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    Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. An honor for Alice Rivlin roils Social Security faithful

    Robert M. Ball is one of the most revered figures in Social Security history, a man whose devotion to safeguarding the program from ideological attacks and political cant over six decades made him the program's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013004203.html">"undisputed spiritual leader."</a>
    Robert M. Ball is one of the most revered figures in Social Security history, a man whose devotion to safeguarding the program from ideological attacks and political cant over six decades made him the program's "undisputed spiritual leader." Alice M....

    Tags: Pete Domenici, Public Finance, National Government, Congressional Budget Office, Medicare

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Cap on H-1B visas for tech workers is reached in five days

    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days.
    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that it has received more than 85,000 applications...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Google Inc., Interior Policy, Lotteries, Microsoft Corporation

    3. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home

    It&rsquo;s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in the island&rsquo;s now insolvent banks.
    It’s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in...

    Tags: Federal Bailout Funds, Russia, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Criminals, Real Estate Sellers

    4. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Palestinian politics do matter

    With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion: Palestinian politics.
    With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...

    Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Israel, National Government, Lobbying, U.S. Congress

    5. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  5. Census: Record 1 in 3 U.S. counties are now dying

    WASHINGTON (AP) - A record number of U.S. counties - more than 1 in 3 - are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Demographics, University of New Hampshire, Washington, DC, Petroleum Industry

    6. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Herald Mail

  6. Staying connected to plugged-in teens

    I wonder what grounding looked like in the 1920s. What items or privileges were restricted? "Young man, hand over the stick. There will be no stick ball and no fishing." And what did kids get grounded for? Were they lighting matches or dressing like...

    Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Culture, Social Media, Apple iPad, Princeton University

    7. Mar 20, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  7. 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: American Enterprise Institute, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Gross Domestic Product, Financial Markets, Banking

    8. Mar 18, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Government as old-age home

    <em>"The president is in the midst of a charm offensive."</em>
    "The president is in the midst of a charm offensive." -- The Washington Post, referring to President Obama's meetings with congressional Republicans WASHINGTON -- We don't need a charm offensive; we need a candor offensive. The budget debate's central...

    Tags: Georgetown, Civil and Public Service, FBI, Armed Forces, Medicaid

    9. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. U.S. presses Iran for counteroffer in nuclear talks

    WASHINGTON &ndash; The Obama administration pressed Iran to respond to&nbsp;the latest bid by six world powers seeking to curb Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear program, warning that&nbsp;the United States and its allies may step up sanctions and suspend diplomacy if Iran does not provide a &ldquo;substantive and concrete&rdquo; response during negotiations this week in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration pressed Iran to respond to the latest bid by six world powers seeking to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that the United States and its allies may step up sanctions and suspend diplomacy if Iran...

    Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nuclear Weapons, White House, Washington, DC, Barack Obama

    10. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Knot Yet: Getting married later can have economic costs, benefits

    Americans are getting married at ever-older ages, and a new report says this trend may be partly responsible for the shrinking of the middle class.
    Americans are getting married at ever-older ages, and a new report says this trend may be partly responsible for the shrinking of the middle class. On average, brides are 26.5 years old and grooms are 28.7 when they head to the alter, according to the...

    Tags: Marriage, Brigham Young University , Family, University of Virginia, Colleges and Universities

    11. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. State's Children Lack Preschool Access

    The Hartford Courant
    In Connecticut, universal access to high quality preschool falls short. A third of Connecticut's poorest children enter kindergarten without preschool. The state ranks 29th in preschool access for 4-year-olds. On the quality side, Connecticut scored...

    Tags: Head Start, West Hartford, Early Learning, Schools, Barack Obama

    12. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. After boom and bust, Sun Belt cities see glimmers again

    WASHINGTON -- With their economies and housing markets gaining strength, some of the nation's biggest boom-to-bust cities in the Sun Belt are starting to become magnets again, attracting a growing number of people primarily from the northern part of the country.
    WASHINGTON -- With their economies and housing markets gaining strength, some of the nation's biggest boom-to-bust cities in the Sun Belt are starting to become magnets again, attracting a growing number of people primarily from the northern part of the...

    Tags: Syracuse, Demographics, Population and Census

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