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    Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Cap on H-1B visas for tech workers is reached in five days

    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days.
    American companies are so eager to hire highly skilled foreign workers that a cap on new visas has been reached within a matter of days. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that it has received more than 85,000 applications...

    Tags: Immigration, Software Industry, Science and Technology, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection

    2. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. U.S. presses Iran for counteroffer in nuclear talks

    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration pressed Iran to respond to the latest bid by six world powers seeking to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that the United States and its allies may step up sanctions and suspend diplomacy if Iran does not provide a “substantive and concrete” response during negotiations this week in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
    WASHINGTON – The Obama administration pressed Iran to respond to the latest bid by six world powers seeking to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that the United States and its allies may step up sanctions and suspend diplomacy if Iran...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Iran's Nuclear Program, Germany, Iran, Barack Obama

    3. Apr 1, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. For unwed moms, 25 is the new 15

    It is no longer teenagers stumbling into pregnancy and parenthood about whom we should be fretting. Those numbers continue to drop, because the kids are having less sex and using more contraception.
    It is no longer teenagers stumbling into pregnancy and parenthood about whom we should be fretting. Those numbers continue to drop, because the kids are having less sex and using more contraception. No, it is the 20-something women who are putting...

    Tags: Planned Parenthood, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Marriage, Michael Bloomberg

    4. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland adds 10,500 jobs in February

    Maryland employers punched the accelerator on job creation in February, adding 10,500 positions and bringing the state much closer to recovering its recessionary losses five years after they began. The job growth estimates released Friday by the U.S....

    Tags: Business, Towson University, Employment Opportunities, University of Baltimore, Redman

    5. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  5. When the heart says Baltimore and the head says D.C.

    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to.
    Five years ago, I thought I might have to leave Baltimore. Not because I wanted to but because I thought I needed to. It was 2008. Like many employers, Urbanite magazine, where I worked, was feeling the effects of the Great Recession, so I would soon...

    Tags: Elections, London School of Economics, Muammar Gaddafi, Annie E. Casey Foundation, East Baltimore Development Inc.

    6. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. What Steel City can teach Charm City

    I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing. Last week, while reporting on the Rawlings-Blake administration's 10-year financial plan, I spoke with the mayor's press secretary, Ian Brennan. We covered a lot of ground in our hourlong phone...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Environmental Issues, G20, Environmental Pollution, University of Pittsburgh

    7. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. The wisdom of Dan Quayle

    Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right."
    Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right." In case you forgot (or never knew), let me fill you in on what Mr. Quayle was right about. There once was a popular sitcom...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Sociology, Candice Bergen, Gays and Lesbians, Arts and Culture

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. An honor for Alice Rivlin roils Social Security faithful

    Robert M. Ball is one of the most revered figures in Social Security history, a man whose devotion to safeguarding the program from ideological attacks and political cant over six decades made him the program's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/30/AR2008013004203.html">"undisputed spiritual leader."</a>
    Robert M. Ball is one of the most revered figures in Social Security history, a man whose devotion to safeguarding the program from ideological attacks and political cant over six decades made him the program's "undisputed spiritual leader." Alice M....

    Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Pete Domenici, Government Health Care, Government, Medicare

    9. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Recession changed course of population growth in metro Baltimore

    Not too long ago, Carroll County faced a problem: Rapid growth had brought crowded classrooms to the northeastern part of the county, and planners expected many more homes to be built in the area. "At one point, they were 400 kids over capacity at North...

    Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Immigration, Dundalk, Population and Census, United States Census Bureau

    10. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Message to Russian oligarchs: Your money's just as safe at home

    It&rsquo;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 the island&rsquo;s now insolvent banks.
    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: Finance, Criminals, Federal Bailout Funds, Real Estate Sellers, Vladimir Putin

    11. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 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: Palestinian politics.
    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: Lobbying, Fatah, U.S. Congress, Peace Negotiations, Israel

    12. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. 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: Immigration, Population and Census, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Employment Opportunities, Demographics

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