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Gubernatorial candidates spar on outsourcing
2014-10-16 12:56:50| IT Services - Topix.net
Democrats stepped up their criticism of GOP gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker on Wednesday over claims that as head of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, he allowed 200 jobs to be outsourced to India, while Republicans denounced the attack as misleading. The spat over outsourcing, a potential hot-button issue with both candidates stressing their job-creating ability, began a day earlier when Democrat Martha Coakley's campaign released a photograph of a tuxedo-clad Baker accepting an ''Outsourcing Excellence Award'' in 2008.
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First Slice 10/14/14: Carter, Deal spar over HOPE scholarship in governor's race
2014-10-15 07:29:27| Apparel - Topix.net
The fight to become Georgia's next governor has become a war of words over the future of the HOPE Scholarship. Georgia Republicans recently paid for a robo-call claiming that state Sen. Jason Carter, D-Atlanta, "wants to eliminate the HOPE scholarship for thousands of middle-class families."
Woodbury County supervisor candidates spar over courthouse security
2014-10-08 08:21:05| Chemicals - Topix.net
Democrat Alex Watters and Republican Matthew Ung are fighting for the district 4 seat and Incumbent George Boykin is trying to retain his seat against Republican challenger Jeremy Taylor. The candidates were answering questions on a variety of issues including CF Industries and one heated debate on a recent board of supervisors decision to hire a courthouse security member instead of having the Woodbury County Sheriff staff the position.
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Conservationists Spar Fishermen Over Worlds Largest Marine Monument
2014-09-20 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: President Obama's proposal in June to expand a marine sanctuary around seven U.S.-controlled islands and atolls in the central Pacific Ocean drew immediate praise from scientists and conservationists, but has since sparked opposition from representatives of the tuna industry, including fishermen in Hawaii who say it would threaten their livelihood. The tuna fishermen oppose the plan because commercial fishing is prohibited in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, which would increase...
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Brown, Shaheen campaigns spar over outsourcing allegations
2014-08-25 07:44:38| Paper - Topix.net
Scott Brown's service as a board member for a company that has outsourced some jobs overseas has U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen crying foul even as Republicans claim Shaheen did likewise as governor.
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