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The third arrow of Abenomics: Misfire
GREAT expectations at home and abroad surrounded the announcement on June 5th of the "third arrow" of Abenomics, the plan of Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, to pull the country out of its long slump. The first arrow had come in the form of a...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government Ministers, Upper House, Trade Agreements, Career and Workplace
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Is Rick Scott actually off life support?
I guess this qualifies as good news for Rick Scott. The latest Quinnipiac poll showed the governor’s job approval rating has climbed to 43 percent. Considering that his approval rating has hovered below Jeffrey Loria’s, and just a tad...
Tags: Politics, Rick Scott, Charlie Crist, Polls, Jeffrey Loria
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Emanuel got $10,000 in donations linked to red light camera bidder
Mayor Rahm Emanuel accepted $10,000 in campaign contributions from the spouses of two top executives of a longtime city contractor that is also vying to take over the city's beleaguered red light camera program. The mayor's office Tuesday defended the two...
Tags: Human Interest, Finance, Elections, Rod Blagojevich, Economy, Business and Finance
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Caltrans waves red flag on Millennium Hollywood project
It has become almost routine for community groups to rise up in protest whenever a big developer proposes a project likely to make their city neighborhoods unrecognizable. But what's happening with the giant Millennium Hollywood project is much more...
Tags: Politics, Capitol Records, Antonio Villaraigosa, Public Officials, California Department of Transportation
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Nuisance ordinance draws criticism
The Costa Mesa City Council faced a heap of criticism Tuesday evening during a public hearing on a proposed ordinance intended to address derelict buildings and other grievances. But while critics called the Public Nuisance Abatement Ordinance too broad...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Public Officials, Corporate Officers
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Speaker Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan today dismissed any concern that Gov. Pat Quinn may veto the delicately negotiated concealed weapons legislation passed last month, saying he expected that lawmakers would overwhelmingly reject an...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, FBI, Lisa Madigan, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Budget could limit public's access to government documents
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign legislation that could reduce the public's access to basic government records that have long been used to scrutinize the actions of elected officials. The proposal, a late insert into the state...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Honda Center, Parties and Movements, Justice System
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G-8 leaders support political solution to Syria
BEIRUT — Global economic leaders, including the United States and Russia, reiterated support Tuesday for a political solution to the Syrian civil war, backing a plan for a transitional government hammered out last year in Geneva. The contentious...
Tags: Barack Obama, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia, Al-Qaeda, David Cameron
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Zimmerman prosecutors won't use 'profiled' in jury selection
SANFORD — Quietly and with hardly anyone noticing, George Zimmerman's attorneys persuaded prosecutors not to use the word "profiled" during jury selection. That means the theory that is the backbone of the state's case — that 17-year-old...
Tags: Mark O'Mara, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, George Zimmerman, FBI
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City council approves 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment for nonunion workers
holly.shok@herald-mail.comAfter several years of frozen wages, 135 full-time, nonunion city employees will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in the upcoming fiscal year thanks to a 3-1 vote Tuesday night by the Hagerstown City Council. The total cost of the COLA will...Tags: Unions, Politics, Government Aid, Career and Workplace, Elections
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NSA surveillance helped foil more than 50 attacks, officials say
WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying...
Tags: FBI, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, News Agency, Mumbai Terror Attacks, Politics
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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: Mexico, Patrick J. Toomey, Crime, Law and Justice, Charlie Dent, Just Born, Inc.
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