The new police and crime commissioner (PCC) for West Mercia has appointed his campaign manager as his deputy despite being advised to review the proposal.

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Forget all of the smoke that hedge fund manager David Einhorn is blowing right now about Apple and its proposal to eliminate its ability to issue preferred stock.

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The author of the proposal, Thomas Shrager, a partner at Tweedy, Browne, a money manager in New York City, has lobbied Bayer's management for months to free its undervalued pharmaceutical business from the rest of the conglomerate.

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"If this ergonomics draft is in fact the policy that OSHA is prepared to adopt, we strongly urge the agency to reverse course and rethink this unworkable proposal before serious mistakes are made, " said Peter Eide, the Chamber of Commerce's manager for labor law policy.

CNN: OSHA announces draft for national ergonomics program