Flanagan'S Wake News

 
Is China's crackdown on foreigners about crime or illegal immigration?
msnbc.com (blog)
By Ed Flanagan, NBC News BEIJING – China has launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal immigration and illegal employment in the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case involving a British national who was videotaped allegedly attempting to force ...

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Mining disaster hero is 'mentally scarred'
The Border Mail
Darren Flanagan received worldwide publicity when he blasted through the last few metres of rock to rescue miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb after they had survived two weeks entombed 920 metres underground. “If I had my choice I would rather not talk ...

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Warning over 'unscrupulous behaviour' by directors
Irish Independent
By Peter Flanagan The number of company directors apparently running businesses into the ground and then setting up "phoenix" companies and leaving a trail of creditors in their wake is on the increase, according to a leading business information firm.


 
Flanagan named vice chair of Senate Ways and Means
Sentinel and Enterprise
Flanagan was promoted from assistant vice chair, a position she has held for the past 16 months. "In the wake of the recession, I am proud of the fiscal responsibility demonstrated by the Massachusetts Legislature and I am eager to work with Chairman ...


 
Framingham State trustees vote to arm campus officers
MetroWest Daily News
The issue of arming campus police at Framingham State — one of the last public universities in the state to do so — first came up five years ago in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, the worst campus shooting in history.


 
Willow Run, Ypsilanti school districts consider merger
Crain's Detroit Business
In a letter, state school Superintendent Mike Flanagan commended the districts for “the trailblazing efforts.” It's the largest proposed consolidation in the wake of Michigan education funding cuts and Gov. Rick Snyder's program of financial incentives ...

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And Pru is forced to pledge pay practices review
Scotsman
By MARTIN FLANAGAN INSURER Prudential suffered a backlash over pay yesterday as 30 per cent of shareholders voted against its remuneration report, prompting the company to pledge a review of its pay practices. Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath told ...

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