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American Airlines' attempt to ditch pension riles feds, labor unions

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Seattle Times - By Steven Mufson - Feb. 11 (News Report) - Now in bankruptcy proceedings, the airline wants to terminate its four pension plans for 130,000 workers and retirees and ask the government's Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. to bail out its unfunded pension obligations to the tune of $9 billion.

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The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sarah Kliff - Feb. 11 (Opinion) - On a chilly afternoon at a community clinic in Southeast Washington, three young doctors are busily laying the foundation for the health-care law’s success. Jacob Edwards flips through a manual on skin conditions, diagnosing a rash that looks like chicken pox. Jessica O’Babatunde consults her supervisor on treating an adolescent’s obesity, which is literally off the charts. And Julie Krueger peppers 3-year-old Daphauni with questions at her physical: How do you spell your name? What did you eat for breakfast? What’s your favorite vegetable? (Cheese.) They are primary-care residents at Children’s National Medical Center. A third of their class has more than $200,000 each in student loan debt. At the end of residency, they can stay in primary care and earn $29.58 an hour. Or they can specialize and make $74.45 an hour. Over a lifetime, a medical student who specializes can expect to earn $3.5 million more. The Obama administration — and, arguably, the American health-care system — desperately ...

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Adele explains how she swore without her voice (Video) - Celebritology 2.0

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Capitol Assets: Some legislators send millions to groups connected to their relatives - Washington Post

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Scott Higham, Kimberly Kindy, David S. Fallis - Feb. 08 (Investigative Report) - .. the practice has continued unabated, the Post found.

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Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By David S. Fallis, Scott Higham, Kimberly Kindy - Feb. 07 (Investigative Report) - .. lawmakers have acknowledged the public's growing concern that they appeared to be using their positions to enrich themselves.

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APNewsBreak: Komen official quits breast cancer charity over Planned Parenthood dispute

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Associated Press - Feb. 07 (News Report) - A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, told Komen officials that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. She said the discussion started before she arrived at the organization and was approved at the highest levels of the charity.

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Karl Rove ‘offended’ by Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Rachel Weiner - Feb. 07 (News Report) - A Chrysler ad aired during the Super Bowl Sunday night has inspired ire among some Republicans and admiration among some Democrats — with both sides seeing a political message that boosts President Obama.

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The Civil War taught us to fight for the right to be wrong

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Black History Month: Let’s embrace gay marriage - The Root DC Live - The Washington Post

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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A case for interracial marriage - The Root DC Live

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Greeks unsettled by demands of a frustrated Europe - The Washington Post

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Michael Birnbaum - Feb. 01 (News Report) - .. before Greece can get more money, Europe is asking it to take steps that threaten to aggravate an already biting recession.

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In State of the Union, Obama to warn economic unfairness threatens middle class - Washington Post

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Scott Wilson, David Nakamura - Jan. 25 (News Report) - President Obama will warn the nation Tuesday evening that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is threatened by economic unfairness as he delivers an election-year State of the Union message ...Obama Speech to Make Pitch for Economic Fairness

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Social media sets off firestorm of false reports that Joe Paterno died

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Paul Farhi - Jan. 22 (News Report) - The erroneous accounts about the former Penn State football coach's demise traveled far and wide within minutes, whipped into a firestorm by social media.

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In Greece, fears that austerity is killing the economy - The Washington Post

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Anthony Faiola - Jan. 11 (News Report) - Unemployment has surged to 18.8 percent from 13.3 percent only a year ago.

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Yemen’s children pay the highest price in crisis - The Washington Post

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sudarsan Raghavan - Jan. 09 (Special Report) - Malnutrition rates are rising. Children are, more than ever, vulnerable to life-threatening illnesses and diseases.

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@MentionMachine tracks the presidential candidates: Who’s up, who’s down on Twitter?

