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Top nonfarm bill ag issues in American ag
WASHINGTON - What are the top 10 nonfarm bill issues in American agriculture, according to Kathleen Merrigan, the former deputy ag secretary who came up with the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative? Immigration reform was the first issue...Tags: James P. McGovern, Migration, Politics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, European Union
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In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin
Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Work Rules Contract Issues, American Apparel, Politics, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Bill Daley to explore run for Illinois governor
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley plans to announce Tuesday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn. The move allows Daley to start raising money and not let the summer slip...
Tags: Executive Branch, George W. Bush, Gun Control, Trade Dispute, White House
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Andres Oppenheimer: While Pacific Alliance thrives, Mercosur withers
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos may not have been hallucinating when he said last week that the Pacific Alliance - the bloc made up of Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile - "is the new economic and development engine of Latin America and the...Tags: Turkey, United Nations, Productivity, European Union, Dilma Rousseff
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Upcoming business events in the Lehigh Valley
MONDAYJUNE 3 NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE will offer a WordPress class, Mondays, today through July 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. Third St., Bethlehem. The class will help participants overcome obstacles and take...Tags: Jacksonville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Promenade Shops, Allentown, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Contracts
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Retired World Bank official talks of rising above paralysis and discrimination
holly.shok@herald-mail.comShe started her story with the night she was paralyzed — a then 18-year-old lying on the side of a European road, rain splashing on her face, a searing pain as she tried to stretch. “I can’t stand to touch my body,” she said....Tags: Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, International Economic Institution
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Executive Branch, Intel Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, State of the Union Address
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Former World Bank official to speak at League meeting
Retired World Bank administrator Anne B. Thomas will be the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters annual meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Otterbein United Methodist Church on the corner of East Franklin and Locust streets in Hagerstown. The...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, University of New Mexico, International Economic Institution
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Senate rejected Toomey-backed sugar amendment to farm bill
Call Washington BureauDisputes over the government's sugar program break down regionally rather than politically. It pits lawmakers from states like Pennsylvania where candy making is big business against those from states where sugar is grown. Helping to lead the candy...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Patrick J. Toomey, Just Born, Inc., Politics, Trade Dispute
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Brazilian named to head World Trade Organization
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been elected the first Latin American director-general of the World Trade Organization, the global body charged with moving forward stalled trade agreement talks. The choice of Azevedo over close rival...
Tags: Mexico, Politics, European Union, Elizabeth II, World Trade Organization
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Good fences make safe lions
During the 1960s, when most African nature reserves were being established, lions tended to be born free. But today, freedom doesn't always serve them well. Fifty years ago, human population densities were low in the areas where lions roamed. But...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, National Parks, Ecosystems, South Africa, Science and Technology
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