When the Minimum Wage Goes Up, the Menu Price Also Rises - Businessweek

Duh!

When the Minimum Wage Goes Up, the Menu Price Also Rises - Businessweek: "Supporters of a higher minimum wage applauded Gap’s (GAP) decision last week to increase hourly pay. While Lynn Albright, vice president of the company’s Old Navy brand, told CNN that higher prices won’t be needed if costs can be lowered by, for instance, reducing staff turnover, the effects of such decisions often trickle down to customers."



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Congressional Leaders Want To Move Quickly On Economic Aid To Ukraine

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Senator McCain 

Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the GOP-led House.

Congressional Leaders Want To Move Quickly On Economic Aid To Ukraine: "nate and House leaders said Monday they would begin to work on a way to provide economic assistance to Ukraine as the country deals with the escalating Russian invasion of the Crimea region.

 Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the GOP-led House would begin work to provide economic aid to Ukraine and they would try to move a package “as quickly as possible.”"



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GOP Congressman Thinks Putin Is Being "Demonized" In The U.S

What!!

GOP Congressman Thinks Putin Is Being "Demonized" In The U.S: "California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he doesn’t support Russia taking military action in Ukraine, but “that doesn’t mean Putin and pro-Russia forces in Ukraine are in the wrong.”"

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American Airlines cancels bereavement fare program after merger with US Airways - NY Daily News

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American Airlines cancels bereavement fare program after merger with US Airways - NY Daily News: "American Airlines has ended its policy of extending special fares to passengers who must book a last-minute flight because of a relative's death.

The move brings American in line with the policy at merger partner US Airways, which does not offer bereavement fares."



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Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas’ Ban on Same-Sex Marriage - NYTimes.com

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas’ Ban on Same-Sex Marriage - NYTimes.com: "A federal judge in Texas struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday, ruling that the laws restricting marriage to a man and a woman violated the United States Constitution and handing gay-rights advocates a major legal victory in one of the nation’s biggest and most conservative states.

The judge wrote that the amendment to the state Constitution that Texas voters approved in 2005 defining marriage as between a man and a woman — and two similar laws passed in 1997 and 2003 — denied gay couples the right to marry and demeaned their dignity “for no legitimate reason.”"



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Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays - NYTimes.com

Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill on Refusal of Service to Gays - NYTimes.com: "nding a day that cast a glaring national spotlight on Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given business owners the right to refuse service to gay men, lesbians and other people on religious grounds.

Her action came amid mounting pressure from Arizona business leaders, who said the bill would be a financial disaster for the state and would harm its reputation. Prominent members of the Republican establishment, including Mitt Romney and Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, also sided with the bill’s opponents, who argued that the measure would have allowed people to use religion as a fig leaf for prejudice."



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Mike Rogers: Putin Outsmarting Obama On Ukraine - Business Insider

Mike Rogers: Putin Outsmarting Obama On Ukraine - Business Insider: "Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, criticized the U.S.'s response to Russian aggression in the Crimea region of Ukraine, suggesting that President Barack Obama was being outsmarted by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
"Putin is playing chess, and I think we are playing marbles — and I don't think it's even close," Rogers said on "Fox News Sunday."

"They've been running circles around us.""



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US Says It Could Give Kiev As Much Help As It Needs - Business Insider

US Says It Could Give Kiev As Much Help As It Needs - Business Insider: " The United States signaled on Sunday that it and its partners could give as much financial support as Ukraine needs to get the crisis-hit country's economy back on track."



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Britain Warns Russia Of 'Significant Costs' Over Ukraine - Business Insider

Britain Warns Russia Of 'Significant Costs' Over Ukraine - Business Insider: "British Prime Minister David Cameron warned President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Russia would pay significant costs unless the Kremlin changed course on Ukraine."



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Florida restaurant chain adds Obamacare surcharge to meal bills | Reuters

Florida restaurant chain adds Obamacare surcharge to meal bills | Reuters: " Diners at a Florida restaurant chain are being asked to pay a health insurance surcharge on their meal tabs to cover the cost for business owners of the Obama administration's new healthcare program.

Customers at eight Gator's Dockside restaurants dotted around central and north Florida are finding a 1 percent surcharge on their bills listed as "ACA," the letters standing for the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare."



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