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Tim Devaney

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Tim Devaney was a national reporter who covered business and international trade for The Washington Times.

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Democratic Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey opposed a bill that would overturn several NLRB rulings, but it passed a House committee 23-16. (Associated Press)

House panel OK’s bill to limit NLRB

The House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday passed another bill designed to curb the power of the National Labor Relations Board.

October 26, 2011
Friends (from left) Mollie Sachs, Michael Baker and Kenny Berrigan hang out together at the H Street Country Club, one of the popular new establishments in the H Street Corridor. "The neighborhood is going to have to determine what kind of a street it wants to be," said Jeff Soule, director of outreach at the American Planning Association. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Liquor license cap considered for H Street area

It could be last call for the ever-expanding nightlife spots along the city's H Street Corridor as local officials consider capping liquor licenses after residents complained that the neighborhood is turning into a drunken mess that keeps family-friendly businesses away.

October 25, 2011
** FILE ** Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, says President Obama's regulatory team has "no experience with business." (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Trade groups oppose new rule

Washington trade groups say a proposed new Obama administration rule sharply curbing the ability of federal employees to attend industry shows or interact with those they regulate goes too far.

October 25, 2011

Obama signs free-trade pacts

President Obama on Friday signed the nation's largest free-trade agreement since NAFTA — and the first of his administration — with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.

October 21, 2011
Gerwin (Associated Press)

Free-trade backers eye trans-Pacific

Now that Congress approved the long-delayed free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Wednesday night, trade experts want lawmakers to harness the momentum and turn their attention to other potential deals in what is seen as a way to boost the economy and create jobs.

October 13, 2011

Congress OKs three pacts on free trade

Congress passed three free-trade agreements Wednesday night with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in what is the nation's biggest trade deal since NAFTA and the first for the Obama administration, with the promise of boosting the economy through the creation of tens of thousands of jobs.

October 12, 2011
A protester is removed Tuesday from the Senate Finance Committee's markup of trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Capitol Hill. Congress is expected to pass the pacts Wednesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Senate panel clears hurdle for three trade pacts

A Senate panel on Tuesday cleared a major hurdle toward passing three long-delayed trade agreements that supporters say could create thousands of jobs and boost U.S. exports.

October 11, 2011
**FILE** Rep. John Kline, Minnesota Republican (Associated Press)

GOP lawmaker accuses NLRB of bias

A key House Republican chairman, frustrated with what he calls a pattern of "union favoritism" by the National Labor Relations Board, said Wednesday he is stepping up efforts to roll back new rules issued by the agency.

October 5, 2011

Spectrum squeeze means a broadcast shutout in Detroit

By a quirk of geography, viewers in Detroit could lose all of their local broadcast television channels — no CBS, no NBC, no ABC — and be left with only paid cable alternatives if the Federal Communications Commission follows through with a plan to give more spectrum space to broadband wireless providers, the National Broadcasters Association is warning.

September 29, 2011
New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson has enjoyed a remarkable season, but is it enough to earn AL MVP honors? (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AL MVP: Who is most deserving?

If Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista doesn't deserve the MVP award because his team didn't make the playoffs, then neither do any of the three Boston Red Sox who were supposed to be better team players.

September 29, 2011
*FILE* U.S. dollars. April 5, 2009

Fewer banks offering free checking

It's not so easy to find a free checking account these days. The number of banks offering basic, no-strings-attached free checking accounts has plummeted in the past two years.

September 26, 2011