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Cory Haik, Amanda Zamora, Natalie Jennings - Jan. 03 (Special Report) - When Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination Aug. 13, the same day as the Ames Straw Poll, those watching social streams could have rightfully assumed he had won the Iowa contest. Twitter exploded with Perry mentions, even though he didn’t participate in the straw poll, while the winner, Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), drew far less attention. Social media was the writing on the wall. Perry would soon trend up in polls, surpassing Bachmann and the rest of the field. Twitter was the early — scratch that — Twitter was the real-time warning ...

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Gingrich: Greek cruise meant to provoke his campaign team

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Amy Gardner - Dec. 29 (News Report) - Presidential contender Newt Gingrich said at a stop here on his bus tour across Iowa that he took his wife on a Greek cruise last spring to provoke a confrontation with his campaign team. It worked. Much of his team quit almost immediately upon his return from the vacation, which, coming just days after he officially launched his candidacy, seemed somewhat ill-timed.

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Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Greg Miller - Dec. 28 (Special Report) - The Obama administration’s counterterrorism accomplishments are most apparent in what it has been able to dismantle, including CIA prisons and entire tiers of al-Qaeda’s leadership. But what the administration has assembled, hidden from public view, may be equally consequential. In the space of three years, the administration has built an extensive apparatus for using drones to carry out targeted killings of suspected terrorists and stealth surveillance of other adversaries. The apparatus involves dozens of secret facilities, including two operational hubs on the East Coast, virtual Air Force cockpits in the Southwest and clandestine bases in at least six countries on two continents. ...

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Wary Hispanic voters favor Obama over GOP rivals

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Peter Wallsten - Dec. 28 (News Report) - President Obama holds a wide lead among Hispanic voters when matched against potential Republican challengers, even as Hispanics grow wary of his administration’s stepped-up deportation policies and less supportive of his overall job performance, according to a new poll.

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Brazil’s forest policy could undermine its climate goals

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Juan Forero, Juliet Eilperin - Dec. 18 (Special Report) - .. various loopholes, environmentalists warn, would permit farmers in some states to reduce the amount of land covered by trees.

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Obama’s luck holds with GOP contenders

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Richard Cohen - Dec. 06 (Opinion) - It is said that, when Napoleon was asked what qualities he looked for in his generals, he responded, “Just one — that they be lucky.” This is a quality President Obama has in abundance — just look at the mess Republicans have made of their presidential race. Things turn out for Barack Obama. They always have, and it seems they always will.

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Obama orders U.S. diplomats to increase efforts to fight LGBT discrimination abroad

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Scott Wilson - Dec. 06 (News Report) - President Obama ordered U.S. diplomatic missions and federal agencies working abroad to strengthen efforts to fight international discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals, saying he is “deeply concerned by the violence” against them in many parts of the world.

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Why Mitt Romney needs a long primary fight

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Chris Cillizza - Dec. 06 (News Report) - The rapid rise of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to frontrunner status in Iowa and South Carolinabadly complicates Mitt Romney’s hopes of quickly wrapping up the Republican presidential nomination and raises the possibility that the former Massachusetts governor only path to victory is a war of attrition.

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EU names new sanctioned Syrian officials as activists report fresh violence

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Associated Press - Dec. 02 - BEIRUT — The European Union released Friday the names of Syrian officials and companies to be added to a growing sanctions blacklist, as activists reported fresh shooting and clashes in the west of the country. Syria is trying to crush an 8-month-old revolt challenging President Bashar Assad’s autocratic rule, but the mounting death toll has led to broad international condemnation. ...

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Cracks in the GOP dam?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Greg Sargent - Nov. 30 (Opinion) - Buried in this big New York Times piece on the continuing war over the payroll tax cut extension is a telling detail: Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said Tuesday that she had suggested a tax increase on high earners that protected employers from that burden. “I don’t think we should be imposing additional taxes on working families at a time when the economy is so fragile,” she said. Senator Pat Roberts, Republican of Kansas, said his party’s plan could involve a small increase in taxes for some high-income people who meet certain criteria. In other words, senators Collins and Roberts are looking for a way to support the millionaire surtax, or something like it.

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