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Amid rancor, a chance for U.S. action on trade bill
Reuters* Senator Baucus aiming for bipartisan bill by June * Representative Levin wants bill to cover currency * U.S. business gearing up to push for legislation By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Major U.S. trade legislation appears...Tags: Republican Party, Dave Camp, Devin Nunes, Elections, Government
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More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore
More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades. Suburban poverty in the Baltimore area grew 58 percent between 2000 and...
Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Government, Dundalk, Conservation
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Scholar's Bias Against Hispanics Dangerous
The Hartford CourantJason Richwine is a type in American politics. He holds a doctorate from Harvard. He writes studies, appears at conservative conferences in suit and tie, and expounds the same old nonsense about immigrants that we've been hearing since the Know Nothings...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Heritage Foundation, Labor Legislation, Statue of Liberty
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The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial
D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...
Tags: Elections, Government, Pervez Musharraf, Iran, Hosni Mubarak
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Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda
WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...Tags: Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, Labor Legislation, Elections, Government
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Europe has no exit
WASHINGTON -- For most Americans, Europe is out of sight and out of mind. We figure that the worst of its debt crisis has passed. Italy has a new government. To mute social unrest, some countries are slightly relaxing austerity policies. The European...
Tags: Politics, European Debt Crisis, National Government, International Monetary Fund, Unemployment
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Family meltdown
WASHINGTON -- The discouraging March employment report, with a job increase of only 88,000, raises questions well beyond the dreary state of today's labor market. Prolonged high unemployment may be silently shredding the social fabric in ways that last...
Tags: Family, Politics, Social Issues, Marriage, Unemployment
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Toll lanes bring more delays for drivers who don't pay
Last year, carpool lanes on a portion of the 110 Freeway were converted to toll lanes. Preliminary data show average travel speeds have increased in the lanes formerly reserved for carpoolers, but traffic has slowed on the rest of the freeway. So for...
Tags: Politics, California Department of Transportation, Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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Ten strategies for wise water use through food and agriculture
Chicago, Ill. - March 22, 2013, is the 20th anniversary of World Water Day. Although about 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered by water, only 0.001 percent is fresh and available for human consumption. The largest portion of this-70 percent-is...Tags: Global Change, Government, Conservation, World Water Day, Droughts
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Glen Ellyn elementary teachers to specialize in literacy or math
Come next fall, students in grades two through five in School District 41 in Glen Ellyn will have two teachers: one for literacy and another one for math. It's the first phase of a three-year "Think Tank" implementation plan that was unanimously...Tags: Teachers, Culture, Politics, Social Sciences, Government
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Europe's reality check
WASHINGTON -- The euro crisis is back. Actually, it never left. But there was an extended period, beginning last summer, when Europe's political, business and media elites convinced themselves the worst had passed. The European Central Bank (ECB) --...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, National Government, Labor Legislation, Elections
May 22, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 10, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
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Mar 22, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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