Here's Why New Balance Made This Special Pair Of Sneakers For President Obama

Posted on April 18, 2012 in Born shoes

New Balance is the last major sneaker manufacturer that still makes its shoes on its home turf in the USA. So, the company is trying to get help from Washington, and it's buttering up lawmakers to try to make that happen.

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Here's Why New Balance Made This Special Pair Of Sneakers For President Obama

Posted on April 08, 2012 in Jordan shoes

New Balance is the last major manufacturer that still makes its shoes on its home turf in the USA. So, the company is trying to get help from Washington, and it's buttering up lawmakers to try to make that happen.

Tags: sneaker, make, balance, home, turf

S. Korea Lawmakers Make First Gaeseong Trip Since Kim Death

Posted on February 21, 2012 in Rockport shoes

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers today visited a jointly-run industrial complex in North Korea in the first such trip since Kim Jong Un succeeded his father as leader of the totalitarian state.

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S. Korea Lawmakers Make First Gaeseong Trip Since Kim Death

Posted on February 15, 2012 in Crocs shoes

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers today are visiting a jointly-run industrial complex in North Korea in the first such trip since Kim Jong Un succeeded his father as leader of the totalitarian state.

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2012: Corruption, adult ed and cigarette taxes

Posted on January 18, 2012 in Naturalizer shoes

Posted Jan. 14, 2012, at 3:37 p.m. I was deeply disturbed by the BDN lead article on Jan. 4 (“Loophole allowed state to pay millions to organization run by lawmakers…”), and bravo to you for revealing this little-known and shocking set of circumstances.

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State lawmakers have their running shoes on

Posted on January 13, 2012 in Merrell shoes

NASHVILLE — Lawmakers return this week for a legislative session that should be shaped by election-year politics.

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Rule Requiring Shoes In Ohio Statehouse Stalls

Posted on December 27, 2011 in Discontinued nike shoes

Lawmakers on Wednesday stalled a proposed rule that would require visitors to Ohio's Statehouse to wear shoes while inside.

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Florida lawmakers seek to close online tax loophole

Posted on December 06, 2011 in Stiletto shoes

The debate over taxing online purchases heats up.

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State Capitol's historic tiled floor hazardous to women's heels

Posted on October 23, 2011 in Stiletto shoes

For the Associated Press HARRISBURG — Ah, the sounds of the state Capitol during the busy fall legislative session. The lawmakers backslapping, the chorus of schoolchildren on class trips, and the click, click, yeeooow! of 's heels slip-sliding across historic tile floors.

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State Capitol's historic tiled floor hazardous to women's heels

Posted on October 19, 2011 in Stiletto shoes

For the Associated Press HARRISBURG — Ah, the sounds of the state Capitol during the busy fall legislative session. The lawmakers backslapping, the chorus of schoolchildren on class trips, and the click, click, yeeooow! of women's heels slip-sliding across historic tile floors.

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Pa. Capitol's historic tiled floor is a hazard for heels

Posted on October 13, 2011 in Converse shoes

HARRISBURG - Ah, the sounds of the state Capitol during the busy fall legislative session. The lawmakers backslapping, the chorus of schoolchildren on class trips, and the click, click, yeeooow! of women's heels slip-sliding across historic tile floors.

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Odd couple from Congress helms debt panel - Thu, 08 Sep 2011 PST

Posted on September 19, 2011 in Leather shoes

WASHINGTON – He’s a Texas conservative who chose law school over chicken farming. She’s a liberal from Seattle with steel in the toes of her famous tennis shoes. They have almost nothing in common. Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray are the Capitol’s latest odd couple, two of Congress’ most partisan lawmakers co-chairing the new supercommittee that begins work today ...

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Yale Varsity turns Indian MPs into students

Posted on July 07, 2011 in Sketchers shoes

NEW YORK: It will be a different gathering of Indian Parliamentarians with no marshals to throw out unruly lawmakers and no zero hour to show their lung power.

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Eliminating shoe tax could save companies, consumers

Posted on June 30, 2011 in Payless shoes

U.S. consumers could see a sharp drop in the price of imported shoes — nearly all the footwear sold in the country — and retailers could see a bonanza if lawmakers dump taxes on certain imports. The move to scale back the taxes essentially signals surrender on one front of a protectionist trade war.

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Local NAACP chapter lambasts state budget cuts

Posted on June 24, 2011 in Sas shoes

Twin Counties residents opposed to the N.C. General Assembly’s proposed cuts to next year’s budget demanded that lawmakers abandon the spending plan at a news conference sponsored by the local chapter of the NAACP.

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Ore. nudists fear being covered by strip club laws

Posted on March 31, 2011 in Nike soccer shoes

In a state where men have legally strolled the streets in nothing but tennis shoes and Portland hosts an annual naked bike ride, nudists appeared at the Oregon Legislature on Monday - clothed - to ask lawmakers not to let their lifestyle get wrapped up in an effort to regulate strip clubs.

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