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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families. Under the...Tags: Education, Republican Party, Consumers, U.S. Senate, Politics
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The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Mike Sweet column
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaContrary to all its pious talk about supporting American family values, Republicans in Congress are hell-bent on turning the American worker into little better than a slave. All the noise about impeaching President Barack Obama over Benghazi, gun...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Rand Paul, Employees, Unemployment Benefits
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Labor official brings minimum-wage push to Baltimore
The fight over the federal minimum wage is coming to Baltimore. The head of the U.S. Department of Labor plans to swing into town Tuesday to talk to low-wage workers about how they make — or don't make — ends meet. Seth D. Harris, the agency'...
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WRAPUP 5-EU considers trade action after Bangladesh factory collapse
Reuters* EU considers action on Bangladesh, including trade preferences * Rescuers give up hope of finding any more alive; death toll 411 * Protest march calls for death penalty By Ruma Paul DHAKA, May 1 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering trade...Tags: International Organizations, United Kingdom, Politics, Nike, Inc., European Union
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Congressional Democrats demand resignation of Brown appointee
SACRAMENTO -- Five Congressional Democrats have demanded the resignation of a top official in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration for comments the official allegedly made about the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The controversy surrounds...Tags: Jerry McNerney, Jerry Brown, Anna Eshoo, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Michael Penny Carter
Michael Penny Carter, a longtime public schools and community activist who had been director of family and community engagement for the Baltimore school system, died Tuesday of prostate cancer at a sister's home in West Baltimore. The Harlem Park...Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Coppin State University, Frederick Douglass, Juvenile Delinquency
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Congo Park Expanded to Protect Chimpanzees
The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the...Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, John Robinson, Conservation, National Parks, Central Africa
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Bill seeks to require drug screening for jobless benefits
Nation NowLegislation introduced by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) would require applicants for federally subsidized jobless benefits to fill out a questionnaire used for drug screening to determine whether they should then have to take a drug test. Those identified as... -
Shock waves from scandal continue to spread
The child sex scandal at Penn State University reverberated Thursday on multiple fronts, touching everything from promotional buttons to superstar athletes to bowl bids as state and national media raced to keep track.
A vague post in an Internet forum...Tags: Peter Hall, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Tim Curley
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Senate to examine child abuse laws in wake of Penn State scandal
Nation NowThe Penn State child sex-abuse scandal has prompted calls for a Senate committee hearing on whether stronger laws are needed to protect children from child abuse and neglect.... -
'U Visa' debate: Should illegal immigrant workers have more rights? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.In the 1930's, occupations held largely by African Americans were not protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Today, there is still little federal protection for professions many undocumented workers hold -- namely agricultural laborers and home...
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