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Firm launches bottled water - from the same source as taps Last updated at 23:20pm on 23.08.08  Cambridge Water's new product comes from the same aquifer as its tap supply For years, utility companies have told us that we are wasting our money buying mineral water.But now a firm which makes millions from selling tap water has started marketing bottled mineral water – from the same underground source.The parent company of Cambridge Water has invested £10million in a bottling plant above a chalk aquifer.The new company, Iceni Waters, has already struck deals with stores including Tesco, Morrisons and the...

NEW YORK (AP) - The AFL-CIO leadership, looking to November elections when control of Congress will be at stake, approved a member dues increase Wednesday that will bring $25 million into labor's war chest. The increase of 4 cents a month, voted by the federation's general board, will apply to members of all 66 unions that make up the AFL-CIO. Not immune from a weakened economy, the AFL-CIO is far short of the $33 million it wants to spend in the current two-year election cycle. The mandatory dues increase would help make up the difference and build a strong financial...