FREEDOM LINE BLOG: So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That…
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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Love Relationship with 50 Cent Not Worth $50 Million Print
Friday, February 27 2009

Rapper 50 Cent ended up on the right side of the decimal point in a $50 million lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend.  Manhattan State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins' claim that 50 Cent orally agreed to take care of her for life was unenforceable and unlikely.

"It is incredible that two then-unemployed, penniless, 21-year-olds would make such an oral contract," Judge Edmead said.  She further ruled that the breach of contract claim was barred by the six-year statute of limitations.

According to news reports, the rapper (real name: Curtis Jackson) denied promising to support Tomkins forever if he "made it big."  Judge Edmead said 50 Cent stated that if that was what he intended, he would have married the mother of his son.

This was "an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour," Judge Edmead added.

—Source:  The Associated Press

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