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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, UBS AG, Bonds, Weight, Apple iPhone
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Obama's speech on drones, Guantanamo welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen, but criticism remains
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the...Tags: National Government, Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Sana'a (Yemen), U.S. Senate
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Guantanamo prisoners tune in for Obama's speech on their fate
ReutersBy Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - Among those tuning in to President Barack Obama's national security speech on Thursday were some prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, who rely on television broadcasts and newspapers for hints about...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Marine Corps, Career and Workplace, Prisons, State of the Union Address
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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp. Of the 86 detainees...Tags: Military Justice, Career and Workplace, Kelly Ayotte, Arabian Peninsula, U.S. Department of Defense
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Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes
WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it. In a speech spanning nearly an hour, the...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief
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'Fashion Police' Strike: Both Sides Dig in on Eve of Rally
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With the strike by nine writers on E! Entertainment's "Fashion Police" nearly five weeks old, both sides were digging in for the long haul Wednesday. While the writers were preparing to set up an 11 a.m. picket line and...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Chelsea Lately (tv program), Television, Elections
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Lucille Dickess: An Advocate For Pink-Collar Workers At Yale
The Hartford CourantLucille Dickess played a major role in the successful fight to unionize "pink collar" workers at Yale University. The recognition of Local 34, Clerical and Technical Workers Union, brought higher wages and greater stability to the workers, most of them...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, United Auto Workers, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Jesse Jackson
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, Career and Workplace, The Wall Street Journal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel
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Russian punk band member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
ReutersBerezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Career and Workplace, Lawyers, Vladimir Putin, Labor Disputes
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Career and Workplace, The Wall Street Journal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chuck Hagel, White House
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UC medical center strike: Most union members reported for work
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines in a workplace dispute Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many union members chose to come to work rather than strike. More than three-...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Hospitals and Clinics, University of California, Davis, University of California, Irvine
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Most unionized UC hospital workers go to jobs despite strike
As University of California patient care workers returned to the picket lines Wednesday, hospital administrators said they were gratified that so many others chose to come to work. More than three-quarters of union members who had been scheduled to work...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Unions, AFSCME, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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