The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts. (feeds.nytimes.com)

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President Felipe Calderon tried to rally frustrated Mexicans behind his increasingly bloody drug war Thursday, saying he knows violence has surged under his watch, but arguing that it is the price of confronting powerful and brutal cartels. (www.newsvine.com)

Unison Scotland members will discuss how to respond to a move by councils to impose a pay deal on 150,000 workers. (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A large building-maintenance company will pay $5.8 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the government involving 21 Hispanic female workers who had to endure everything from explicit sexual comments to rape. (www.newsvine.com)

Midwest farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving official letters asking for most of that money back. (www.newsvine.com)

Farmers who sold corn to bankrupt ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. have been receiving letters asking them to pay back their revenue due to "bankruptcy preference." (www.newsvine.com)

Hundreds of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's victims today challenged the latest bill from his bankruptcy trustee, which seeks more than $34 million for 120 days of work. The Aug. 20 bill, for services rendered between Feb. 1 and May 31, works out to more than $5,000 a day... (www.nypost.com)

The 130 New Hampshire workers who lost their jobs at the Precision Technology printing plant in Pembroke will be paid for some of their unused vacation time. New Hampshire - United States - Business and Economy - Recreation and Sports - Government (feeds.boston.com)

Two high-profile Democrats, the lieutenant governor and a candidate for state auditor, acknowledged yesterday that they also had not paid required taxes on investment income earned on their campaign accounts. Democratic - Lieutenant Governor - United States - Politics - State auditor (feeds.boston.com)