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Vicente Fox to Congress: Rethink that wall
Throughout 2001, President George W. Bush and I spent time negotiating an important bilateral agreement on immigration policies and programs. We optimistically pieced together an innovative framework, and were close to reaching our goals, when the...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate, Migration, U.S. House of Representatives, White House
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April: National Invasive Plant, Pest and Disease Awareness Month
April is National Invasive Plant, Pest and Disease Awareness Month and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) urges residents to help stop the threat that invasive plant pests pose to the state’s agricultural and...
Tags: Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Invasive Species
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MarksJarvis: Nearing record high, market sees growing disconnect with tepid economy
Corporate earnings reports have pacified investors this week after a bout of selling followed renewed concerns about a global slowdown last week. It's not that companies have provided dazzling first-quarter results. Many are continuing to make their...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Stock Activities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Earnings, Manufacturing and Engineering
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IMF cuts its forecast for global economy in 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has lowered its outlook for the world economy this year, predicting that government spending cuts will slow U.S. growth and keep the euro currency alliance in recession. The global lending...
Tags: G20, International Organizations, Japan, Politics, Labor Markets
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Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn't offer much lamb this year but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn't leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week. Palm Sunday...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Easter, Federal Reserve, Palm Sunday, Religious Festivals
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian businessman, companies
WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department slapped sanctions Thursday on an Iranian businessman and a network of banks and companies dealing with Tehran amid an international stalemate over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The move targeted...
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Tehran (Iran), Tajikistan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense Equipment
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WTO cuts forecast for global trade growth amid European slowdown
WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization on Wednesday lowered its forecast for global trade growth in 2013, saying economic improvement in the U.S. would not be enough to offset Europe's struggles. The dimmer outlook for trade this year follows a...
Tags: International Organizations, Global Expansion, Weather Reports, Productivity, European Union
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Understanding the deep roots of entitlement woes
Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s Sunday columns are usually thought-provoking, but not always in the way he intended. His latest opinion piece laments the vastly expanded entitlement economy — what he calls "a European-style welfare state" ("...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Health Insurance Cost, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Government, Mitt Romney
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Productivity at U.S. companies grows at slower pace
At the end of the production line at the World's Finest Chocolate factory on Chicago's Southwest Side, workers must pack 115 large boxes with smaller cases of chocolate-covered cherries every hour or Audra Lee records the slippage on a board with a red...Tags: Marketing, Chrysler Group LLC, Computer Hardware, China, Companies and Corporations
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Farming: Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn't offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn't leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week. Palm Sunday...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Easter, Federal Reserve, The New York Times, Religious Festivals
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Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn’t offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn’t leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week....Tags: Easter, Federal Reserve, The New York Times, Religious Festivals
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Explore the world's limits via Google's John Hanke
When Silicon Valley wizard John Hanke developed Google Earth a little more than a decade ago, he put advanced, interactive mapping technology in the hands of consumers. It was a major breakthrough, but Hanke has moved on since then. As director of...
Tags: Google Inc., Project Glass, Trips and Vacations, Travel
Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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