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    Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. China frustration with North Korea offers hope for US

    WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in...

    Tags: Government, National Government, Weaponry, U.S. Department of State, John Kerry

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Major Warner Center office park sold to tenant for $80 million

    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential community.
    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...

    Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Property, Allstate Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering, Services and Shopping

    3. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Letters: College? Yes!

    Re "College not always cost-effective," Business, May 9 In reporting on the Brookings Institution study, "Should Everyone go to College?," The Times highlights the statistic that "a surprising 14%" of high school graduates earn more than college...

    Tags: High Schools, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Education

    4. May 27, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Suburban poverty on the rise

    Betty Lou's Pantry in Coopersburg sits just a mile from million-dollar homes among some of the Lehigh Valley's priciest real estate, so it wasn't surprising when Chris Page took over in 2009 that it was supplying food to just 15 needy families.
    Betty Lou's Pantry in Coopersburg sits just a mile from million-dollar homes among some of the Lehigh Valley's priciest real estate, so it wasn't surprising when Chris Page took over in 2009 that it was supplying food to just 15 needy families. This...

    Tags: Slatington, Personal Income, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Coopersburg, 2010 Census

    5. May 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. MARC: Rolling in the right direction

    The Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 will provide crucially needed funding for improving, expanding and building transportation projects throughout Maryland. Projects critical to continued economic growth throughout Central Maryland — such as the Red Line in Baltimore, the Purple Line in Prince George's and Montgomery counties, highway projects in Harford and Howard counties, and expansion of the MARC commuter rail service — can now move forward.
    The Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 will provide crucially needed funding for improving, expanding and building transportation projects throughout Maryland. Projects critical to continued economic growth throughout Central Maryland...

    Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Camden Line, Fort Meade (military base), Transportation, Amtrak

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.

    Reuters
    By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian tensions, inflamed by the raging civil...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Armed Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), White House, George W. Bush

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Special Report: The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...

    Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Elections, Federal Reserve, Inflation and Deflation, Polls

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Global Voices: The six personalities of Russia's Putin

    Vladimir Putin emerged from the obscurity of a secret agent’s life when called to Moscow in 1997 by power-hungry oligarchs in search of a pliable accomplice to plant in the Kremlin.  In little more than two years, Putin was president of Russia and...

    Tags: Government, International Monetary Fund, Margaret Thatcher, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Vladimir Putin

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable

    The Hartford Courant
    Metro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...

    Tags: Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Sociology, Stamford, Social Issues, Culture

    10. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones

    Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency.
    Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Elections, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Murder

    11. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Iran presidential vote: Who's in? Who's out? Who cares?

    He’s one of two surviving founders of the Islamic Republic, head of the Expediency Council that supervises all branches of government and has already served two terms as Iranian head of state.
    He’s one of two surviving founders of the Islamic Republic, head of the Expediency Council that supervises all branches of government and has already served two terms as Iranian head of state. But the Islamic conservatives who vet presidential...

    Tags: Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections, Media Industry, Islam

    12. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says

    Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis.
    Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64...

    Tags: Authors, Consumer Goods Industries, New York City, Calumet Heights, Conservation

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