Workers across Miami-Dade County’s sprawling government received layoff notices as the county starts trimming spending under its new budget. BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN mbrannigan@MiamiHerald.com Miami-Dade County handed out some 300 pink slips to employees Monday as the sprawling government takes steps to live within a smaller budget for the fiscal year that began Saturday. The number [...]
Adnan Abidi / Reuters Supporters of veteran social activist Anna Hazare celebrate in New Delhi, India, after he announced his decision to end his fast on August 27. By NICHOLAS KULISH updated 9/28/2011 5:24:35 AM ET 2011-09-28T09:24:35 MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the [...]
updated 9/17/2011 6:21:03 AM ET 2011-09-17T10:21:03 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said on Saturday that Americans need to be ready to “pay their fair share” to narrow the deficit, previewing his proposals to Congress that are expected to include more taxes on the rich. In his weekly radio and video address, the Democrat said his $447 [...]
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Obama hits all-time lows, according to NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll President ‘is no longer the favorite to win re-election,’ Democratic pollster says Video: Obama hits all-time low in new poll Open in new window Closed captioning of: Obama hits all-time low in new poll >> from south carolina . chuck todd is nbc’s political [...]
Glen / March 4th, 2009 / Subscribe via RSS There’s no doubt that we are the generation that takes everything for granted. We’re the group that expects everything on our plates with a dash of instant results on the side. We “have the worst day of our lives” when a plane is delayed for 20 [...]
Janell Ross Janell.Ross@huffingtonpost.com Become a fan of this reporter GET UPDATES FROM Janell Like Child Poverty Rate Climbs In 38 States First Posted: 8/17/11 06:40 PM ET Updated: 8/18/11 06:00 PM ET Over the last decade, child poverty surged in 38 states and erased many of the gains in child well-being made in the last [...]
Congressional leaders reach agreement to raise the debt ceiling By Chris MoodyPolitical Reporter Jacquelyn Martin (AP) Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed on a plan to raise the debt ceiling, President Obama announced Sunday night.The announcement arrives after months of intense closed-door negotiations, and just two days before the deadline set by the Treasury Department. [...]
Culture Shock (The American Dream of an Island Native) View more presentations from Dale Davis D-Source This is a true story, Co-Authored by yours truly and Gloria Lewis. It is about a young and naive girl from the Island and Nation of Barbados, who caught the eye of a young man, who was visiting from America. [...]
The unemployment rate for African-Americans now soars at an astonishing 15.8 percent, the highest it has been in years. African-Americans also have an unemployment rate that is twice as high as for whites (who come in at a lower 7.7 percent), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Could discrimination be a culprit in the [...]
‘Culture Shock!’ (The American Dream of an Island Native) Join Aubry Padmore with special guest Gloria Lewis & Dale Lewis Authors of “Culture Schock” on “The REal Book Talk” Monday, May 16th, 2011 at 8:30pm, EDT (http://www.caribvoiceradio.org/) The scene is set in the Caribbean, where a young woman of humble upbringing has caught the eye [...]
Obama targets youth, tech crowd at Facebook town hall By Mark Milian, CNN April 20, 2011 7:04 p.m. EDT President Obama answers questions selected by Facebook reps. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will moderate the event. STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Barack Obama takes questions on economy, deficit-reduction plan “Town hall” event starts at 4:45 p.m. ET Wednesday [...]