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    Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Panel hears pros and cons of American-US Airways merger

    Critics and supporters of a merger of American Airlines and US Airways to form the nation's largest carrier testified for the first time Tuesday in a hearing before a congressional panel.
    Critics and supporters of a merger of American Airlines and US Airways to form the nation's largest carrier testified for the first time Tuesday in a hearing before a congressional panel. The merger, announced Feb. 14, would cost $1.2 billion in one-...

    Tags: Corporate Crime, Restructuring and Recapitalization, U.S. House of Representatives, Anti Trust Crime, Finance

    2. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. Other Voices: Marriage, job growth and governing from the middle

    Marriage fading for people without college degrees  The University of Virginia's National Marriage Project has released another disturbing report. It reiterates that marriage remains strong for college-educated couples — but it's disintegrating in...

    Tags: State of the Union Address, Finance, Joe Biden, Economy, Business and Finance, United Kingdom

    3. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  3. NATO considering a proposal to continue funding of security force

    BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not abandon it once combat troops leave in 2014, senior alliance officials said Thursday.
    BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not...

    Tags: Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Finance, International Organizations, Politics

    4. Jan 16, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. McManus: For Democrats, unity and its pitfalls

    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family.
    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family. Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Obama's agreement to keep tax cuts...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Politics, Gun Control, U.S. Congress

    5. Feb 19, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  5. Avoiding the sequester isn't rocket science

    Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree: It would be a disaster if the "sequester," with its more than $1 trillion of cuts to defense and domestic spending, takes effect March 1, as scheduled. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the reductions to...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Public Finance

    6. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. In nationwide innovation battle, Baltimore area lags on patents

    Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company.
    Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company. "We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...

    Tags: Finance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Google Inc.

    7. Feb 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. G-20 moves to allay fears of 'currency war'

    WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade.
    WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials of the Group of 20 largest economies sought Saturday to allay fears of a currency war, pledging not to target exchange rates to gain a competitive advantage in trade. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...

    Tags: Finance, Central Bank, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC

    8. Feb 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Harris: U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder to head Chicago Council on Global Affairs

    <strong>Ivo Daalder</strong>, U.S. ambassador to NATO and a national security expert, will become president of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs effective July 1.
    Ivo Daalder, U.S. ambassador to NATO and a national security expert, will become president of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs effective July 1. Daalder, 52, is succeeding Marshall Bouton, who served in the post for 12 years. "As a thought...

    Tags: Chicago Council on Global Affairs, World Ventures Incorporated, NATO, Bill Clinton, Business

    9. Jan 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Will Obama end 'perpetual war'?

    Midway through his inaugural address, Barack Obama proclaimed, "A decade of war is now ending." A cynical listener might respond: "And a new decade of war is about to begin." Obama sounded pacific notes Monday. But it will be a huge surprise if he can get through four years without going to war.
    Midway through his inaugural address, Barack Obama proclaimed, "A decade of war is now ending." A cynical listener might respond: "And a new decade of war is about to begin." Obama sounded pacific notes Monday. But it will be a huge surprise if he can get...

    Tags: Barack Obama, The Wall Street Journal, University of Chicago, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan

    10. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. For Democrats, unity and its pitfalls

    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family.
    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family. Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Barack Obama's agreement to keep...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Health Insurance Cost

    11. Jan 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Australia's gun control: Success or failure?

    <span style="font-size: small;">After a mass shooting in 1996, Australia enacted a sweeping package of gun restrictions far more ambitious than anything plausible here -- including a total ban on semiautomatic weapons, a mandatory gun buyback, and strict limits on who could own a firearm. John Howard, who was prime minister at the time, wrote the other day that his country <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/opinion/australia-banned-assault-weapons-america-can-too.html">"is safer today as a consequence of gun control."</a></span>
    After a mass shooting in 1996, Australia enacted a sweeping package of gun restrictions far more ambitious than anything plausible here -- including a total ban on semiautomatic weapons, a mandatory gun buyback, and strict limits on who could own a...

    Tags: John Howard, Politics, Suicide, Gun Control, Interior Policy

    12. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Column: Unity has pitfalls for Democrats

    It’s hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it’s been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family.  Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Barack Obama’...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Health Insurance Cost

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