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Out-of-the-Ordinary NewsFor the Week of July 11

Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… Dissing ‘Dukes’ A lot of folks are pumped up about the return of “Dukes of Hazzard (search).” But not Cooter. Ben Jones (search) — who played Cooter on the classic TV series and went on to become a Georgia congressman — is …

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Teamsters, SEIU Bolt the AFL-CIO

CHICAGO – Declaring “a new era for American workers,” Teamsters President James P. Hoffa prepared his workers Monday for an historic split from the AFL-CIO, labor’s umbrella organization representing 56 unions. The Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union, the largest AFL-CIO affiliate with 1.8 million members, left the federation …

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Colgate-Palmolive Profit Falls but Beats Expectations

NEW YORK – Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) on Wednesday said second-quarter profit fell 8 percent, dragged down by restructuring charges, but sales rose, topping Wall Street expectations. Profit at Colgate, which is focused on more profitable businesses such as oral care under a restructuring unveiled last year, fell to $342.9 million, …

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