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PH's tiger economy more unkind to labor
The Manila Times, PhilippinesCredit upgrades, 6.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth, stock market record gains. These are but a few of the economic terms the public has been hearing particularly since the end of last year, when reports about the substantial increase in...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Think Tanks, Employment Opportunities, Petroleum Industry
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Leadership vacuum, not locusts, is Egypt's greatest plague
A plague of locusts swept through Egypt a few weeks ago, an estimated 30 million of the critters. Egyptian officials tried to downplay the phenomenon, hoping to quash any biblical analogies. They noted that locust swarms show up in the spring every...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Shootings, Islam, Religion and Belief, Epidemics and Plagues
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On health care, some yap while others act
Last week, I watched two groups of people hold passionate discussions about health care. During one, doctors, pastors and patients swapped stories of inspiration and altruism, urging everyone to help as many people as possible. During the other,...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Church Street Station, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Medicaid, Health Insurance
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UW not the only state university system investigated for net assets
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe firestorm surrounding University of Wisconsin System's reported $648 million in cash assets at the end of the last fiscal year has attracted national attention this past week. And it turns out UW isn't the only public university system facing...Tags: Students, National Government, Politics, Michigan State Spartans, Justice System
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Joel Brinkley: Leadership, not locusts, is Egypt's greatest plague
American VoicesA plague of locusts swept through Egypt a few weeks ago, an estimated 30 million of the critters. Egyptian officials tried to downplay the phenomenon, hoping to quash any biblical analogies. They noted that locust swarms show up in the spring every now...Tags: Entertainment Events, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Shootings, Islam, Religion and Belief
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MarksJarvis: While 'real economy' struggles, stocks rebound
After Monday's plunge of almost 266 in the Dow Jones industrial average, investors were buying again Tuesday, pushing up stocks more than 157 points despite an International Monetary Fund report pointing to a far weaker economy than Wall Street's cheery...
Tags: Weather Reports, Politics, Federal Reserve, The Wall Street Journal, Weather
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Foxwoods' Fortunes Tied To $1 Billion Massachusetts Casino Bid
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceNearing the end of a massive debt-restructuring and having completed a mostly voluntary downsizing of its workforce, Foxwoods Resort Casino finds itself at a crossroads. As in Crossroads Massachusetts, a $1 billion casino project that may or may not...Tags: Loans, Health Insurance Cost, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Career and Workplace, Credit and Debt
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Philippines a rising star, says Moody's
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The Philippines has grabbed the spotlight amid a lacklustre global economy, with a think tank describing it as a "rising star" poised to record one of the fastest growth rates in the world and a credit-rating firm...Tags: National Government, Thailand, Politics, Credit and Debt, Japan
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EDITORIAL: Rate hikes show pension challenge
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.A day of reckoning may be approaching for public agencies weighed down by generous retirement promises for their employees. For years, the California Public Employees Retirement System has kept employer contribution rates artificially low, shielding...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Employment, Politics, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Feds Eye State, Local Pension Transparency Reform
GoverningIn a move that's expected to stir up staunch resistance from public pension managers, some Capitol Hill lawmakers have proposed new pension transparency regulations for local and state governments, even as new disclosure requirements are already set to...Tags: National Government, Politics, Richard Burr, Darrell E Issa, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Fresno County seeks distance from city's bad fiscal name
The Fresno BeeFresno's shaky finances are not only hurting the city's reputation in U.S. capital markets. They're hurting Fresno County's, too, according to some financial experts. Analysts say while Fresno County has maintained a credit-worthy balance sheet,...Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, Ratings, Interior Policy, Money and Monetary Policy
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Hospitals could lose millions without Medicaid expansion
The Columbus DispatchWith billions of dollars at stake, Ohio's hospitals, doctors and business leaders kept pushing last week for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program, even as others said there are better ways to cover much of the uninsured population. Gov. John...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Incorporated, Credit Ratings, Health Insurance
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