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World watch
Bahamas: An American was shot and killed in an armed robbery in Nassau on May 17, bringing the island nation's murder count to 40 for this year. Police reports show that armed robbery is on the rise in the Bahamas. Since the beginning of 2013, several U....
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Politics, Transportation Industry, Kidnapping, Personal Data Collection
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School eying facility repairs, rising costs
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakWINDBER — The Windber Area School District board of directors went through their finances with a fine-toothed comb during the past several months. And none of them were happy with the end result, a $16.4 million budget that requires a tax hike -...Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Pension and Welfare, Health Insurance Cost, Economy, Business and Finance
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LETTER: Thumbs Down On State-Run Retirement Plan
Proposed legislation to assist low-income Connecticut employees with retirement planning by creating a state-run retirement plan overlooks a fundamental point: An answer already exists. Connecticut's employers and employees already benefit from a highly...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Employees, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant
Reuters(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter...Tags: Investments, Pension and Welfare, Steven Cohen, Justice System, SAC Capital Advisors
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Verdict reversal in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge
McClatchy Foreign StaffGUATEMALA CITY The overturning last week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt's conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala's brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: Prosecutors...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Justice System, Racism, Social Issues, Paleontology
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Split accounts when you and spouse split up
Dear Liz: I just finished paying off my last credit card and checked my credit report as I am now separated from my wife. I found we had one joint account that she had not been paying. There are two stretches of five months each of no payment. I...Tags: Politics, Credit and Debt, Social Security, Personal Data Collection, Retirement Planning Services
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Madigan pushes through gun bill over Quinn objections
— Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday pushed a concealed weapons bill through the House over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton, who oppose a provision that would overrule local gun laws in Chicago and other cities....
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, FBI, Edward J. Acevedo, Gun Control, John J Cullerton
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Showing the IRS some love after witch hunt
You may not have discerned this through the fog and mist of recent weeks, but the Internal Revenue Service is pretty durn good at its job. Some experts would go further. "I think they do an extraordinary job, considering that they're historically...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Pension and Welfare, Conservation, Taxation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
ReutersHONOLULU (Reuters) - The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week. The trip 4,...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Monroe County (Florida), Pompano Beach
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More truths on TV
Legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite once characterized the role of journalism by saying, "Our job is only to hold up the mirror -- to tell and show the public what has happened." That's an oversimplification, of course. All journalism is processed...Tags: Television, Kermit Gosnell, Gun Control, Journalism, Entertainment
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Matt Murphy, Louis I Lang, John J Cullerton, Justice System
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Parents voice their opinions about armed officers on campus
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Parents, grandparents and teachers voiced their concerns both for and against Brawley Elementary School District considering the approval of campus security officers being armed while on duty. Friday night was the second public meeting...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Health and Safety at School
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