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The development gap betwen South Korea's southeastern and southwestern provinces
12/18/2012
South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye is ommitted to bridging the development gap between S. Korea's southeastern provinces and southwestern provinces. Her father who ran the military government in the 1970's promoted growth in the southeastern provinces. Dissent was concentrated in the southwestern provinces. The gap is still being healed after a new democratic constitution and elections since 1987. Park Geun-hye has reached out to leaders in the southwestern provinces who opposed her father's government and hopes to gain about 20% of the vote in that part of S. Korea, compared to 9% for the current president.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Ally South Korea Nears Pivotal Election
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2012
South Koreans Elect First Woman President
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2012
Park Geun-hye wins South Korea’s presidential election - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/19/2012
Park Geun-hye Is Elected South Koreaâs First Female President
New York Times 12/19/2012
South Korea’s President Awaits Her Fate, Dejected, Sleepless and Alone
The New York Times 12/08/2016
Claims Against South Korean President: Extortion, Abuse of Power and Bribery
The New York Times 12/08/2016
David Super on why the fiscal cliff can be fairer than any deal reached between Republicans and Democrats
12/17/2012
Super is professor of law at Georgetown University. He says the $1.2 trillion in spending cuts president Obama and the Democrats have proposed will hurt the poor and middle class as much or more than any cuts proposed in th fiscal cliff. He says if the fiscal cliff cuts go into effect it is likely that mini deals would be reached to restore the Bush tax cuts for the middle class and reduce the amount of defence cuts because of the pressure of publc opinion, ending in a fairer deal than the grand bargain between Republicans and Democrats.
Grouped Articles
Budget Discord Simmers Among Democrats
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2013
Forget the Warnings: Letâs Drive Over the Fiscal Cliff!
New York Times 12/17/2012
Boehner Weighs 'Cliff' Backup Plan
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2012
Boehner Tax Plan in House Is Pulled, Lacking Votes
New York Times 12/20/2012
On the Left, Seeing Obama Giving Away Too Much, Again
New York Times 01/01/2013
Deal Fails to Satisfy Liberal Democrats
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2013
U.S. senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, second longest serving U.S. senator in history
12/17/2012
Daniel Inouye, Japanese-American from Hawaii is the second longest serving senator in the U.S. Senate in history. He served from 1962-1988, over 50 years. He was wounded in Italy serving with a nisei regiment and received the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart for his service in the war. He was born in 1924 to Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, in what he describes as "respectable poverty," his father serving as a civil clerk during the day and a waiter at night. He attended George Washington University Law School before being elected to Hawaii's territorial assembly in a 1954 Democratic election victory which swept out the Republicans and colonial era elites tied to sugar business interests.
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Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator, dies at 88 - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/17/2012
Daniel Inouye, Hawaiiâs Quiet Voice of Conscience in Senate, Dies at 88
New York Times 12/17/2012
Sen. Daniel Inouye honored in U.S. Capitol Rotunda - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/20/2012
Nelson Mandela and the A.N.C.- an assessment
12/16/2012
Grouped Articles
The African National Congress: A sad and sorry decline
Economist 06/27/2013
Obama Visits Prison Where Mandela Was Jailed
New York Times 06/30/2013
Unable to Visit With Mandela, Obama Honors His Legacy
New York Times 06/29/2013
New York Times 06/29/2013
Actor's Journey in Mandela's Shoes
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2013
In Mandela's Home, Grief and Glorification
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Senator John Kerry as leading candidate for U.S. Secretary of State 2013-
12/14/2012
Grouped Articles
Notable & Quotable: John Kerry
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2016
Kerry: Old Hand on Foreign Stage
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2012
Setting up bank deposit insurance as part of the new financial architecture in China
12/13/2012
Setting up bank deposit insurance is a necessary part of the new financial architecture in China. It would also increase lending to small business in China.
