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Zero Job Growth In August, as Unemployment Rate Remains Stable
The Labor Department reported that there was no growth in jobs in August, while it revised down its job growth numbers for the prior two months by 58,000. Job …
Obama’s FEMA: First Look at How It Worked
Washington, DC, August 27, 2011 - President Barack Obama participates in a federal agency coordination call with Administrator Fugate (right) and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano (left). (Photo: …
Exodus: A Dreamer’s Kafkaesque Deportation
On the morning of August 8, 2011, my boyfriend Eric and I made a wrong turn. Unfortunately, for me, this would be a point of no return. …
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Turkey Expels Israeli Ambassador Over Flotilla Raid
Ankara, Turkey — Turkey said on Friday that it was downgrading its diplomatic and military ties with Israel and expelling its ambassador in a display of anger at Israel’s …
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Rebels Yank Open Gates of Infamous Libyan Prison, Seeking Clues to a Massacre
Tripoli, Libya - The liberators of Abu Salim prison came swinging sledgehammers. The inmates flashed victory signs, locks fell, a crowd cheered and the doors swung open. …
Five GOP Presidential Candidates Have Proposed Eliminating Capital Gains Tax, a $1 Trillion Giveaway to the Rich
Yesterday, 2012 GOP presidential long-shot Jon Huntsman unveiled an economic plan that, in addition to including standard conservative tropes about repealing the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial …
Ukraine Loses Its Way (2)
Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych Keiv. (Photo: IsraelMFA / Flickr) Prague – Since the election of President Viktor Yanukovych in 2010, Ukraine has experienced a significant and alarming …
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For the Governor of Vermont, a Crash Course in Disaster Management
Pittsfield, Vermont - After helicoptering into this flood-ravaged town and delivering a pep talk to residents who had been stranded for three days and counting, Gov. Peter Shumlin asked …
North Dakota’s Economic “Miracle” – It’s Not Oil
The state-owned Bank of North Dakota is credited with the state's relatively healthy economy. (Photo: banknd.nd.gov) In an article in The New York Times on August 19th …
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Meet The New American Sweatshop
The professional carwash industry is a $23 billion enterprise, one which more and more Americans make use of every year. If you visited a carwash lately – which judging …