03-Jul-2012 03:05

GOP donor Munger chips in for, unions against payroll measure - Sacramento Bee (blog) :: http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2012/06/gop-donor-charles-munger-chips-in-for-california-unions-against-payroll-initiative.html

Voters to consider school tax measures - Union Democrat :: http://www.uniondemocrat.com/News/Local-News/Voters-to-consider-school-tax-measures

States Face Pressure on Pension Shortfalls :: New accounting rules are likely to show that public pension plans could face hundreds of billions of dollars in additional liabilities, putting new pressure on state and local governments to act.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304441404577483021888092422.html?mod=rss_most_emailed_day_europe

A Vast New Taxing Power :: The Chief Justice's ObamaCare ruling is far from the check on Congress of right-left myth.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303561504577496603068605864.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

GlaxoSmithKline fined $3b in United States - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0703/glaxosmithkline-fined-3b-in-us.html

Barclays Chief Says 'Sorry' :: Barclays PLC Chief Executive Robert Diamond apologized for the interest-rate manipulation scandal that has engulfed the U.K. bank but resisted outside pressure to resign.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304211804577501971852022572.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Holmes Spotted Without Wedding Ring - Daily Beast :: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/07/02/holmes-spotted-without-wedding-ring.html

Why Does Anyone Care What Anderson Cooper's Sexual Orientation Is? - Huffington Post :: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/quora/why-does-anyone-care-what_b_1644865.html

Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive advertising service - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/03/microsoft-write-down-aquantive?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Factory Slump Reaches U.S. :: The global slowdown is hitting U.S. manufacturers hard, threatening a key pillar of the recovery and fueling fears the economy is heading for a stall for the third year in a row.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304211804577502543898983040.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

How political pundits got it wrong - msnbc.com :: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/mitchell-reports/48047373/

Four dead in fire-fighting plane crash - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/four-dead-in-firefighting-plane-crash-7904492.html

'Super Spain' in Euro 2012 - Jakarta Post :: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/03/super-spain-euro-2012.html

Judge orders murder trial for 74-year-old Mich. woman in shooting of her 17 ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/judge-orders-murder-trial-for-74-year-old-mich-woman-in-shooting-of-her-17-year-old-grandson/2012/07/02/gJQAe4cJJW_story.html

GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3B in largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/record-settlement-glaxosmithkline-to-plead-guilty-pay-3b-for-illicit-promotion-of-drugs/2012/07/02/gJQABroGIW_story.html

James Moore: City suits laugh at the law while hoodies get their collars felt - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/james-moore-city-suits-laugh-at-the-law-while-hoodies-get-their-collars-felt-7904554.html

For Russia, Syrian Ties Complicated by Marriage :: An estimated 20,000 Russian women live in Syria, married to Syrian men who studied in the former Soviet Union, an unusual diaspora offering insight into the two countries’ relations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/world/middleeast/for-russia-syrian-ties-complicated-by-marriage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Probation Fees Multiply as Companies Profit :: In an effort to improve revenue, courts are turning to businesses that specialize in collections, resulting in costs that can reach thousands of dollars for a minor traffic offense.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/us/probation-fees-multiply-as-companies-profit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Higgs boson: CERN researchers to announce evidence of 'God particle' - Toronto Star :: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1220323--researchers-to-announce-evidence-of-god-particle-that-explains-universe

Sluggish Economy Plagues Europe :: Euro-zone manufacturing activity contracted sharply in June and unemployment hit a record, in the latest sign that Europe's economic problems are worsening amid the region's debt crisis and a broader global slowdown.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304211804577502070784242372.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe