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Inauguration 2013: Obama addresses gays, compromise, climate change
WASHINGTON – After Barack Obama publicly took the oath of office for his second term on Monday, he strongly defended the ideology of his party as he urged Americans to accept compromise as a path toward solving the nation’s problems. “...
Tags: Gun Control, Literature, Tampa, Parties and Movements, Abraham Lincoln
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The middle class languishes as the super-rich thrive
The good news for the U.S. economy as we enter 2013 is that the election's over. The bad news is that the election's over. What's good about it is that both parties in Washington can shed their preoccupation with the campaign theatrics that dominated...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Congressional Budget Office, Parties and Movements, Paul Ryan
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Review: A powerful look at 'The Chinatown War'
-------------------- The Chinatown War Chinese Los Angeles and the Massacre of 1871 Scott Zesch Oxford University Press: 272 pp., $29.95 -------------------- You know about the 1965 Watts riots (34 deaths) and the 1992 Los Angeles riots (53 deaths)....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newspaper and Magazine, Shootings, Massacres, Laws
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The job market is bad enough; why add immigration reform?
Years ago it was unthinkable that smart, ambitious and college-educated young people would have trouble finding entry level work ("Slow start," May 12). Today, this youthful demographic has been simultaneously dumped on a shrinking employment market and...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Department of State, Ocean City
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To the Class of 2013: Resist simplicity
Members of the Class of 2013, I salute you. As everyone keeps telling you, you are graduating at a difficult and even frightening time. I wish it were otherwise — that my generation was bequeathing you a finer world. We aren't. The world that...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Graduation, Abraham Lincoln, Ray Bradbury, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Graduates must resist the urge for simplicity
Members of the Class of 2013, I salute you. As everyone keeps telling you, you are graduating at a difficult and even frightening time. I wish it were otherwise — that my generation was bequeathing you a finer world. We aren't. The world into...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Graduation, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Ray Bradbury
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Dardari: Lebanon risks recession over Syria war
The Lebanon Daily StarThe economic devastation of Syria's war could drive the economies of neighboring Lebanon and Jordan into reverse, Syria's former deputy prime minister said Thursday. Pointing to the sharp slowdown in Lebanon's economic growth since the start of Syria'...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), International Monetary Fund, Beirut (Lebanon), National Government, Productivity
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City broadens job description for program coordinator for volunteers
Hamilton JournalNews, OhioRiversEdge Park & Amphitheater is scheduled to open next week, and the city is taking steps to ensure events are planned for the new venue. Karen Wittmer, the city's current program coordinator for volunteers, on Monday will become the city's program...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government
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Toyer hired as GBP's director of economic development
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaGreater Burlington Partnership announced Tuesday it has hired David Toyer as its new director of economic development. The position leads the organization's economic development division, also known as Grow Greater Burlington. Toyer will be...Tags: Plant Closings, Economic Policy, Media Industry
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N.C.'s economic outlook improving but risks remain
The News & ObserverNorth Carolina's revenue and tax collections so far this fiscal year show an improving state economy that is still struggling to build up considerable momentum. Through the first three-quarters of the fiscal year, North Carolina's general fund...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Productivity, Taxation
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EveryoneOn project aims to narrow the digital divide
The Philadelphia InquirerIn 2013, having access to the Internet seems to be the norm, but for nearly half of Philadelphians, that's not the case. They can't surf the Web, connect with friends online, or check their e-mail because they don't have Internet at home. Research has...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Electronics, Email, New Products
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Tourism is a quiet driver of local economy
Dwelling as we have of late on Downtown Hagerstown’s cloudy future is all well and good, but at some point we might stop to remember that our inherent strength is changing over time. Instead of coming from the city, our economic engine is...Tags: Arts and Culture, National Parks, Productivity, The Herald-Mail
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