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To: bentway who wrote (782645)	4/29/2014 7:01:02 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578938

I haven't been following this too closely, but its been a big enough story to not get something about unless you ignore news completely. He made racist statements and seems to be a bit of an ass. OTOH so many people involved in sports have done worse without anything like this kind of reaction.

To: bentway who wrote (782645)	4/30/2014 1:14:19 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578938

GOP blocks $10.10 minimum wage By Ramsey Cox Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation from Democrats that would increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. The Senate voted 54-42 to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, short of the 60 votes that were needed. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) voted against the measure in order to have the chance to bring it up again. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), an opponent of increasing the wage to $10.10, missed the vote due to a tornado in his home state. Read the story here.