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Obama administration plans to close International Labor Comparisons office

added on 2010-03-03 03:31:12 (Washington Post - Politics)

Like a scorekeeper for the world, a tiny unit within the Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks globalization's winners and losers, and the results are not always pretty for the United States. Manufacturing jobs here, for example, have fallen faster since 1979 than in Canada, Germany or Japan. Compensation for those jobs dropped here in 2008 but jumped in South Korea and Australia. ...more.

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U.S. floats plan to lift ban on training Indonesia's Kopassus unit

added on 2010-03-03 08:31:18 (Washington Post - Politics)

As President Obama prepares to travel to Indonesia, his administration is seeking to reverse a 12-year-old ban on training an elite unit of the Indonesian military whose members have been convicted of beatings, kidnappings and other abuses. ...more.

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Cristina Kirchner: Obama Administration is Hard Blow to Latin American Hopes

added on 2010-03-02 02:31:42 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

The president of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, said in an interview with CNN that she believes that in Latin America there is "a sense" of "missed opportunities" with the government of Barack Obama in the United States. The declaration takes place a few days before her meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, scheduled for Monday in Montevideo, where both will attend the inauguration of Uruguayan President José Mujica. ...more.

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President Obama makes closing remarks at White House health summit

added on 2010-03-02 23:01:25 (Washington Post - Politics)

OBAMA: Well, listen, this has been hard work. And I want to first of all thank everybody for being here and conducting themselves in an extraordinarily civil tone. ...more.

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Obama to sell stimulus package to a wary Savannah

added on 2010-03-02 23:31:29 (Washington Post - Politics)

SAVANNAH, GA. -- To hear President Obama tell it, his plans for reshaping the nation's economy are aimed at helping people like Ray Gaster, whose small chain of lumberyards here has been walloped by the recession. ...more.

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Board openings give Obama a rare chance to remake the Federal Reserve

added on 2010-03-02 09:31:58 (Washington Post - Politics)

The No. 2 official on the Federal Reserve Board said Monday that he will retire, opening a third seat on what may be the world's most powerful economic body and giving President Obama a historic opportunity to reshape the central bank. ...more.

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Board openings give Obama a rare chance to remake the Federal Reserve

added on 2010-03-02 23:31:28 (Washington Post - Politics)

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Obama 'open' to four GOP ideas on health care

added on 2010-03-02 23:01:17 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Obama signaled Tuesday that he will embrace four Republican ideas on health-care, including a greater investment in medical malpractice tort reform, as he begins what an aide agreed was the "final act" in the administration's effort to overhaul the health-care system. ...more.

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Obama rounds out bipartisan debt commission

added on 2010-03-02 23:01:22 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Obama on Friday appointed the remaining members of a bipartisan commission tasked with reining in the nation's soaring debt, choosing a Republican businessman, a union chief, a longtime Democratic budget guru and the former president of advertising giant Young and Rubicam Brands. ...more.

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At health-care summit, Obama tells Republicans he's eager to move ahead

added on 2010-03-02 23:01:23 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Obama declared Thursday that the time for debate over health-care reform has come to an end, closing an unusual seven-hour summit with congressional leaders by sending a clear message that Democrats will move forward to pass major legislation with or without Republican support. ...more.

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