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Fed could end bond buys in autumn if jobs outlook sure: Evans
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could continue full-speed ahead on its bond-buying program through the summer, but end it abruptly in the autumn if by then it is confident that the improvement in the jobs outlook is here to stay, a top Fed...Tags: Employment, Charles Evans, Economic Indicator, Productivity, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters(Updates with result of votes) * Cameron personally backed gay marriage bill * But bill has angered many of his own lawmakers * Infighting puts PM's leadership under strain * Two-party coalition increasingly divided By Andrew Osborn LONDON, May 20...Tags: Christianity, Liberal Democrats (UK), Political Fundraising, Margaret Thatcher, Elections
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Bangor school board votes to test all employees for drugs
After sitting through more than two hours of debate among Bangor Area School District directors, Dawn Riso went away partially satisfied Monday that all district employees will be drug tested going forward. But that won't bring back her daughter. Gina...Tags: Career and Workplace, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, Heroin, Teaching and Learning
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Senators press forward on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the Judiciary Committee before Congress adjourns for the Memorial Day recess. The bill largely has withstood the assaults of...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Congress, Dianne Feinstein, Elections, Migration
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Federal immigration services union joins opposition to bill
WASHINGTON – A labor union that represents federal officers who vet immigration applications has decided to oppose the immigration overhaul winding through the Senate, saying provisions in the bill could lead to fraud. The proposed legislation...
Tags: Judges, Immigration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Career and Workplace
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Immigration, AFL-CIO, Science and Technology, Chuck Schumer, Migration
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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs, feds say
The 143 workers paid as much as $3,500 each, lured to South Florida from Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said. But when they arrived,...Tags: Gainesville, Coral Springs, U.S. Embassy, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice
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Memorial Day 2013 closings
Washington County - All county administrative offices will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. - Trash will not be collected. - The County Commuter will not operate Monday. - City of Hagerstown - City of Hagerstown offices are closed Monday. -...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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Immigrant Taken Into Federal Custody, Faces Deportation After Appeal Fails
The Hartford CourantA New Haven man who became an advocacy case for state immigration activists was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and will be deported. Jose Maria Islas, 35, showed up for an appointment with an immigration official at the Ribicoff Federal Building...Tags: Immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Deportation, Career and Workplace, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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New sheriff seeks 14 percent budget increase
Broward County's new sheriff wants more money. Some $93.7 million more. That amounts to a 14 percent budget hike — or about half the price of the new county courthouse under construction. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would use the money to add 72...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Local Government, Broward County, Collective Contract, Budgets and Budgeting
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Union of federal workers opposes immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill. The legislation, written by a bipartisan group of...
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Congress, Dianne Feinstein, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections
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U.S. Warns Of Rise In Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
The Hartford CourantAnti-Semitism and anti-Muslim activities are on the rise around the globe, the U.S. State Department said Monday. The assertions were contained in the agency’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2012: “This report also documents...Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of State, Career and Workplace, Islam
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