Education in Chicago cabbies street smart class
Mitch Smith reports Olive Harvey College trains future taxi drivers in a two week course that blends law, geography and etiquette. The diverse cohort of 25 students from 13 countries learns one way streets, service rules and safety while gaining entry to Chicago’s cab licensing system.
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Chicago
Kirkland Burke
Olive-Harvey College
Burke
Australia
Gabriela Voicu
Voicu
Bucharest
United States
America
O’hare
City Colleges of Chicago
Samson Tedeghiorghis
van Buren
Dearborn
Tedeghiorghis
Eritrea
Hilton
City Hall
Joanne Ivory
Olive Harvey
Mayfair
Voice
Dispatch Taxi
Chicago Tribune
Suleiman Osman
Somalia
Tai Yekinni
Nigeria
Sanni Oduntan
Power struggle over defense bill shapes Obama policy
The 1,105 page defense authorization bill, signed after Christmas, exposes a clash between Obama and Congress over military direction. Negotiations split along party lines at times, with lawmakers limiting presidential authority on detainee transfers, nuclear plans, and security clearances, while preserving some Obama aims such as warfighter support and oversight.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
White House
Congressional
Pacific
Obama
Afghanistan
Iraq
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
Arlington
Claude Chafin
Rep
Howard
Buck” McKeon
California
House Armed Services Committee
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Guantanamo
United States
Office of Management and Budget
McKeon
Pentagon
U.S
National Nuclear Security Administration
State Department
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Mitch Smith
Middle East
North Africa
Washington Navy Yard