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  • One Million Workers: How a Debt Ceiling Deal Could Kill Jobs Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:12AMA debt ceiling deal won't be a non-economic event. And it wouldn't be pleasant either, particularly for people who are out looking for a job. Here's why
  • Province established bio-economy committee Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:09AMBob Simpson to sit on committee
  • Archive immortalizes East German Punk rock scene Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:09AMBERLIN (Reuters) - A punk rock pioneer of former communist East Germany (GDR) has opened the world's first archive about the underground GDR youth culture which survived oppression and infiltration by the state's repressive regime.
  • Abbott clears up another carbon comment Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:07AMOpposition Leader Tony Abbott has been forced to clarify another contradictory climate change statement - this time on why he claimed yesterday he had never supported a carbon price.
  • Reps OK with recent legislative session Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:06AMTwo legislators with the St. Tammany Parish delegation to the Louisiana Legislature told the East St. Tammany Parish Chamber last week that they were both satisfied with the legislative session that ended last month.
  • AP NewsBreak: Hoekstra to file for US Senate run Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:06AMFormer U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a conservative who helped found the House Tea Party Caucus, will set up a campaign committee to run for the U.S. Senate seat from Michigan held by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, The...
  • State tax-incentives program draws fire Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:03AMBOSTON -- From the halls of state capitols to the presidential campaign trail, politicians are increasingly focused on one thing: creating jobs.
  • David Cameron questioned in phone hacking scandal Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:03AMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron is being questioned in parliament on about his decision to employ a former newspaper editor caught up in a phone-hacking scandal that has shaken Britain's establishment.
  • Fifty jobs to go at Rothamsted and Broom's Barn Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:02AM"Those are the four areas where we believe we can make serious scientific contributions."
  • Edinburgh Airport chiefs 'must decide future now' Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:01AMTHE owner of Edinburgh Airport has been urged to make a speedy decision about its future after being accused of attempting to delay a possible sale.
  • FF tries to split Coalition on emergency JLC vote Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34PMFIANNA Fáil has tried to drive a wedge in the Coalition by calling on Labour TDs to back its emergency measures to protect low-paid workers.
  • Christina Patterson: On one thing, Murdoch is right Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34PMEven Shakespeare might have paused. Even Shakespeare, looking at the long, long list of characters he'd set down on the page, and thinking about how he could raise some up, and knock them down, and about the circles that linked them, which meant there could be more twists to the tale, and then more, and then more, might have thought that this was enough. He might have thought that it was one ...
  • The Man With the Plan Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s nomination of Michael LoGrande as Director of City Planning last July raised some eyebrows in local planning circles. For one, LoGrande had worked in the planning department for 15 years, but not as a planner — he was more of a code wizard. Before being tapped to head the department, he was the city’s chief zoning administrator.
  • 2,500 IT jobs unfilled despite 450,000 on dole Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33PMMORE than 2,500 jobs in Ireland’s booming technology sector remain unfilled at a time when close to 450,00 people are on the Live Register.
  • Franchot pulls support from $1.5 billion State Center Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33PMComptroller says he will vote against future requests before Board of Public Works Comptroller Peter Franchot has told state officials he will no longer support the proposed $1.5 billion State Center project, arguing that redevelopment of the aging state government complex in midtown Baltimore would plunge Maryland taxpayers into deeper debt and threaten the state's fiscal health.
  • Cameron Faces Parliament in Bid to Take Control in Phone-Hacking Crisis Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:29PMU.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will attempt today to stop the News of the World phone-hacking scandal inflicting further damage on his government as he faces the biggest crisis since he came to office last year.
  • Premiers bring different demands to Vancouver meetings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:28PMThe economy in its many facets — jobs, investment and trade — is a top agenda item at the annual summer meeting of Canada's 13 premiers, which runs Wednesday through Friday.
  • Ind. public access counselor changing state jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:59AMThe Associated Press The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Indiana's public access counselor is leaving that job to take a position with the state Department of Education. The education department announced Tuesday that Andrew Kossack is joining the agency as an in-house attorney to assist school districts with teacher contracting, collective bargaining and other employment matters. Kossack has been ...
  • Atherton layoffs delayed at last minute Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:58AM• Judge issues temporary restraining order.
  • Kenya: Ngilu to Head Nile Water Council Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57AMWater minister Charity Ngilu is poised to take over stewardship of the Nile Water Council of Ministers which brings together nine countries laying claim to River Nile. A meeting has been planned for next week in Nairobi where Ngilu is expected to be endorsed as the chairperson of the Nile water council of ministers.
  • Good paying jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:56AMSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Loading list... Median annual wages of human resources managers, were $96,130 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $73,480 and $126,050, and the the highest 10 percent earned more than $163,220.
  • A 'dog and pony show' — HAVE YOUR SAY Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:56AMNorth Bay council hopes if it can't get some answers from the provincial minister of transportation that they might get some from the province's auditor general.[...]
  • Kenya: Piracy - the Somali Natives Tell Their Side of the Story Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:55AMAs the morning sun casts a lavender hue over Eyl, a village in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, residents are up to eke a living; women sell tea in makeshift kiosks, young boys and girls attend Madrasa- Islamic religious schools. However, the fishermen have abandoned their boats. They are scared of venturing into the sea.
  • Pope Accepts Philadelphia Archbishop Cardinal Rigali's Resignation; Will Be Succeeded By Denver's Charles Chaput Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:53AMVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Philadelphia archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali on Tuesday, sending him into retirement as the archdiocese faces accusations that it covered up a long-running priest sex abuse scandal.
