Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

Cowboy boots and rock stars. Tuxedos and champagne. Batting practice in a Major League Baseball stadium and coveted tickets to the U.S. Open

Excerpts from this story referencing "Belle":

"… tation of the animated Walt Disney film about a strong-willed young woman, Belle, who breaks the spell that turned a handsome prince into a monstrous beast …"

DuPont considered, then rejected, safer handling method for chemical that killed worker

By Jim Morris

DuPont ignored near-miss accidents, poor maintenance at W. Virginia planted to poor maintenance

Excerpts from this story referencing "Belle":

"… chemical releases – one of which killed a worker -- at a DuPont plant in Belle, W.Va., during a 33-hour period in 2010, the board found a number of “co …"

"… compound so deadly it was used as a chemical weapon in World War I, at the Belle plant.Employee Danny Fish died after being exposed to phosgene, a chemical …"

"… raft report and providing input to the CSB.”Fish, a longtime employee at Belle, on Jan. 23, 2010 was sprayed on the chest and face with phosgene from a d …"

"… ves, the safety board said.A DuPont plant in Mobile, Ala., which, like the Belle plant, uses cylinders of phosgene, has better worker protections, includin …"