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2013/05/25 03:27
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Two and a-half years is hardly sufficient time for any governor to transform a state with a history of consistently coming in at the bottom of national ratings that measure the well-being of its...
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2013/05/24 07:12
2013/05/24 07:12
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By Colin Todhunter Who in their right mind would be prepared to fight and die for Shell, Chevron or Coca Cola? Who with half a brain would choose to put their life on the line for Goldman Sachs, Bank...
2013/05/22 03:45
2013/05/22 03:45
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Amid perhaps the most economically vibrant major metropolitan area in America, there remains persistent need and personal hardship that's migrated steadily from the inner city to Houston's affluent...
2013/05/22 01:29
2013/05/22 01:29
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Tax On “Private” Billions In Havens Enough to End PovertyWednesday, 22 May 2013, 12:43 pmPress Release: OxfamTax On the “Private” Billions Now Stashed Away In Havens Enough to End Extreme World...
2013/05/21 02:21
2013/05/21 02:21
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People are becoming impoverished at a faster rate in areas that used to be considered comfortable suburban enclaves, including large swaths of North Jersey, than they are in cities, according to a...
2013/05/20 22:33
2013/05/20 22:33
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A sobering new report was issued Monday that may have you looking at your neighbor in a completely different way. According to the Brookings Institute, the suburbs have become a new battleground in...
2013/05/20 22:15
2013/05/20 22:15
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New Legislation Will Help Federal Student Loan Borrowers, But Will it Hurt Taxpayers? College graduates battling federal student loan costs might be able to refinance for a lower rate under proposed...
2013/05/20 16:31
2013/05/20 16:31
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The African Development Bank is working towards helping African countries better benefit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) opportunities. "The African Development Bank has launched a...
2013/05/17 20:15
2013/05/17 20:15
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The Trillion Dollar Question: Is College Worth It? Is college worth it? This may seem like a loaded question - but when a former U.S. Secretary of Education is asking it, chances are people will pay...
2013/05/17 02:40
2013/05/17 02:40
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The IRS was caught targeting politically conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, setting off a storm of criticism from the right. The Justice Department secretly seized journalists’ phone...
2013/05/16 11:11
2013/05/16 11:11
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Thousands forced to return as kingdom presses on with deportations ahead of new law with stricter regulations. Sanaa, Yemen - Hundreds of young men dressed in identical wax cloth gowns and paper...
2013/05/15 15:42
2013/05/15 15:42
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Usually when every investor has a consensus on a certain theme, or market in general, it is time to run for the hills. Remember in 2004 in the United States: there was no housing bubble. Remember...
2013/05/14 00:11
2013/05/14 00:11
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Once upon a time women working in the Commonwealth Public Service had to give up permanent employment the day they got married. Thankfully, that bar was abolished in 1966 (although one wonders how...
2013/05/13 08:27
2013/05/13 08:27
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Possible 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., paid a visit to Iowa this past weekend, a mere two-and-a-half years before the next Iowa Republican caucuses. Paul delivered the keynote...
2013/05/12 14:45
2013/05/12 14:45
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The region’s exports have failed to keep pace with local economic growth during the past decade - bucking state and national trends - and that underperformance has caused the county’s economic...
2013/05/12 05:42
2013/05/12 05:42
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U.S. food exports to China require an 18% per year increase in water consumption here at home. American meat, grain, fruit and nut exports to China alone demand 41 trillion liters of water each year,...
2013/05/11 20:54
2013/05/11 20:54
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Editor's Note: The following address was presented at the three university baccalaureate ceremonies in Duke Chapel May 10-11, 2013. Duke students prepare to enter Duke Chapel for Friday's...
2013/05/10 17:16
2013/05/10 17:16
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Yes, we do need high-skilled immigrants because we don’t have enough qualified workers. Contrary to a widely publicized report claiming that a tech-talent shortage is a myth, A new Brookings Institute...
2013/05/10 14:30
2013/05/10 14:30
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South Africa is this week hosting yet another major conference, the World Economic Forum for Africa, amidst increasing evidence that the nation is fast growing as a sub-imperialist power Thanks are...
2013/05/10 14:30
2013/05/10 14:30
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... comes five and a half weeks after Pretoria declared itself the 'gateway' to Africa for Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese investors at Durban's BRICS summit. ·It comes six weeks after 13...