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Harris: U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder to head Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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: World Ventures Incorporated, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Google Inc., Bill Clinton
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In An Era of Fiscal Crisis, Malloy Has Few Places To Run
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's latest fiscal crisis roared to the forefront this week with patterns that say a lot about what we can expect to see not just this month or even in the coming year, but for the rest of Dannel P. Malloy's term as governor. The big picture...Tags: Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Health Insurance, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Md. must nurture minority leadership
Black History Month reminds us that our diversity is the fabric of our nation. We recently commemorated the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and we are reminded that this coming August marks the 50th anniversary of his "I Have a Dream"...Tags: Public Officials, Howard County, Sonia Sotomayor, Morgan State University, Politics
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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. Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Obama's agreement to keep tax cuts...
Tags: Democratic Party, Congressional Budget Office, Health Insurance Cost, Social Security, Interior Policy
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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.
"We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...Tags: Labor Markets, University System of Maryland, Google Inc., Technology, Economy, Business and Finance
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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. But the joint statement, issued at the end of a G-...
Tags: G20, Central Bank, Ben Bernanke, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Foreign Exchange Market
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Obama: Half of US combat troops home within 1 year
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to bring home within a year about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan will shrink the force to the size he found it when he entered the White House vowing to reinvigorate a stalemated...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Taliban, Chuck Hagel, Politics
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Family breakdown goes biracial
I know from past experience that I'm going to upset some folks by saying this, so brace yourselves: Marriage is very important and beneficial to the raising of children, but there's little evidence that it fights crime. I bring this up in response to...Tags: Elections, Roseland, Money and Monetary Policy, Manhattan (New York City), Jesse Jackson
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Baltimore area middling on patents, a measure of commercial innovation
The Baltimore area has a ton of research. But patents on that research? Not so much. A new report from the Brookings Institution shows that the metro area's level of patenting remained basically flat over the last decade, while the U.S. as a whole saw a...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University
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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...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Yemen, World War II (1939-1945), Mali
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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. Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Barack Obama's agreement to keep...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Interior Policy
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Australia's gun control: Success or failure?
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: Gun Control, Murder, Australia, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
Feb 14, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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|Column| Hartford Courant
Feb 13, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 16, 2013
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Feb 1, 2013
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Feb 16, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 6, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 1, 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 19, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 18, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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