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Myanmar activist Suu Kyi collecting honors, evaluations
World NowGlobal Focus: Few could have imagined six months ago that Aung San Suu Kyi, the voice of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and symbol of its long repression, would be the toast of Washington as she belatedly collects honors and accolades given out during... -
Benjamin Netanyahu on ‘Meet the Press’ and ‘State of the Union’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelRep. Nancy Pelosi speaks to the Democratic National Convention earlier this month. Photo credit: Harry E. Walker/MCT THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: Unrest in the Middle East will be a major topic on Sunday morning programs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... -
World of woe, little hope of relief, await U.N. General Assembly
World NowGlobal Focus: When 120 world leaders and thousands in their entourages gather at the United Nations next week, the woes of the world will be on stage in all their tragic detail: a civil war in Syria, the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, reignited ethnic... -
Limiting real estate deductions could affect home values
WASHINGTON — What would happen to home values in the event that popular real estate deductions for mortgage interest and local property taxes were cut significantly? It's an issue you're likely to hear more about as Congress and the Obama...Tags: Values, Real Estate, Taxation, Real Estate Buyers, Republican Party
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Baltimore area 'partially recovered' from recession
Baltimore's economic performance over the last year ranks it 179th among the 300 largest metropolitan economies worldwide, according to a new report that describes the region as "partially recovered" from the last recession. The Brookings Institution's...
Tags: Washington, DC
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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining...Tags: Labor Legislation, Elections, Migration, Career and Workplace, Social Issues
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Obama's Susan Rice conundrum
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has become a willing pawn in Senate Republicans' efforts to force President Barack Obama into a costly and unnecessary fight over who will serve as his secretary of state when Hillary Clinton leaves that post in the new year....Tags: Susan Rice, Benghazi, Elections, James Inhofe, Susan Collins
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The Paula Broadwell I know
Events of the last two weeks have been very tough and sad for all of us as a nation. As a good friend of both Gen. David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell, they have been very hard for me personally as well. Both made big mistakes, and they know it more...
Tags: David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell, Afghanistan, West Point
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Maryland gained 14,000 jobs in Oct.; unemployment fell
Maryland employers turned in a third consecutive month of job growth with a large gain of 14,000 positions in October, the federal government said Tuesday — a much better trend after five months of losses. The state's unemployment rate improved...
Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Marketing, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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Gas drilling presents Obama with historic choices
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Energy companies, environmental groups, and even Hollywood stars are watching to see what decisions President Barack Obama makes about regulating or promoting natural gas drilling. The stakes are huge. Business leaders don't want...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Elections, Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Matt Damon
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Fix fiscal cliff by repairing GOP
Your recent editorial ("Obama's mandate," Nov. 7) where you recommend that President Barack Obama "needs to act immediately to persuade Congress to extend the deadline for sequestration another six months" is almost laughable if it wasn't so sad. Lest...Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Richard Mourdock, Republican Party, John Boehner
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Massive Political Changes Loom For China
The Hartford CourantAs Election Day approaches, it's useful to look at the murky political transition taking place this month in China. It's a reminder of the benefits of America's sometimes chaotic democracy. The Chinese are facing a once-in-a-decade political shift as...Tags: Bo Xilai, Wen Jiabao, Justice System, China, Hu Jintao
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Nov 30, 2012
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Dec 12, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 20, 2012
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Nov 19, 2012
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Nov 9, 2012
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Nov 2, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
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