28 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Obama Proposes to Link US College Aid to Affordability

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January 27, 2012, 3:12 PM EST

By Julianna Goldman and Kate Andersen Brower

(Updates with comments by Obama starting in second paragraph.)

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Saying “we just can’t keep on subsidizing skyrocketing tuition,” President Barack Obama proposed to have the government, for the...

22 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Obama Says He’s Working to Create Jobs Without Congress’s Help

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January 22, 2012, 6:30 AM EST

By Kate Andersen Brower, Margaret Talev and William Selway

Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he is working to foster job growth in ways that don’t require Congressional approval and plans to outline steps next week to spur the nation’s manufacturing and...



8 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

GOP possibilities still articulate clever on immigration

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WASHINGTON — When it comes to illegal immigration, Republican presidential

candidates are talking like it's 1999.

Listening to the GOP White House aspirants, voters might not know that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is down, attempted border crossings are at a 40-year low...

7 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Obama Urges Businesses to Retain Jobs in U.S. Itself Rather Outsourcing Overseas

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U.S. President Barack Obama urged businesses to retain jobs in the country itself rather than outsourcing to other countries, as he is entering election phase this year and targeting to lure middle class segment in the...


5 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Wells Fargo, AT&T Joining With White House for Summer Jobs Plan

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January 05, 2012, 12:32 AM EST

By Kate Andersen Brower

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration is setting up partnerships with U.S. businesses, including Wells Fargo Co., Bank of America Corp., ATT Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., to provide summer jobs for young people from low-income households.

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27 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Yemeni leader’s ask for US visa still in flux

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On Tuesday, Yemeni government officials expressed surprise at White House statements indicating that the Obama administration was still weighing the ramifications of allowing Saleh to enter the United States. They said they were told by the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa that the visa for Saleh has been approved.

“We were...

17 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Hezbollah restrained who allegedly killed Americans in Iraq faces usually teenager charge

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On Saturday, two Iraqi officials said Daqduq will be prosecuted for illegal entry with a forged passport — the only Iraqi charge against him. The charge generally carries a sentence of just over five years in prison. But the officials say an investigative judge will consider U.S. allegations against him....