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Retired World Bank official talks of rising above paralysis and discrimination
holly.shok@herald-mail.comShe started her story with the night she was paralyzed — a then 18-year-old lying on the side of a European road, rain splashing on her face, a searing pain as she tried to stretch. “I can’t stand to touch my body,” she said....Tags: International Economic Institution, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Former World Bank official to speak at League meeting
Retired World Bank administrator Anne B. Thomas will be the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters annual meeting Tuesday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Otterbein United Methodist Church on the corner of East Franklin and Locust streets in Hagerstown. The...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, International Economic Institution, Labor Legislation, University of New Mexico
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Letter to the Editor - Jan. 8
Free Trade Agreement hasn’t done what was promised To the editor: Despite some opposition from the congressional Democrats, President Obama signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. He declared that the agreement...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party
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Shuster faces Franklin County foe in House contest
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Democratic challenger from Franklin County, Pa., is eyeing the U.S. House of Representatives’ ninth district seat long held by a Republican. Voters headed to the polls Nov. 6 will be choosing between incumbent Bill Shuster and his opponent, Karen...Tags: Elections, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), U.S. House of Representatives, Social Security, Primaries
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Letters to the Editor - Sept. 10
Trade deficit is costing us jobs To the editor: Today’s news accounts reported that our country had a “trade deficit” of $59.4 billion just for the month of June. When are we going to wake up to this continued drain that our so-called...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Retirement, Entertainment, Imports, Treaties
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Text of Obama's State of Union address
The text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and released by the White House. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by...Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq War (2003-2011), Guerrilla Activity, Nuclear Weapons, Credit and Debt
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Farm bill change would help food-makers, not farmers
When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Charlie Dent, Consumers, Government, The Hershey Co.
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U.S. and EU agree to launch free-trade talks
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and the European Union will begin talks next month on an ambitious free-trade deal between the two rich regions that exchanged more than $645 billion in goods last year. But the announcement, made Monday ahead of the Group...
Tags: European Debt Crisis, Barack Obama, National Security Agency, Washington, DC, David Cameron
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Top nonfarm bill ag issues in American ag
WASHINGTON - What are the top 10 nonfarm bill issues in American agriculture, according to Kathleen Merrigan, the former deputy ag secretary who came up with the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative? Immigration reform was the first issue...Tags: Barack Obama, Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Bill Daley to explore run for Illinois governor
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley plans to announce Tuesday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn. The move allows Daley to start raising money and not let the summer slip...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Taxation
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In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin
Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...
Tags: Collective Contract, Work Rules Contract Issues, Consumer Goods Industries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Andres Oppenheimer: While Pacific Alliance thrives, Mercosur withers
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos may not have been hallucinating when he said last week that the Pacific Alliance - the bloc made up of Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile - "is the new economic and development engine of Latin America and the...Tags: Argentina, Mexico, Turkey, Venezuela, Brazil
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