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The Democrats Call Dibs on the Middle Class - 0 views

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Democrats tax Congress politics US

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    A proposed $1.2 trillion tax-cut package could shape the economic debate in Congress and on the campaign trail. -- When Democrats returned to Washington following the November congressional elections, the defeated party turned, in predictable fashion, on itself. Blame for the losses flew from the Senate to the White House, from the White House onto bumbling and overly cautious candidates, and back around again.
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A School for Children-and Their Parents - 0 views

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education poverty Washington DC US

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    This article focuses on the concept of fighting poverty by providing adults with schooling, while simultaneously educating their young children: Shortly before the year-end holiday break at Briya Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., Paige Reuber started her workday by helping a student finalize her health insurance application, which had been rejected on the first try. Then, later that afternoon, Reuber headed to the class in which she teaches some 20 adults English-language basics.
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Desegregated, But Unequal - 0 views

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Boston US desegregation race education

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    This documentary highlights the legacy of Boston busing: students from predominately black and white areas of the city to be reassigned to new schools. The moves overwhelmingly affected the poor; violent protests and threats led to a crisis that "still scars the city," according to WBUR.
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Billboards and the Bill of Rights - 0 views

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freedom of speech politics Supreme Court US

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    The Supreme Court is slowly changing the meaning of words in free-speech law-and not for the better. Powerful forces are targeting all regulation of advertising. A world in which regulation of "marketing" is presumptively unconstitutional might look different, and worse, than the one we live in now.
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Fitness Trackers Only Help Rich People Get Thinner - 0 views

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health business society fitness trackers

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    Fitness trackers are becoming more and more popular in American society as a way to inspire healthy habits in people. However, a recent study proves that they only work if they're worn consistently, in the right way, and by people who actually need to become more healthy. And despite the gadgets' proliferation in recent years, each one of those factors is kind of a long shot.
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The American Absence at the Paris March - 0 views

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    The most conspicuous absence at Sunday's enormous anti-terror march in Paris, which drew some 40 world leaders and more than a million French citizens, was any high-ranking official from the United States.
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Free Community College, but Where's the Money? - 0 views

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students education US Obama politics government

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    President Obama wants to provide free tuition at community colleges, a proposal that could benefit as many as 9 million students, according to a White House outline of the plan released Thursday. But there's one big caveat in the proposal: There isn't plan to fund it, other than to ask Congress for the money.
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Diary of a shambles: Bank of England's struggle with financial crisis - 1 views

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England financial crisis business

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    Bank's court failed to challenge officials' thinking over how to handle system during crisis: Lord King called it "fun" being governor of the Bank of England during the financial crisis. There's no such sense of enjoyment, or even job satisfaction, in the minutes of the time. As Badger (Bradford & Bingley), Fox (HBOS) and Phoenix (Royal Bank of Scotland) crashed through the undergrowth, officials struggled to keep up.
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Why did the world ignore Boko Haram's Baga attacks? - 0 views

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France Boko Haram terror attacks

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    France spent the weekend coming to terms last week's terror attacks in Paris which left 17 dead. The country mourned and global leaders joined an estimated 3.7 million people on its streets to march in a show of unity.
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US adds 252,000 jobs in December amid improving employment outlook - 0 views

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economy US jobs employment

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    The US economy appeared to be improving as the country added 252,000 jobs in December, with the unemployment rate dropping to 5.6%. The number of unemployed Americans declined by 383,000, which still leaves about 8.7 million people out of work. December's job report exceeded expectations.
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Undocumented immigrants in New York get ID cards to open bank accounts - 0 views

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ID immigrants bank accounts money

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    New York City will unveil a new municipal ID program that could bring big changes for the city's large undocumented population. Though all residents will be eligible to apply for the new ID, called IDNYC, undocumented New Yorkers are expected to benefit most.
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Here's what happens when oil prices crash - and it's not pretty for producers - 0 views

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oil prices industry economy producers

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    This article describes the boom and bust industry of oil prices: Oil prices tend to be cyclical, so when the downturn comes, the party ends. During the oil price decline of the 1980s, most oil-dependent countries suffered the consequences of the resulting collapse in investment and consumption. A few, such as Oman and Malaysia, were able to compensate for the price collapse by increasing production, but many oil exporters suffered, also due to the production cuts agreed by Opec.
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We are the last generation that can fight climate change. We have a duty to act | Ban K... - 0 views

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climate change environment act

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    This article outlines the importance acting NOW to fight climate change: "Ours is the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. In this 70th anniversary year in which we renew our commitment to the goals and principles of the UN charter, the international community must rise to the moment."
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Congress's financial plan for 2015: curb your enthusiasm - 0 views

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Congress financial plan 2015

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    Although both parties agree that the rate should be lowered, they are still at odds about which tax breaks should be discarded or modified, and how. The taxing of offshore income for US businesses, for instance, is a major bone of contention. David Wessel: "There's a lot of disagreement, even among Republicans, about what tax reforms are supposed to do and what it would accomplish."
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US Central Command Twitter account hacked to read 'I love Isis' - 0 views

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ISIS Twitter hacking Middle East military

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    Similar to the article Molly posted, this one describes the hacking of the Twitter account for US military forces in the Middle East and South Asia. @CENTCOM, the account used by the US Central Command, tweeted out messages purportedly from the Islamic State (Isis) or its sympathizers threatening attacks on US military personnel.
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Charlie Hebdo memorial edition to show prophet Muhammad cartoons - 0 views

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Charlie Hebdo Muhammed cartoons freedom speech France

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    Despite the deaths of nine contributors, including celebrated cartoonists known as Charb, Cabu and Wolinski, the magazine will be created solely by members of the original team. "We will not give in otherwise all this won't have meant anything," he told France Info radio on Monday, from the magazine's heavily guarded temporary offices at Libération newspaper.
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White House apologizes for not sending top officials to Paris unity march - 0 views

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isolationist Obama US government

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    Typically, the Obama administration takes a dim view of the importance of "optics" in such circumstances, but the incident threatens to rekindle criticism among political opponents that Obama's foreign policy has become too isolationist.
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Ferguson on edge as doubts raised over Darren Wilson indictment - 0 views

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Ferguson Missouri Michael Brown case jury ruling

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    The citizens of Ferguson, Missouri, and those of cities around the country, await the ruling of the Michael Brown case, as new evidence has emerged suggesting that Michael Brown attempted to grab the policeman Darren Wilson's gun during the struggle in the moments leading to his death.
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In Chicago, the future of tech could be at your local library - 0 views

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internet technology libraries Chicago

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    Chicago, one of CNNMoney's Most Innovative Cities, is offering cutting-edge technology devices like laser printers in their libraries. Computers, of course, will also be featured in the libraries, and all that you need to be permitted entrance is a library card. This is particularly important for Chicago, as 40% of the city's residents don't have access to the Internet at home.
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Hatchet assault on New York police comes during fears of Islamist attacks - 0 views

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Queens attack hatchet crime violence Islam link

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    The unprovoked attack of four police officers in Queens still remains under investigation. Many worry that there could be a link between this incidence of extreme, barbaric violence and the recent chain of attacks that have occurred in the Western world by people who have a radical interoperation of Islam.
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