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5/18
President Obama says the Syrian regime is more interested in holding on to power than in the welfare of its people. Funny, I think the same thing about Obama and the Democrats. To those who think people on Social Security are relying on so-called big-...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Danny Werfel, Barack Obama, Rick Scott, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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How much cash should you keep on hand for emergencies?
Dear Liz: A few years ago I finished paying off my debt and now am in the very low-risk credit category. I have savings equal to about three months' worth of bills and am working to get that to six months' worth. I'm wondering, though, about an...Tags: Retirement, Family, Disasters and Accidents, Credit and Debt, Career and Workplace
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May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: International Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving, Real Estate, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Rentals, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011, Shaun Donovan
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Two Bad Ways To Expand Workers' Comp
The state's former "heart and hypertension law" was a gold-plated albatross, a boondoggle for police and fire unions, a classic example of good intentions waylaid by bad science. Though the law was finally changed, the unions bring back some variation...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, High Blood Pressure, Labor Legislation, Judges
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Florida Legislature, Amusement and Theme Parks, Rick Scott, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Executive Branch
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Weekly US unemployment aid applications jump to 360,000, highest in 6 weeks
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low. The less volatile four-...Tags: Washington, DC, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, BNP Paribas, Economic Indicator
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Property Manager Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit
The owner and manager of several properties in the Greater Hartford area have agreed to pay $150,000 to a fair housing advocate group as part of settlement. The group, Connecticut Fair Housing Center, sued Paul Rosow, the owner of the properties, and...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Rentals, Rental Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Apartments
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Our coddled public school teachers
Letter writer Mel Novit says that he and his wife are both retired teachers (“Retired teachers,” Voice of the People, May 13). He complains that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s plan to save the teacher pension system from insolvency is...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Bankruptcy, Politics, Public Schools, Interior Policy
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US futures fall as another European nation slides into recession even as US rebound goes on
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures dipped Wednesday as another nation in Europe sank into recession and the economic contraction for the entire European Union stretched into its sixth straight quarter. With France's second consecutive quarter of...Tags: European Union, Macy's, Deere and Company, Federal Reserve, France
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: Washington, DC, Parties and Movements, Alan Greenspan, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
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Valencia student charged in federal tax case
Federal authorities said a Valencia College student had hundreds of names and Social Security numbers interspersed with what appeared to be his class notes, and dozens of debit cards in other people's names. An Orange County deputy made the discovery...
Tags: Politics, Valencia College, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy
May 18, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 16, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 15, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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