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Obama taps Froman as U.S. trade representative - White House official
ReutersBy Jeff Mason and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday will name top international economic affairs adviser Mike Froman as his choice to be U.S. trade representative, a White House official said, handing the job to...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Economic Organization, U.S. House of Representatives, Genetic Engineering
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Emanuel not getting the jobs done?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rolled out a stream of what he's billed as pro-business initiatives and stood with dozens of corporations making jobs announcements during his first two years in office, but a clear majority of voters in a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, NATO, Chicago Mayor, Career and Workplace
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Bill Haisten's Thunder Insider
Tulsa WorldHAISTEN'S THREE STORYLINES 1. Thunder can rally from a 2-1 deficit, but a 3-1 challenge would be too much For Scott Brooks (above), Kevin Durant and anyone else who was on the Oklahoma City payroll two years ago, the current Thunder condition has an...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Durant, ESPN (tv network)
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Gulf GDP expected to grow 3.7% in 2013
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe GDP growth in GCC countries is expected to be at 5.5 percent in 2012 benefiting from high oil revenues, led by higher oil production in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to compensate for the low supply from Iran. GCC economies are anticipated to expand by 3....Tags: Credit and Debt, Money and Monetary Policy, Government Debt, Economic Policy, Gross Domestic Product
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Column: Ghosts of Christmas past seen in immigration debate
WASHINGTON — Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" is a gooey confection of seasonal sentiment. It also is an economic manifesto that Dickens hoped would hit with "twenty thousand times the force" of a political tract. It concerned a 19th-...Tags: Migration, Politics, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Jeff Sessions, Holidays
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WRAPUP 1-Risks to China recovery seen as factory output underwhelms
Reuters* April output growth misses forecast, highlights fragile recovery * Industrial output +9.3 pct y/y vs f'cast +9.5 pct, March +8.9 pct * Retail sales +12.8 pct y/y vs f'cast +12.8 pct, March +12.6 pct * Jan-Apr FAI +20.6 pct y/y vs f'cast +21.0 pct, Q1...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Economy, Finance, National Government
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Fix workplace burnout
Interpersonal EdgeQ. My company has been in crisis mode for about three years now, and I am thoroughly burned out. I don't want to be seen as lazy, but I need a break, vacation and some life balance. At first, I was productive with the long hours, but now I make repeated...Tags: Daneen Skube
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Jerome Lab: Test Cows for BVD
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoIf you haven't yet had your cattle checked for BVD this year, you better put it on your to-do list. A laboratory in Jerome can help. Bovine Viral Diarrhea is a complex disease, said Katy Starr, spokeswoman for AgSource Laboratories. "What it does is...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Union, GE wait on each other
Erie Times-News, Pa.More than a month has passed since GE Transportation announced its intent to eliminate 1,050 jobs at its Lawrence Park Township plant and to move much of that work to a new plant in Fort Worth, Texas. But after repeated negotiating sessions between...Tags: Caterpillar Inc., Unions, Wage Contract Issues, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Fair workplace rewards motivate employees
St. Louis Post-DispatchIf you've been working long enough, you've probably lived through a few employee-motivation programs. Perhaps you've even won a prize for cutting costs, improving quality or just showing up on time. Academic economists are fascinated by these programs,...Tags: Business Enterprises, Colleges and Universities, Boeing Co., Employees, Human Interest
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Farming: 'I know it when I see it'
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard that protected every American’s right to free speech yet guarded “community standards”...Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Government, National Government, U.S. Congress
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Al-Naimi: New supplies add depth to world oil markets
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia welcomes additional supplies from other producers that may help to stabilize oil prices, said Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi. "New supplies are welcome. They will add depth and, I hope, greater stability to world...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Conservation, Population and Census, Demographics
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