  • Some take salary cuts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:44AMMayor and administrator together would shed $35,000; council members to get a bit more, By Jan Baker
  • Bombardier executive is snubbed in South Africa trade visit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:44AMAn executive of engineering giant Bombardier, which is axing jobs after losing a lucrative contract to build new train carriages, was dropped at the last minute from joining other business leaders on the Prime Minister's visit to South Africa, it has been revealed. Related Stories Keeping Italy solvent will put more stress on future of euro Dairy companies prove they are the cream of the crop at ...
  • The MedZilla Report for July 2011 -- Health Care Employment Gains Hindered by Cuts in Pharmaceuticals and Managed Care. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:42AMAlthough health care employment was up in June, deep cuts in pharmaceuticals and managed care along with decreased job satisfaction among nurses ended the first half of 2011 on a less-than-positive note, reports MedZilla.com. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8651853.htm
  • Headed for CIA, Petraeus leaves a revamped warzone Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:40AMAs Gen. David Petraeus shifts from the Afghan battlefield to run the CIA, he leaves behind a legacy of tactical and spycraft changes that spurred more killings and captures of Afghan militants while reducing insurgent attacks to their lowest level in years, senior U.S. officials in Afghanistan said.
  • Sticking With the Golden Formula As Empires Crumble Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:11PM"Sell stocks on rallies; buy gold on dips." That has been our advice for the last 11 years. Isn't it time to try a different strategy? Nope. Stick with the formula. It's a formula that doesn't work very often. But when it does...it's, well, golden.
  • $12M ‘green’ Su Clinica building under way Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:11PMBROWNSVILLE — A new, $12 million building under construction for Su Clinica Familiar was celebrated this past weekend for its green construction, the 170 jobs it is expected to bring and the greater healthcare access it will foster.Su Clinica...
  • Where Visibility, Not Marriage, Was the Unifier Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:07PMPerhaps buoyed by the successful vote for marriage equality the evening before, the largest crowd of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women in memory came together on June 25 for the 19th Annual Dyke March, a protest parade from Bryant Park down Fifth Avenue to Washington Square Park.
  • Ex-Murdoch exec Brooks arrested; London police chief resigns Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:06PMLondon — An intensifying voicemail hacking and police bribery scandal cut closer than ever to Rupert Murdoch and Scotland Yard on Sunday with the arrest of the media magnate's former British newspaper chief and the resignation of London's police commissioner.
  • 31 OFWs laid off due to Nitaqat system—Migrante-ME Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:06PMMANILA, July 18, 2011—If Saudization scheme is not affecting Filipino professionals in the Kingdom, think again. The number of illegally terminated Filipino workers had already reached 31, and that number, said Migrante-Middle East, will continue to rise as the Saudi Labor Ministry intensifies the implementation of Nitaqat system in order to give jobs to their nationals. read more
  • Battle brews over development of Jamaica's Blue Lagoon Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:06PMPort Antonio, Jamaica— In a lush corner of Jamaica, a skirmish is under way over a spring-fed lagoon where the changing light of day turns water from shimmering jade to brilliant cobalt.
  • Egypt workers fight for rights, $50-a-month factory jobs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:05PMTalkha, Egypt — The sun was already searing the pavement on the early June morning when Mariam Hawas and her co-workers from the garment factory descended on the bank.
  • Clinton praises 'vital' austerity measures in Greece Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:20AMU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the United States "strongly supports" the austerity measures that Greece has taken to try to avert potential financial disaster.
  • Pangan: Sau-ditched Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:13AMread more
  • If State Banks, Why Not County Banks? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:02AMIf counties and states create their own banks, they could alleviate the credit crunch by doing what large private banks should have been doing for the country all along.
  • Race for Snohomish County executive is a battle between two moderates Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:58AMSnohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon first won election to his job as a precocious state lawmaker who many believed was destined for greatness.
  • On debt crisis, Obama makes direct appeal to US public: 'We are all in this together' Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:34PMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed for public support Saturday to push Congress to avert an unprecedented default on America's national debt as lawmakers worked on dual tracks to reach an elusive deal.
  • Ill. is key battleground in congressional election Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:28PMDemocrats' path to taking back the U.S. House from Republicans in 2012 "runs right through Illinois," the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said Saturday.
  • U.S. Science Community Suffers… Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:26PMAs President Obama pushes for more spending on science education and research to keep America globally competitive, the nation’s scientific community continues to suffer a number of setbacks that appears to undermine the president’s goal.
  • What our gambling problem is really costing us Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:15PMThe country's growing dependence on gaming is destroying more lives than ever. And I should know: I'm an addict
  • Uganda: Contractors Call for Action Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:14PMThere has been an outcry from local contractors over what they called marginalisation by awarding public tenders to big multinational contractors.
  • ComEd closer to full power restoration Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:56AMstorm.
  • Hit-and-run suspect beaten with baseball bat Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:56AMFRIDAY: Mostly sunny. HIGH 88. Winds: Light East. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. LOW 66. Winds: ...
  • Kristof: The opposing party Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:54AMSen. Mitch McConnell has a clever plan to resolve the federal debt impasse. Congressional Republicans would invite President Barack Obama to raise the debt ceiling on his own, and then they would excoriate him for doing so.
  • High profile resignations work for some. Probably not you Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:53AMTake this job and shove it! Almost everyone who works has felt like saying that somewhere, sometime to some employer.
  • Lower the Debt Ceiling Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:51AMIf Congress passed legislation that systematically reduced the debt ceiling over time, the economy could be rebuilt on a solid foundation.
  • Study at Samsung says cancers unrelated to jobs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:14AMshare: digg facebook twitter YONGIN, South Korea (AP) — A study commissioned by Samsung into cancers among six of its semiconductor workers found they were unrelated to exposure to chemicals on the job but the electronics giant is not yet releasing the full results. Samsung Electronics Co. is the world's largest manufacturer of memory chips used in personal computers, mobile phones, digital ...