Grouped Articles
China Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List
Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Insuring a Path to Chinese Reform
Wall Street Journal 11/06/2013
Nonbank Upstarts Push Into Chinese Banking
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
At China's NPC, Proposed Changes Include Bank Deposit Insurance
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2014
China Close to Launching Bank Deposit Insurance
Wall Street Journal 11/28/2014
China to Begin Deposit Insurance in May
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2015
President Obama and Republican plans for immigration reform- 2013-2016
12/13/2012
Hispanic organizations want to see a pathway to citizenship for 11 millon people residing illegally in the U.S. Republicans and some Democratic organizations want to work on immigration reform without addressing this issue directly.
Grouped Articles
Onset of Woes Casts Pall Over Obamaâs Policy Aspirations
New York Times 05/15/2013
Obama Backs Piecemeal Immigration Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2013
Do new data on Hispanic attitudes present an opportunity for Republicans?
Washington Post 12/19/2013
States Take Lead in Boosting Immigrants
Wall Street Journal 01/22/2014
Adding Delay to Immigration Failure
New York Times 05/28/2014
Obama’s Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse
New York Times 06/12/2014
Funding small business through crowdfunding online under the JOBS Act
12/13/2012
Grouped Articles
S.E.C. Gives Small Investors Access to Equity Crowdfunding
New York Times 10/30/2015
Tech Startup Crowdfunding Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2015
Stalled Crowdfunding Rules Leave Business Plans on Ice
Wall Street Journal 12/13/2012
Taiwan's high tech textile renewal
12/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Textile Makers in Taiwan Create a High-Tech Niche
New York Times 12/12/2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and laws on food additives used in the U.S. food industry
12/12/2012
Food additives banned in Europe and Japan continue to be used in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Another Look at a Drink Ingredient, Brominated Vegetable Oil
New York Times 12/12/2012
U.S. states competing for aerospace investment 2010-2015
12/12/2012
Grouped Articles
States Sweeten Jet Makers' Pot
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2012
Simplifying the U.S. corporate tax code as part of fiscal cliff deficit reduction talks
12/12/2012
Efforts to reach agreement to lower corporate taxes to 25-28 percent to improve U.S. competitiveness, by eliminating deductions and simplifying the code.
Grouped Articles
Corporate Taxes on Table in Cliff Talks
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2012
Corporate Tax Cut as Growth Elixir? Foreign Experience Suggests Caution
WSJ 05/01/2017
China's international acquisitions
12/11/2012
Grouped Articles
China's Shuanghui to Buy Smithfield Foods
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2013
China Woos Overseas Companies, Looking for Deals
New York Times 12/11/2012
The fiscal cliff negotiations and no proposals to reduce health care costs that take up over 17% of GDP
12/17/2012
Compared to 1960 when health care costs took up 7% of GDP, in 2010 health care costs took up 17% of GDP.
Grouped Articles
Beneath Budget Battle, a Health-Spending Juggernaut
Wall Street Journal 12/17/12
Opinion | The Real Problem With the Health Care Bill
The New York Times 05/04/17
Japan's new LDP prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2013- "Japan in Back" strategy as much a personal story as it is Japan's
12/17/2012
The comeback of Shinzo Abe as the LDP wins elections for both houses of parliament in 2013. Shinzo Abe emphasizes the importance of handling failure for Japanese startup companies and new ventures, and says this was his own experience in handling ulcerative colitis during his first term as prime minister. New advances in medicine made it possible for him to recover and plan his return to party leadership. He says it is wrong for people to associate the LDP with the Old Economy, when Japan is all about the future and new companies breaking new ground.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/26/13
Pro-Inflation Policies Show Signs of Helping the Japanese Economy
New York Times 05/09/13
In Japan, a Growth Strategy With Echoes of the Past
New York Times 06/12/13
In Quest for Japan's Revival, Abe Secures His Own Comeback
Wall Street Journal 07/22/13
Japan Tech Hunts for Restart Button
Wall Street Journal 04/11/16
Japanâs Next Leader, Shinzo Abe, Shifts Focus
New York Times 12/17/12
Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister and nationalism in Japan
12/16/2012
Shinzo Abe's committment to change Article 9 in the consitution of Japan which limits Japan's military role. His maternal grandfather Nobusuke Kishi was commerce and industry minister during the war and was post war prime minister when the Japan-U.S. security treaty was signed. He was the first prime minister born in the postwar period when he became prime miister in 2006. He is less influenced by the legacy of the prewar and war period as described in his 2006 book "Toward a Beautiful Nation."
