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Exports fuel Baltimore's, nation's economic growth
Today marks the second anniversary of President Barack Obama's National Export Initiative (NEI), an ambitious effort to double U.S. exports by the end of 2014 and support millions of American jobs. In 2011, U.S. goods and services exports reached a record...Tags: Trade Policy, Labor Markets, Barack Obama, Port of Baltimore, India
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Do your thing
Dear President Obama, We suspect you are well aware that certain members of your government will do whatever it takes to insure your presidency fails even if the entire system of government as we know it fails. So long as you continue to attempt...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Foreign Aid, Agricultural Research and Technology, NATO, Elections
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War, misogyny, brutality distant memories in the universe next door
In my parallel universe — the one that still sustains me in hope, the one where fear is rarely a thought — the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over and done, and the young man from Missouri who sat next to me on a plane would be more...Tags: Afghanistan, Abusive Behavior, Fort Meade (military base), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Manhattan (New York City)
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Austerity measures squeeze Greece too hard
The Greek parliament approved a $113 billion austerity package that had been demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund as a condition for receiving a $17 billion installment of the $160 billion "bailout" package negotiated last...Tags: Europe, Unemployment, Privatization, Finance, European Union
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Geithner said to consider departure from Treasury
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has signaled to White House officials that he's considering leaving the administration after President Barack Obama reaches an agreement with Congress to raise the federal debt limit, according to three people...Tags: Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Bill Clinton, University of California, Berkeley, Peter Orszag
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'Perp' walk: Unfair to defendants?
For defendants in high-profile criminal hearings, the so-called "perp walk" is one of the more distasteful traditions of American jurisprudence. The news media are alerted to a time and location when the alleged perpetrator will be walked to the...Tags: Criminals, Mass Media, Defendants, Prosecution, Freedom of the Press
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn accuser tells her story to ABC's Robin Roberts
The New York hotel maid who says she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former chief of the International Monetary Fund, has broken her silence in an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts that will air Monday on "Good Morning America."
In...Tags: Criminals, Television, Lawyers, Good Morning America (tv program), Diane Sawyer
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Chris Wallace to Ron Paul: 'You're being taken more seriously by the media'
Two GOP presidential candidates appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows yesterday: Newt Gingrich was on "Meet the Press" and Ron Paul appeared on "Fox News Sunday."
While NBC's David Gregory basically accused Gingrich of being a racist, Paul...Tags: NBC (tv network), FEMA, Newt Gingrich, Fox News Channel (tv network), Republican Party
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Biggest Greek bank warns of dire euro exit fallout
ReutersBy Karolina Tagaris ATHENS, May 29 (Reuters) - If Greece left the euro, living standards would plummet, incomes would be slashed by more than half, and inflation and unemployment would skyrocket, the National Bank of Greece warned on Tuesday. In a...Tags: Unemployment, International Organizations, European Union, Bankruptcy, Foreign Exchange Market
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UPDATE 1-Greece's pro-bailout conservatives leading in poll
Reuters* Poll shows pro-bailout New Democracy party in lead * Anti-bailout leftist party SYRIZA not far behind * Analysts believe vote still too close to call (Adds details, background, table) By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS, May 30 (Reuters) - Greece's pro-...Tags: Polls, Political Systems, Parliament, National Government, European Union
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Greece's pro-bailout conservatives leading in poll
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's pro-bailout conservatives are leading ahead of a national parliamentary election next month that may determine whether the country remains in the euro zone, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday. Greece was forced to call the...Tags: Political Systems, Parliament, National Government, European Union, Foreign Exchange Market
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Chief's exit paves way for Bank of Spain rehabilitation
Reuters* Bank bailout bill demolishes Bank of Spain's credibility * Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez blamed * Government seeks new head for the troubled central bank By Nigel Davies MADRID, May 29 (Reuters) - Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez's early...Tags: Europe, Mariano Rajoy, Finance, Regional Authority, Central Bank
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