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Obama's Labor Department Approves Deal Giving Ex-Solyndra Staff $13,000 Each In Federal Aid
FOX ^ | Nov 22,2011 | swampsniper

Posted on 11/22/2011 11:08:17 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

The Labor Department today announced that it had approved Trade Adjustment Assistance for the former employees of the bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra.

That means all of the firm’s 1,100 ex-employees are eligible for federal aid packages, including job retraining and income assistance. The department has valued packages at about $13,000 a head.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dol; labordepartment; labordept; solyndra

1 posted on 11/22/2011 11:08:23 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Get full coverage of the Solyndra Scandal at Solyndra Central.

2 posted on 11/22/2011 11:10:33 AM PST by jmstein7 (A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

14.3 million?
no big deal/S


3 posted on 11/22/2011 11:15:12 AM PST by 9422WMR
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Hush money?


4 posted on 11/22/2011 11:15:35 AM PST by Upstate NY Guy
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To: 9422WMR

They will get the usual unemployment benefits too.


5 posted on 11/22/2011 11:17:18 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

The gift that keeps on giving.


6 posted on 11/22/2011 11:17:21 AM PST by woodenickel
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To: Upstate NY Guy

EggsAckly!!!!!


7 posted on 11/22/2011 11:17:21 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

At that pace, imagine what it’ll cost to by the rest of his votes.


8 posted on 11/22/2011 11:23:30 AM PST by maddog55 (OBAMA: Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

This isn’t Activism.


9 posted on 11/22/2011 11:28:12 AM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator

I thought it is news.


10 posted on 11/22/2011 11:30:13 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

It is news. It just doesn’t belong in the Activism sidebar.


11 posted on 11/22/2011 5:03:24 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: Admin Moderator

I honestly don’t understand the problem.


12 posted on 11/22/2011 5:11:05 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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