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    Sep 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Gas prices continue to rise, unusual after Labor Day

    Eyeing the Royal Farms sign advertising a gallon of premium gas for $3.99, Taryn Gross-Ojekwe's jaw fell open.
    Eyeing the Royal Farms sign advertising a gallon of premium gas for $3.99, Taryn Gross-Ojekwe's jaw fell open. "When it is going to cease?" she said of the price, which has climbed steadily over the past few weeks. "Just within the last few days, it...

    Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Labor Day, Natural Disasters, Gasoline Industry, Consumers

    2. Sep 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Understanding Arab anger

    With all the protests and violence in Arab and Muslim countries generated by a despicable and demeaning film about Islam, here is a sobering prediction: There will be more such films and clips, they will be even more provocative, and they will generate even more violent reaction among Arabs and Muslims. And no matter who is behind them, many will see the hands of Israel and the United States.
    With all the protests and violence in Arab and Muslim countries generated by a despicable and demeaning film about Islam, here is a sobering prediction: There will be more such films and clips, they will be even more provocative, and they will generate...

    Tags: Racism, Movies, National Government, Israel, Barack Obama

    3. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Long, uncertain future ahead for younger Sparrows Point workers

    Forrest Martin is looking at the same help-wanted listings as all the other Sparrows Point workers, the jobs with wages of $10 an hour, $13, $15. The jobs that could mean a pay cut of half — or more — from his steel mill days.
    Forrest Martin is looking at the same help-wanted listings as all the other Sparrows Point workers, the jobs with wages of $10 an hour, $13, $15. The jobs that could mean a pay cut of half — or more — from his steel mill days. But Martin, 31,...

    Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Financially Distressed Companies, Labor Markets, Companies and Corporations

    4. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Local, U.S. job openings require more education than many workers have

    Unemployed workers with a high school education or less are locked out of three-quarters of the job openings in the Baltimore region. That's according to a report released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution, which warned of an "education gap" between...
    5. Aug 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Harry Reid goes too far with allegations about Romney's taxes

    There's a right way and a wrong way to have a debate about taxes in this country. This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid demonstrated how not to accomplish that task with his claim that Mitt Romney didn't pay any federal income taxes over a 10-year period.
    There's a right way and a wrong way to have a debate about taxes in this country. This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid demonstrated how not to accomplish that task with his claim that Mitt Romney didn't pay any federal income taxes over a 10-...

    Tags: Personal Income, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Michele Bachmann, Elections

    6. May 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Baltimore County high schools see class sizes grow

    Baltimore County's decision to cut nearly 200 teaching positions last year has had far-reaching consequences in high schools, where hundreds of classes have been dropped from the rolls, leaving many more students packed into classrooms.
    Baltimore County's decision to cut nearly 200 teaching positions last year has had far-reaching consequences in high schools, where hundreds of classes have been dropped from the rolls, leaving many more students packed into classrooms. At Dulaney High...

    Tags: Conservation, Overlea, Teaching and Learning, Pikesville, Teachers

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Turkey's Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace...

    Tags: National Government, Turkey, Barack Obama, Government, United Nations

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import cuts

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of U.S. sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's energy...

    Tags: Iran, Turkey

    9. May 17, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Misleading portrayal of China in Africa

    China Daily, Beijing / Asia News Network
    WASHINGTON (China Daily/ANN) -- For years, many in the West have accused China of grabbing land, extracting resources and neocolonialism in Africa. Hillary Clinton, then-US Secretary of State, made a veiled attack on China during her visit to Africa...

    Tags: Germany, Media Industry, Conservation, Africa, World Bank Group

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Major Warner Center office park sold to tenant for $80 million

    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential community.
    A vast office park in Warner Center — the white-collar business hub of the San Fernando Valley — has sold for an estimated $80 million to investors who see it as central to an evolving and increasingly dense commercial and residential...

    Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Realty, Real Estate, Manufacturing and Engineering, Property

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records. U.S. Attorney General Eric...

    Tags: Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Senate, The New York Times, Stuxnet Virus

    12. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. The Kansas City Star Dave Helling column

    The Kansas City Star
    I'm a Watergate buff. I've read most of the books and watched the TV shows. I had a Deep Throat theory. I thought Dustin Hoffman was way cooler than Robert Redford in "All the President's Men." I was married seven years to the day after Nixon...

    Tags: Richard Nixon, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, White House

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