ambassadorship, and you get an ambassadorship and you get an ambassadorship.”

There certainly is a precedent for presidents bestowing ambassadorships on supporters, but they usually had some basic qualifications.

Caroline Kennedy was recently named ambassador to Japan. Does she have any experience in international relations? No. Does she speak Japanese? No. Does she have any experience in trade relations, ...

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