Once he had entered the city, Cyrus did not burn it to the ground (as usually happened with conquered cities at this period) but he freed the population from forced labor obligations, sent back to various shrines statues of gods, and allowed the people who had been brought to Babylon by the Babylonian kings to return to their homes.

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But after emerging from bankruptcy in 2009 with a clean balance sheet, lower labor costs and fewer obligations, it should be doing better.

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Just as business must face up to their responsibilities and stop attempting to find ways to avoid the purpose and objectives of Obamacare, so too much organized labor step up to their own obligations.

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