Wall Street boom widens U.S. income gap claim
Economic growth benefits unevenly distributed as incomes of poor and middle class stagnate or fall. Elizabeth McNichol and coauthors assert the Wall Street boom widens the gap between the poorest and richest U.S. families.
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U.S
Blood shortage blamed on flu across the nation
Jacquelyn Fredrick of American Red Cross notes the flu outbreak stretches from Boston to Los Angeles and into the heartland, driving a nationwide blood shortage and affecting the blood supply nationwide.
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Boston
Jacquelyn Fredrick
American Red Cross Blood Services
County Commissioners Get Pay Increase and New Administrator
Lawrence County commissioners approved a automatic cost of living pay raise to 45 552 for each member this year up from 44 484 and created a new county administrator post at 40 206 filled by former chief clerk Charleen Micco. Critics question the process and potential conflicts of interest with Commissioner Brian Burick backing the measure while proposing a salary cut to fund the office.
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Lawrence County
Charleen Micco
Micco
Brian Burick
Burick
Lagos wins Chile presidential race amid democracy milestone
Chile marked a decade of democracy with a free, contested election won by center-left economist Ricardo Lagos over Joaquin Lavin. Lagos, educated at Duke, becomes Chile's first socialist president since 1973, pledging to respect the courts and their verdicts while Pinochet justice debates continue.
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Britain
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Ricardo Lagos
Joaquin Lavin
Lagos
Duke
Lavin
University of Chicago
Pinochet
Salvador Allende
Allende
Scripps Howard News Service
Canal crossing of nuclear waste ship successful
Jorge Luis Quijano, director of maritime operations for the Panama Canal, hailed a Monday crossing of a ship carrying 44 tons of nuclear waste as peaceful and well organized. It marks the first such cargo passage since the United States ceded control of the canal to Panama.
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Panama Canal
Canal
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Panama
Voters' guide to candidates for president
A USA Today CNN Gallup poll shows strong voter optimism about possible presidents as primaries approach. Independent and swing voters face a crowded field with eight candidates debating more than ever and online tools to compare positions. Online match sites like presidentmatch and selectsmart guide voters through policy questions and side-by-side candidate comparisons for a clearer choice.
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Iowa
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Regis
Jeeves
Presidentmatch.com
Selectsmart.com
Scripps Howard News Service
Elian Gonzalez and the politics of a custody saga
The piece contrasts Elian Gonzalez’s tragedy with media spectacle and political posturing. It questions who benefits from the child’s presence in the spotlight and argues for focusing on the boy’s need for his father and family over celebrity and partisan theater.
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Elian Gonzalez
Disney World
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Elian
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Janet Reno
INS
Little Havana
Castro
Fidelito
Europe
John McCain
Berlin
Havana
Congress
Ricardo Alarcon
Cuba
National Assembly
Washington Post Writers Group
Klink Attacks Social Security in Letter to Voters
A letter criticizes U S Rep Ron Klink for using Social Security fears to win votes while praising Sen Rick Santorum for active statewide outreach. The writer argues Klink would not be a true people's senator and questions the purpose of saving Social Security amid alleged political fear tactics.
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Ron Klink
Klink
Rick Santorum
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GOP
Santorum shown as the consistent choice for New Castle
Carrick A. Dean writes in support of Senator Santorum praising consistency and integrity after Clinton era scandals. He argues Republicans favor tax relief and less government meddling, questions Democratic critique, and endorses Santorum as the right representative for the area.
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Klink
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