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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian markets sell off on Bernanke remarks, China PMI

    Reuters
    * JGBs dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012 * Dollar index hits highest level since July 2010 * Asian shares down after China HSBC flash PMI, credit spreads wider By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) -...

    Tags: France, Germany, Nikkei, Money and Monetary Policy, Singapore

    2. May 23, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. The NLRB's school-door stand

    WASHINGTON — Early in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolph says: "Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Work Relations, Human Rights, Politics

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones

    Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency.
    Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...

    Tags: John O. Brennan, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Terrorism, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Fed's mixed messages roil markets

    WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker.
    WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker. Its bond purchases have helped fuel economic growth since the financial crisis. But Fed policymakers now must figure out how...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Dwayne Johnson, Employment, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. IRS foul-up shows how bad laws breed good scandals

    Much to my surprise, I find myself sympathizing with the Internal Revenue Service. Tenderness toward that agency isn't my default position. I'm a British expat living in the United States, with retirement savings locked up in Britain and other cross-border entanglements — these small complications have sometimes caused my dealings with tax professionals to displace landscape photography as my main and most expensive pastime. Say IRS to me and watch my teeth grind.
    Much to my surprise, I find myself sympathizing with the Internal Revenue Service. Tenderness toward that agency isn't my default position. I'm a British expat living in the United States, with retirement savings locked up in Britain and other cross-...

    Tags: Social Services, Interior Policy, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Pension and Welfare

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor

    NEW YORK — Two years after resigning from Congress amid a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced in a video message Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor.
    NEW YORK — Two years after resigning from Congress amid a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced in a video message Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Anthony D. Weiner, Primaries, Local Elections, Politics

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared

    Reuters
    WEST, Texas (Reuters) - The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found....

    Tags: Lawyers, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Explosions, Local Government

    8. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Kerry downplays Syria government's gains

    AMMAN, Jordan — Recent battlefield advances by the Syrian military against U.S.-backed rebels are "very temporary" and do not signal that the government of President Bashar Assad is gaining the upper hand, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said...

    Tags: Rebellions, Bashar Assad, John Kerry, Peace Negotiations, Wars and Interventions

    9. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. GLOBAL MARKETS-JGBs dive, dollar index hits 3-yr high on Bernanke comment

    Reuters
    * Dollar index hits highest level since July 2010 * Bernanke QE comments lift U.S. bond yields and dollar * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan falls but Nikkei climbs * JGB dive, 10-year JGB yield hits highest since April 2012 By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE,...

    Tags: UBS AG, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei, Tokyo (Japan), Auto Trends

    10. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Government killed four Americans in drone strikes

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...

    Tags: Yemen, Barack Obama, Anwar al-Awlaki, Politics, White House

    11. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Army sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed forces.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Trials, Sex Crimes, Defense, Politics

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| KY3-TV

  12. U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a $20 Million Investment to Support Economic Disaster Recovery in Joplin, Missouri

    WASHINGTON — Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a $20 million grant to Joplin, Missouri, to assist with the city’s economic recovery following a...

    Tags: Business, Rebecca Blank, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Harry S. Truman

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