By Katie Zezima Article Reprint When asked why President Obama chose to travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., (Go Blue!) to give a speech on the minimum wage Wednesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney responded,
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How Maine hopes to recover $10 million a year from tax havens
By Niraj Chokshi Article Reprint Both chambers of Maine’s legislature gave initial approval this week to a bill that adds the state to a growing list of those seeking to recover revenue lost to offshore
Read moreOne dead, several injured after two gunmen open fire on Fort Hood: report
The shooting broke out about 4:30 p.m. and killed at least one person at the military post in Killeen, Texas. As many as eight people may be injured and there may be two shooters involved.
Read morePutin Seahawks versus the Obama Broncos
by Torrance Stephens Article Reprint If I may, I would like to explain the terse yet strange relationship between President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin. To use a basic football analogy, like the Seahawks, Putin
Read moreFukushima residents cleared to return home amid ongoing contamination fears
By Euan McKirdy Article Reprint CNN) — Hundreds of residents of an area contaminated by a catastrophic reactor meltdown at a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan have been allowed to return home three years after
Read moreNSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought – study
By Joseph Menn Article Reprint (Reuters) – Security industry pioneer RSA adopted not just one but two encryption tools developed by the U.S. National Security Agency, greatly increasing the spy agency’s ability to eavesdrop
Read moreKoreas Trade Artillery Rounds in Display of Firepower and Pique
By Joohee Cho Article Reprint SEOUL, South Korea – North and South Korea fired hundreds of shells into the sea today along a disputed demarcation line in a display of firepower and pique that sent
Read moreRussia plays down impact of Western sanctions before talks with U.S
By: Alexei Anishchuk and Lesley Wroughton Article Reprint MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) – Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine have caused some disruption but not been too painful, Moscow’s foreign minister said hours
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