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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations.
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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying...

    Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Media Industry, Facebook, Justice System, Barack Obama

    2. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Factbox: Likely candidates to replace Bernanke at Fed in 2014

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    (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hinted in a television interview on Monday that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would step down when his second term expires on January 31. Obama told Charlie Rose, host of a PBS interview program, that...

    Tags: National Economic Council, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Teaching and Learning, Finance

    3. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. U.S. tells Iran to respect people's will after election

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Tehran on Saturday to "heed the will of the Iranian people" after Iranians elected moderate cleric Hassan Rohani to be their country's next president. "We respect the vote of the Iranian people and...

    Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Nuclear Policy, Barack Obama, Tehran (Iran)

    4. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. RPT-FEATURE-World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles

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    By Anna Yukhananov June 15 (Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces...

    Tags: United Nations, Health Organizations, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), World Bank Group, Trips and Vacations

    5. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks

    WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's plunge into the conflict will take him.
    WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Washington, DC

    6. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. University presses: a view from the academy

    The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles carry imprints of university presses, such as Chicago, Oxford, Princeton, Yale or MIT.
    The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles...

    Tags: American Civil War (1861-1865), Media Industry, Museums, Artists, Entertainment

    7. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. US whites now losing majority in under-5 age group

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, the government said Thursday. It's a historic shift that shows how young people are at the forefront of sweeping changes by race and class.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, the government said Thursday. It's a historic shift that shows how young people are at the forefront of sweeping changes by...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Demographics, Washington, DC

    8. Jun 11, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. STEM jobs more than engineering and computers, report says

    In the Fort Lauderdale-Miami metro area, only 17.9 percent of jobs require knowledge in science, technology, engineering and math. That ranks it 81st out of 100 metro areas for STEM jobs, according to a new report released Monday by The Brookings...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Rick Scott, Fort Lauderdale, Health and Safety at Work

    9. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Baltimore ranks No. 8 in U.S. for concentration of STEM workers

    Nearly one in four jobs in the Baltimore area requires skills in science, technology, engineering and math, a concentration that ranks among the top 10 in the country and brings wealth to the region, according a report released Monday.
    Nearly one in four jobs in the Baltimore area requires skills in science, technology, engineering and math, a concentration that ranks among the top 10 in the country and brings wealth to the region, according a report released Monday. The Baltimore...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Science and Technology, Technology, Melbourne, Engineering

    10. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  10. Most of region's science jobs don't require bachelor's degree

    The majority of the science, technology, engineering or math jobs in Hampton Roads don't require a bachelor's degree.
    The majority of the science, technology, engineering or math jobs in Hampton Roads don't require a bachelor's degree. About 55 percent of the of the 151,490 so-called “STEM” jobs in the region required an associate's degree or less...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Hampton Roads

    11. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Obama to nominate Jason Furman as key economic advisor

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday is to announce the nomination of Jason Furman to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisors, elevating the longtime aide to one of the administration's most visible positions dealing with the economy....

    Tags: Washington, DC, University of Chicago, National Economic Council, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate

    12. Jun 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. The unstoppable spread of surveillance

    Some years ago, when tax simplification was being discussed, a cartoonist came up with the most likely way the IRS would achieve it: a postcard-sized 1040 form consisting of two lines: 1) How much did you make? 2) Send it in.
    Some years ago, when tax simplification was being discussed, a cartoonist came up with the most likely way the IRS would achieve it: a postcard-sized 1040 form consisting of two lines: 1) How much did you make? 2) Send it in. That's comparable to...

    Tags: Laws, Barack Obama, Verizon Communications, National Security Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War

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