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Rick Perry unveils Texas Budget Compact
KIAHYou remember last time; Rick Perry rode back to Texas after leaving the presidential campaign trail. Today, the Governor rode into Houston to rustle up some support for what Perry calls the 'Texas Budget Compact.' Perry unveiled his plan at New World Van...Tags: Elections, Medicare, Budgets and Budgeting, Rick Perry, Government Health Care
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Romney wins, Gingrich set to leave
KIAHRepublican presidential front-runner, and soon to be only-runner, Mitt 'How do you like me now' Romney laid out his plan to put Barack Obama in the unemployment line next January. Addressing supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, Romney said that...Tags: Elections, Ron Paul, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum
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Postal Service: We need more junk mail
CNNMoneyThe U.S. Postal Service wants small businesses to send more direct mail, a.k.a. junk mail, to help the beleaguered agency expand its revenue stream by hundreds of millions of dollars. In a campaign called "Every Door Direct Mail," the Postal Service is...Tags: 60 Minutes (tv program), CBS Corp., U.S. Postal Service, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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"Joe The Plumber" Is Back, and Ready for Congress
KIAHSamuel Wurzelbacher, better known by his alter ego "Joe the Plumber," is back. The prospective small business owner, who got his 15 minutes during the 2008 election, has taken on a new venture. Politics… On Super Tuesday, Wurzelbacher won his...Tags: Joe the Plumber
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Online Dish: Starbucks Wants Customers to Buy Coffee and Donate to Job Fund
KIAHStarbucks is trying to "brew" up more jobs. Starting on November 1st, the next time you go to get your cup of Joe you'll be asked to donate an extra $5 to stimulate U.S. job growth through its "Jobs for USA" program. The Seattle-based mega chain has...Tags: Social Media, Facebook, Charity, Political Campaigns, Media Industry
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Texan On The Run
KIAHA small business owner with an MBA, Vern Wuensche has set his sights on running for President. Wuensche started Woodmark Homes, Inc. in 1975 with startup capital of only $6000. He learned commerce at age of 4 when his family let him sell their home...Tags: Iowa, Elections, New Hampshire, Politics
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Online Dish: Man Fired After Telling Boss His Wife Has Cancer
KIAHIt's bad enough to find out that your wife has stage 4 untreatable cancer, but could you imagine being fired over it?! That's exactly what happened to one Massachusetts man. Carl Sorabella, an accountant, said he and his wife of 23 years, Kathy,...Tags: Facebook, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits, Companies and Corporations, Unemployment
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Houston By Numbers: Small Business
KIAHHouston is the 4th best city to launch a small business, behind, of all places: Raleigh, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma City. There are 112,748 businesses with less than 50 people. And those small businesses grow an average of 6.3% annually. Our population...Tags: Oklahoma City, Houston, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Oklahoma
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Small Business Owner Claims Ordinance Changes Could Put Him out of Business
KIAHOne Houston man is fighting to keep his small business rolling. He believes it will come to a halt if Houston city council makes changes to an existing city ordinance. The fifteen year old ordinance is called the Jitney ordinance. Council members said it...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Vehicles, Litigation and Regulation, Washington (U.S. state), Politics
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Nightmare on Wall Street
Monday was the first business day since Congress passed an $840 billion dollar bailout bill; and the reaction on Wall Street at least for now was not good. At one point the Dow Jones Industrial average was down as much as 800 points it could have been...Tags: San Antonio, George Bush, Houston, Stock Activities, Texas
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Small Business Administration Loans for Homeowners
Eighty percent of Hurricane Ike disaster victims who apply for help from F.E.M.A. are denied, but homeowners may get help from a source they'd never expect, the Small Business Administration. Guy Rankin of the Harris County Housing Authority says the S....Tags: Houston, Disasters, Interior Policy, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning
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Uncle Sam is Hiring
Got work? Monster.com, the Classifieds, Career Builder ... are all popular places for job seekers. But, when companies are cutting costs and "Help Wanted" signs are rare, Uncle Sam is always hiring. "I went half way around the world because of Uncle...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employers, Employment, Texas, Unemployment
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