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Cardin stands up for rights
This month's passage of a new U.S.-Russia trade law has done more than showcase Senator Ben Cardin's dedication to international human rights. By sending the shock to the Kremlin — that the U.S. values prosecuting rights abusers as much as it...
Tags: Prisons, Parliament, Helsinki (Finland), Vladimir Putin, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Finance, Government, Business, Democratic Party
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Paul W. Ramey
Paul Wilson Ramey, a member of the Army Corps of Engineers who was a founder of AIDS Action Baltimore, died of cancer Dec. 29 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 55 and lived in Hampden.
Born and raised in Woodstock, Va., he was a 1975 graduate...Tags: AIDS, Armed Forces, Mount Vernon, Germany, Paul Wilson
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Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker
LONDON (AP) — Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases and disabilities of modern life, according to the most expansive global look so far...Tags: Physical Conditions, AIDS, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure, Health and Safety at School
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MarksJarvis: Mutual funds manage to post pleasing results for 2012
If you invested in a solid mix of stock and bond funds at the beginning of 2012, and didn't peek at them during the stock market stress of the past year, you probably will be delighted when you open your year-end statement from your 401(k) or brokerage...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Credit Ratings, Finance, European Central Bank, Metal and Mineral
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Greeks, other Europeans rally against far-right party
ATHENS — Hundreds of Greeks and activists from 19 other European countries took to the streets of Athens on Saturday in protest against a far-right party that critics fear could feed extremism across the continent. The rally against Golden Dawn,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Parliament, Politics, Nazi Party
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Following Blind Ideology Right Off Cliff
The Hartford CourantWe have gone over the fiscal cliff. The politicians jury-rigged a last-minute, temporary deal, but let's face it — we went over. The chattering classes are discussing the next big fiscal deadline in February, which is when the government hits...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, George W. Bush, University of Oxford, World War II (1939-1945), Democratic Party
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European public and private workers have it better
Jim Rogers ("Government workers deserve no sympathy," Dec. 11) denies sympathy to federal employees who complain about attacks on their pay and benefits. Truth is, federal employees have it good, like private-sector employees in those European "socialist"...Tags: Germany, CEO Pay, Government, Politics, European Central Bank
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Google strikes deal with FTC to end antitrust probe
Google reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to make voluntary changes to its search practices to put an end to a 19-month antitrust probe, the FTC announced Thursday. Google also has settled an investigation into its handling of mobile...
Tags: Social Media, Networking, Google+, Antitrust Issues, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Italian restaurant tops European ratings in new poll
Osteria Francescana, a modern establishment operated by chef Massimo Bottura with just 12 tables in the northern Italian city of Modena, has been named Europe's finest in the Daily Meal website's inaugural list of the 101 Best Restaurants in Europe....
Tags: Forbes.com LLC, Dining and Drinking, Saveur, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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Globalization in retreat
WASHINGTON -- One fateful question for 2013 is this: What happens to globalization? For decades, growing volumes of cross-border trade and money flows have fueled strong economic growth. But something remarkable is happening; trade and international money...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Labor Markets, Finance, European Central Bank, Japan
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Airfare to Europe: Yes, there are ways to save
After fuel prices sent airfares skyrocketing last summer, you may have sworn off travel to Europe. We can't predict whether summer 2013 fares will shoot up; looking at a sample now tells us they're not cheap — at least, not in comparison with winter...
Tags: Turkey, Charles de Gaulle, Dublin (Ireland), Air Transportation Industry, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
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