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Commentary: A good government is a small one
Newport Beach and Costa Mesa balance their budgets. The United States government borrows nearly half of every dollar it spends. Why the difference? Granted, a healthy tax base helps. But it's not the whole story. Our less-affluent neighbor, Santa Ana,...Tags: Politics, Local Government, National Government, Government, Elections
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Bobby Jindal, Deval Patrick on ‘Meet the Press’; Jan Brewer on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCNN's "State of the Union" talks to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. The program offers a panel with former Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss.; Jackie Calmes of The New York Times; Gwen Ifill of PBS'... -
First lady coming home to address youth violence
First lady Michelle Obama will return to Chicago April 10 to speak at a working lunch hosted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that is aimed at addressing youth violence in the city. According to an announcement Wednesday by the first lady's office, she will urge...Tags: Michelle Obama, White House, McCormick Place, Rahm Emanuel, Easter
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A power to act on warming
WASHINGTON -- The test of President Obama's seriousness about addressing climate change is not his pending decision on the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline. It's whether he effectively consigns coal-fired power plants -- one of the biggest sources of...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Ecosystems, Mining, Politics, Energy Resources
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Michelle Obama invites slain girl's mom and brother to White House event
— First lady Michelle Obama has invited the mother and 10-year-old brother of Hadiya Pendleton, the Chicago teen slain in January soon after taking part in inauguration festivities, to attend the White House Easter egg roll, the mother said. "I...
Tags: Michelle Obama, Easter, Hadiya Pendleton
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Mail Call - Feb. 26
“This being Presidents Day and all, I got a little tidbit for everybody. My wife, my wife’s great-great-great aunt was Mary Todd Lincoln. So she’s got the Lincoln blood through her. Fascinating, isn’t it? She’s related to the...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Social Issues, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Gun Control
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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The Associated PressThe White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and...Tags: Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Claire McCaskill, Steven Spielberg, Politics
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Federal preschool proposal draws support, questions in Aberdeen area
Four-year-olds in northeast South Dakota could all go to preschool if a plan proposed by President Barack Obama is carried out. During the State of the Union address, Obama asked members of Congress to make quality preschool available to all children....
Tags: Schools, Barack Obama, Preschools, Head Start, Money and Monetary Policy
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Other Voices: Marriage, job growth and governing from the middle
Marriage fading for people without college degrees The University of Virginia's National Marriage Project has released another disturbing report. It reiterates that marriage remains strong for college-educated couples — but it's disintegrating in...Tags: Trade Agreements, Marriage, Politics, Labor Markets, United Kingdom
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Apodaca: Making the case for preschool
When my older son turned 3, I decided he should go to preschool. My reasons were simple: We were living in Los Angeles, and I had a busy career as a reporter. My son played with a few neighbor kids, but it was obvious he was ready for something more,...Tags: Schools, Barack Obama, Preschools, Nobel Prize Awards, Head Start
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Local pro-Obama advocates target Dent on guns
Call Washington BureauIn its first major push in the shift from elections to policy, the Obama campaign's grassroots arm dispatched volunteers Friday to advocate for gun control. Calling it a "Day of Action" advocates showed up at congressional offices nationwide to pressure...Tags: Organizing for Action, Allentown, Online Advertising, Politics, Gun Control
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NATO considering a proposal to continue funding of security force
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is strongly considering a proposal to continue funding a security force of 352,000 Afghan troops through 2018, as part of an effort to maintain security and help convince Afghanistan that America and its allies will not...
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Al-Qaeda, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Politics
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