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Dissing ‘judicial fast food,’ Coleman slights the hand that feeds him

By Chris Steller | 04.15.09 | 6:22 pm

“This is not judicial fast food.” That’s a line that former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman has been using all month to defend himself against charges that his legal maneuvers are only delaying his elected successor, Democrat Al Franken, from gaining his old Senate seat. It’s an odd analogy coming from Coleman, who gets super-sized campaign donations from the nation’s fast-food industry.

Business collapse can end union contracts, but not AIG bonus contracts

By Chris Steller | 03.16.09 | 7:27 pm

Contracts guaranteeing bonuses to executives at collapsing businesses — like American International Group (AIG) — are held inviolable, while labor union contracts regularly get voided or reneged-on when corporations declare (or even threaten) bankruptcy. Labor experts say it’s the law of the land.