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Labor Dept. dangles big carrot to get states to expand jobless aid
May 20, 2009The U.S. Labor Department is dangling a $3.5 billion carrot in front of state governments to get them to expand the numbers and categories of workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Hilda Solis, President Obama’s new secretary...
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Baseball bats & CEOs
May 20, 2009Who doesn’t revel when reading a story about a grandmother who bonks a bandit on the head with a baseball bat? Yet I have to wonder why white-collar bandits are treated with some kind of “code...
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Pakistans displaced create new crisis
May 20, 2009In the wake of the Pakistan’s army offensive against the armed Taliban, more than 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes. The Pakistan Peace and Solidarity Council sent out an urgent appeal today...
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Obama & Netanyahu agree and disagree
May 20, 2009In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their White House meeting, President Obama reiterated his view that it is “in the interest not only of the Palestinians, but also the Israelis...
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WARNING Free stuff now, huge debt later
May 20, 2009Credit card companies target students, young people fight backLeading education advocates this week urged the protection of young consumers from unscrupulous practices by the credit card industry with the passage of the bipartisan Credit Card Accountability,...
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