Sean Higgins

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Obama: I had my credit card rejected

Obama: I had my credit card rejected

Sean Higgins · October 17, 2014 5:51 pm

Obama announces new credit card security measures

Obama announces new credit card security measures

Sean Higgins · October 17, 2014 5:50 pm

Chances are you have never heard of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. The Environmental Protection Agency would probably prefer it remain that way. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Energy and Environment

EPA ignores its own economic analyses, small business agency says

Sean Higgins · October 16, 2014 9:00 am

Tennesseans to vote on banning income taxes

Tennesseans to vote on banning income taxes

Sean Higgins · October 15, 2014 1:39 pm

Tom Perez, who was assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department before moving to Labor, has been the subject of rampant rumors that he is the administration's top pick for the nation's top cop. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty images)

Labor Secretary Perez won’t answer questions about AG post

Sean Higgins · October 15, 2014 5:00 am

The United Auto Workers refused to allow a Michigan member to resign her union membership, according to a legal complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board. That constitutes a challenge to the state's new right to work law, which forbids workers from being obligated to join or otherwise support labor unions. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

UAW accused of rejecting worker’s attempt to quit union

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2014 9:00 am

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EEOC’s own hiring practices not an issue, judge rules

Sean Higgins · October 13, 2014 9:39 pm

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Washington voters to weigh in on state pot taxes

Sean Higgins · October 11, 2014 9:00 am

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Forman said Friday that the success of two upcoming rounds of trade talks with Pacific Rim countries hinged on China and Japan making more concessions. (iStock Photo)

Trade rep pins success of latest talks on concessions from China, Japan

Sean Higgins · October 10, 2014 4:43 pm

Timothy Nick, foreground center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Investor confidence hits pre-crisis level

Sean Higgins · October 9, 2014 4:57 pm

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a District Court that it should not have to reveal its own policies regarding criminal background checks because that information is not relevant to the discrimination cases it files against private companies.Â (iStock image)

EEOC says its background checks irrelevant

Sean Higgins · October 9, 2014 9:00 am

GOP candidate Ed Gillespie (left) faced off against incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Warner during the debate. (Courtesy NBC)

Warner says Senate ‘could perhaps do better’ than Reid as leader

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2014 1:26 am