Women In Politics

‘Bee suit’ suits him just fine
When honey bee expert Norman Gary “suits up,” don’t expect a standard-issued bee suit. It’s not an ordinary bee suit. And what he does is not ordinary.

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Blackwater Founder Gives Fraud Suit Statements
An Attorney for Two Whistle-Blowers Who Worked There Said She Questioned Erik Prince for Seven Hours in an Abu Dhabi Hotel

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Blackwater founder gives statements in fraud suit
The founder of former Blackwater Worldwide Security firm, Erik Prince, was questioned Monday in connection with a civil lawsuit alleging the company repeatedly billed the U.S. government for excessive or inappropriate expenses.

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Firefighters suit up for DWOS fundraiser
A crew from the City of Washington’s Fire-Rescue-EMS will be incorporating tools of the trade in an act set to debut later this month during the third-annual Dancing With OUR Stars competition.

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Lawyers to announce class action suit against NUMMI, Toyota
Oakland attorney Tony Lawson said today that he and other lawyers will file an employment class action lawsuit against New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp. over the recent closure of the NUMMI plant in Fremont. The suit is on behalf of NUMMI employees who were left out of work when the auto…

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Administration Plans Suit to Block Arizona Immigrant Law
The move by the Obama administration, a rare federal intervention in state affairs, carries political risks.

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KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update1)
May 5 (Bloomberg) — KBR Inc., the Army’s largest contractor in Iraq, was picked for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, according to Army officials.

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KBR to Get $568 Million Army Order as U.S. Joins Suit (Update2)
KBR Inc., the Army’s largest contractor in Iraq, was picked for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011 for military support services in Iraq, according to Army officials.

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Hillary Clinton Was Right: Administration Will File Suit Against Arizona Immigration Law [Whoops]
# whoops So Hillary Clinton really did blow the administration’s rollout when she told an Ecuadorian television interviewer that the administration would sue over Arizona’s immigration law, which a Justice Department official has now confirmed . How “old Hillary Clinton” of her. More »

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Environmental groups sue Caltrans over Richardson Grove; suit claims road-widening project will pose risks to state park
A coalition of environmental groups and local citizens filed suit Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court against Caltrans in protest of the Richardson Grove project.

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