Grouped Articles
Regional Threat Aids Abe's Bid to Boost Japanese Forces
Wall Street Journal 04/12/13
Wall Street Journal 04/26/13
Most Japanese Support Change to Postwar Charter
Wall Street Journal 05/05/13
Election Win by Ruling Party Signals Change in Japan
New York Times 07/21/13
The Limits on Nationalism in Japan
New York Times 07/23/13
Japan Finance Minister Won't Resign After Nazi Remarks
Wall Street Journal 08/02/13
Housing prices in Spain- 2011-2015
12/15/2012
Grouped Articles
Spanish House Prices Decline Again
Wall Street Journal 05/28/14
Fall in Spain's House Prices Steepens
Wall Street Journal 12/15/12
The European Central Bank's (ECB) Annual Report for 2012
12/14/2012
Grouped Articles
E.C.B. Sees a Healing Euro Zone but Warns of Risks
New York Times 12/14/12
E.C.B. Sees a Healing Euro Zone but Warns of Risks
New York Times 12/14/12
Puerto Rico's credit ratings
12/13/2012
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/08/13
Banks Rack Up Big Fees From Puerto Rico Bond Deals
Wall Street Journal 10/23/13
Yields on Puerto Rico Debt Hit High
Wall Street Journal 01/02/14
$2 Billion Deal in Works for Puerto Rico
New York Times 01/21/14
S&P Lowers Puerto Rico Debt to Junk Status
New York Times 02/04/14
Puerto Rico Gets Break With Bonds
New York Times 03/10/14
David Cote of Honeywell International and other CEO's behind the Fix the Debt organization
12/13/2012
David Cote of Honeywell is one of the CEO's most actively involved in the debt negotiations. Republicans take issue with his support for higher tax rates saying small business owners are affected by higher tax rates more than CEO's of large companies. Democrats including president Obama are pushing Cote to get Republicans to give in on higher tax rates in exchange for serious entitlement reform. Obama told Cote in one meeting with CEO's: "Tell Republicans you will give them cover for tax increases if they want tough entitlement reform." Dave Camp, Republican head of the Ways and Means Committee in Congress says raising tax rates is not the way to get Republican buy in.
Grouped Articles
Honeywellâs David Cote, on Decisiveness as a 2-Edged Sword
New York Times 11/02/13
Honeywell CEO in the Middle of Fiscal Cliff Standoff
Wall Street Journal 12/13/12
Wall Street Journal 03/06/13
Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder's "right to work legislation" in Dec. 2012
12/13/2012
Governor Snyder takes up "right to work legislation" in Michigan, an issue he once considered "divisive." This happens as polls show Snyder with 55% popularity.
Grouped Articles
Centrist Republican Tacks Right in Turbulent Michigan
Wall Street Journal 12/13/12
Bar Is High for Unions to Contest New Law
Wall Street Journal 12/13/12
Renewing the Conservative movement in the U.S.
12/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Conservative Survival in a Progressive Age
Wall Street Journal 12/12/12
Spain's BBVA bank performance
12/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Banks in Spain Skip Low-Yield Pain -- Overheard
Wall Street Journal 02/05/15
Wall Street Journal 12/12/12
BBVA Bond Blowout Shows Hunger for Yield
Wall Street Journal 01/03/13
U.S. state "right to work" legislation
12/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Unions Dealt Blow in UAW's Home State
Wall Street Journal 12/12/12
The European Union's 2012 singe patent system agreement
12/11/2012
Grouped Articles
EU Approves the Creation of Common Patent System for Bloc
Wall Street Journal 12/11/12
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