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...late 2005, workers at Ford came within a few dozen votes of scuttling a plan that offered the company relief from skyrocketing health-care costs by raising co-pays and deductibles. At Chrysler, the same cuts never came to a vote because the union's Chrysler council, which is made up of top local union officers, opposed the cuts even though the union board had recommend approval...
...Wednesday, the three officials met in Craig's downtown Washington law office with more than a dozen retired generals and admirals who advocate abolishing any interrogation method that employs tactics that the U.S. would not want used by an enemy on American citizens, a principle known as the "Golden Rule." Several members of the group said they would be open to developing a new government-wide standard, as long as it only permitted techniques similar to those allowed in the field manual. "I think the field manual is fine, but I understand agency jealousies," said retired Admiral John Hutson...
...between Iraq and the U.S. is clear--complete troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. But with that pullback comes the end of immunity from Iraqi law for U.S. contractors. Private-security employees have been looked upon with increasing disfavor since last fall's shooting of more than a dozen Iraqis by Blackwater guards. It is unclear whether U.S. contractors will be held responsible for any past offenses...
...despite the outreach, response to the district’s efforts appears to have been “sparse,” Gee said. Although he was not present at all of the locations, he said that the highest turnout he saw at a single meeting was about a dozen people...
...more academic approach. “Nature vs. Nurture: A Panel Discussion on the Origins of Male Violence” was held in front of about sixty men and women last night to accompany the white ribbon campaign. Among them, in jacket and tie, were over a dozen members of the Phoenix final club. “Those of you who have done work with male violence know the nature versus nurture argument comes up all the time. But it’s always brought up to end debate,” said Gordon W. Braxton, a prevention specialist...