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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Eli Broad, Netflix Inc., News Corp., Teachers
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Family meltdown
WASHINGTON -- The discouraging March employment report, with a job increase of only 88,000, raises questions well beyond the dreary state of today's labor market. Prolonged high unemployment may be silently shredding the social fabric in ways that last...
Tags: Unemployment, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Labor Markets, Employment, Think Tanks
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Realty, Marketing, Shaun Donovan, Finance
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Obama budget projects $943-million bailout for key housing agency
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's proposed budget projects the Federal Housing Administration will need a $943-million bailout this year to stabilize its shaky long-term finances. The agency, whose mortgage insurance business increased...
Tags: Fannie Mae, Washington, DC, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Federal Housing Administration
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mound City Money column
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe debate in Washington over taxing Internet sales should be about one thing: fairness. If you buy a book or a blouse at a physical store, you pay sales tax. If you don't pay the same tax at an online store, the government is favoring one kind of...Tags: U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service, eBay Inc., Local Government, E-Commerce Industry
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EDITORIAL: Who's in charge in Iran?: Does it matter?
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAn expert's assessment that Iran's elite military branch has seized economic and political power from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei doesn't mean the nature of that nuke-seeking nation's leadership has changed. Whichever faction's running Iran, it'...Tags: International Military Interventions, Pittsburgh, Islam, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Debate circles online sales tax
Star TribuneLandmark legislation to force online and mail-order retailers to collect sales tax on out-of-state purchases advanced toward Senate passage this week. Retail giants such as Minnesota-based Target and Best Buy have spent millions of dollars over the past...Tags: Republican Party, Keith Ellison, Parties and Movements, Erik Paulsen, Eric Cantor
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EDITORIAL: A troubling lack of candor from Bachmann
Star TribuneNormally, it's an outrageous statement or a stunning disregard for the facts that puts an unflattering national spotlight on Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Bachmann's typical response is to ignore the negative publicity and the questions...Tags: Public Officials, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Ethics, Theft, Elections
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Republican effort to rebrand the party takes a hit
WASHINGTON — As the new Congress began this year, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia sought to redefine the Republican Party as focused on "making life work" for ordinary Americans. Surveys showed that the public had tired of the...
Tags: Republican Party, Culture, Parties and Movements, White House, Eric Cantor
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The bias against working women
In proclaiming March as Women's History Month, President Obama stated that "too many women feel the weight of discrimination on their shoulders." Liberals often make this claim, citing the fact that women earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,...
Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Social Security, Discrimination, Minority Groups, Feminism
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The Cyprus confusion
WASHINGTON -- Logically, what happens in Cyprus should stay in Cyprus. With a population of just over 1 million and an economy that's a mere 0.2 percent of the 17-nation eurozone, the country seems too small to matter on the world stage. Yet, that's where...Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Finance, Cyprus, Banking, Economic Indicator
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John Boehner on ‘This Week’; Paul Ryan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker John Boehner speaks at a Thursday press briefing on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The Sunday morning guest list: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to Martha Raddatz on ABC's “...
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