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Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home
It’s been a rough week for Russian oligarchs, with the apparent suicide of exiled Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky as well as a Eurozone rescue of Cyprus expected to come largely at the expense of Russian high rollers who stashed their wealth in...
Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Federal Bailout Funds, Russia, Economy, Business and Finance, Vladimir Putin
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Palestinian politics do matter
With President Obama's visit to Israel and the occupied territories now behind us, attention is likely to turn to how we might restart the peace process. But if the past is any indication, one crucial element will be largely ignored in the discussion:...
Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Parliament, Peace Negotiations, Palestinian Unity Pact (2011), Palestinian National Authority
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Census: Record 1 in 3 U.S. counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) - A record number of U.S. counties - more than 1 in 3 - are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates...Tags: Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace, Population and Census, Petroleum Industry, Labor Markets
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Staying connected to plugged-in teens
I wonder what grounding looked like in the 1920s. What items or privileges were restricted? "Young man, hand over the stick. There will be no stick ball and no fishing." And what did kids get grounded for? Were they lighting matches or dressing like...Tags: Arts and Culture, Woodrow Wilson, Social Media, Culture, Princeton University
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The Cyprus confusion
WASHINGTON -- Logically, what happens in Cyprus should stay in Cyprus. With a population of just over 1 million and an economy that's a mere 0.2 percent of the 17-nation eurozone, the country seems too small to matter on the world stage. Yet, that's where...Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Federal Bailout Funds, Banking, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets
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Government as old-age home
"The president is in the midst of a charm offensive." -- The Washington Post, referring to President Obama's meetings with congressional Republicans WASHINGTON -- We don't need a charm offensive; we need a candor offensive. The budget debate's central...
Tags: Paul Ryan, U.S. Department of Defense, News Media, Georgetown, FBI
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Progress for Penn Station
When it was built a century ago, Baltimore's Pennsylvania Station was embraced as a new gateway to the city. The elaborate Beaux-Arts building announced Baltimore's significance to the nation and anticipated serving generations of travelers to come....
Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Travel, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Amtrak
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Fort Meade apartments a first — probably not a last
More than 1,300 young, single soldiers, sailors and other service members drive to Fort Meade every work day because they don't live on post — can't, actually, because the barracks are full and other homes there are for families. The Army...Tags: Marketing, Rentals, U.S. Army, Computer Networking and Internet, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Knot Yet: Getting married later can have economic costs, benefits
Americans are getting married at ever-older ages, and a new report says this trend may be partly responsible for the shrinking of the middle class. On average, brides are 26.5 years old and grooms are 28.7 when they head to the alter, according to the...
Tags: Family, Education, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Brigham Young University
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State's Children Lack Preschool Access
The Hartford CourantIn Connecticut, universal access to high quality preschool falls short. A third of Connecticut's poorest children enter kindergarten without preschool. The state ranks 29th in preschool access for 4-year-olds. On the quality side, Connecticut scored...Tags: West Hartford, Early Learning, Barack Obama, Education, Head Start
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After boom and bust, Sun Belt cities see glimmers again
WASHINGTON -- With their economies and housing markets gaining strength, some of the nation's biggest boom-to-bust cities in the Sun Belt are starting to become magnets again, attracting a growing number of people primarily from the northern part of the...
Tags: Demographics, Population and Census, Syracuse
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Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace, Population and Census, Petroleum Industry, Labor Markets
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