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In Australia, wheat farmers fight potential takeover by Archer Daniels Midland - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 10.31.2013 Original article ›
Odysseus Patrick, Odysseus, Patrick
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Only 5% of Australian grain farmers trust Archer Daniel Midlands, according to a survey in the Land newspaper. Grain farmers are launching a campaign to have the government stop a deal for ADM's acquisition of GrainCorp. GrainCorp controls about 60% of the Australian grain transportation and storage system for wheat, barley, canola and other grains. ADM's past history of corporate actions has created a sense that the company may not be a reliable partner for Australian farmers.
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At Benghazi hearing, State Dept. officials challenge administration review of attacks - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 05.09.2013 Original article ›
Ernesto Londono, Ernesto, Londono

Solyndra e-mails: Warnings of legality came from within Obama administration - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 10.08.2011 Original article ›
Joe Stephens, Joe, Stephens, Carol Leonnig, Carol, Leonnig

Unemployment rate drops to 7.7% as economy shrugs off Hurricane Sandy - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.07.2012 Original article ›
Neil Irwin, Neil, Irwin
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U.S. unemployment declined to 7.7% in November 2012 from 7.9% the prior month, with 146,000 jobs created, according to the Labor Dept. The rate for the prior two months was revised downward by 49,000 jobs. The labor force dropped by 350,000 jobs, with fewer people looking for work, which suggests continued problems in finding jobs. The number of people saying they had a job fell by 122,000. The retail sector added 53,000 jobs, leisure and hospitality 23,000 and professional and business services 43,000.
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As Mexico claws toward prosperity, some in middle class slide back - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 01.28.2013 Original article ›
William Booth, William, Booth, Nick Miroff, Nick, Miroff

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, known for simplicity and conservatism - The Washington Post

  
Washington Post - 03.14.2013 Original article ›
Anthony Faiola, Anthony, Faiola

China’s new foreign team will reflect rising tensions with U.S., Japan - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 03.16.2013 Original article ›
William Wan, William, Wan

San Bernardino shooters had been radicalized for ‘some time,’ FBI says - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.08.2015 Original article ›
Missy Ryan, Missy, Ryan, Adam Goldman, Adam, Goldman, And Abby Phillip, And, Abby, Phillip

Donald Trump calls for ‘total’ ban on Muslims entering United States - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.08.2015 Original article ›
Jenna Johnson And David Weigel, Jenna, Johnson, And, David, Weigel

The world reacts to Trump's proposed ban on Muslims entering U.S. - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.08.2015 Original article ›
Annie Gowen, Annie, Gowen

President Obama bristles when he is the target of activist tactics he once used - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 06.10.2012 Original article ›
Peter Wallsten, Peter, Wallsten
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Wallsten describes the tense and now frayed relationship between Obama and immigration groups and the way this has evolved from idealism to frustration to mere coexistence amid loss of faith. Obama's frustration expressed in words such as "I am not a king." And the immigration groups voicing their concerns about Obama's loss of credibility, as minorities especially Hispanics have fared poorly during his adminsitration, hit by rising deportations, foreclosures and the impact of high unemployment in construction and other sectors.
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Nobel Prize in Economics Winners Include Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

  
WSJ - 10.10.2022 Original article ›
Paul Hannon
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Ben Bernanke former Fed chairman gets a Nobel Prize for an economic paper written in 1983 that showed the role central bankers need to adopt to prevent a banking crisis from transforming into an economic depression. Banks could feel the effects of a crisis but also could cause an economic crisis as happened in 2009 with catastrophic mortgage lending practices. Other economists with similar research including Douglas Diamond of the University of Chicago, and Philip Dybvig at Washington University also received the Nobel Prize.

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The Charlie Kirk I knew

  
- 09.12.2025 Original article ›
Katy Balls, Washington Editor
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Katy Balls of The Times of London on Charlie Kirk interview during an event in Florida. Kay Balls is The Times Washington Editor. She provides insights into Charlie Kirk who she says was polite in person than on the videos, mostly calling things as he saw it but also willing to engage with others which made him interesting to some young people on campus. His dad is an architect with his own practice who came up with the name TPUSA. The family is Republican and lives in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The parents wanted him to go to college, first an effort at West Point, then Baylor University, a Christian University in Texas, but he went to Harper College in Illinois. And he decided to drop out after work as a youth activist impressed Republican party organizers.

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Silicon Valley Firms Gird for Change After U.S. Backing of SVB

  
WSJ - 03.13.2023 Original article ›
Berber Jin, Rolfe Winkler, Katherine Bindley
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The $42 billion withdrawal on Thursday March 9 from SVB bank is the largest one day withdrawal in US banking history, over twice that of Washington Mutual when it collapsed in 2008, says this report in the WSJ. By concentrating on Silicon Valley, SVB bank went on a growth spree, but its concentration in the Valley proved to be its undoing. The optimism turned awry in 2021 with the decline in NASDAQ of 33%, and tech companies facing layoffs with more scrutiny from the government and the US Congress, efforts to breakup monopolies, the Fed chairman Powell's and president Biden's efforts to focus on the cost of living crisis.

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Opinion | What happened to this Wisconsin day care should concern us all

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Washington Post - 11.07.2023 Original article ›
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President Biden has asked for $18 billion for child care stabilization, the children's infrastructure of today. Republican controlled Congress is not responding. Nationwide 16000 childcare providers closed their doors across 37 states in 15 months of 2020 through March 2021. Childcare givers in the US make less than parking attendants, says this story in The Washington Post. Federal grants provided help in Wisconsin and other states, but this money dried up and more childcare centers have closed. This is the soft infrastructure that America needs and is so crucial- for its children and for mothers and fathers. The losses reverberate through local economies. And it disrupts parents, especially mothers ability to work. 

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Trump’s White House Rally: Takeaways From the RNC’s Final Night

  
WSJ - 08.28.2020 Original article ›
Andrew Restuccia
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President Trump accepts the Republican nomination at a White House event resembling a rally.  His focus remained on the economy and putting America first.

Many of the 1500 people at the White House gardens did not wear masks. The WSJ report says not every attendee was tested for coronavirus.  The WSJ also says this was an unprecedented use of the White House as the lectern for the president was set right on the South lawn facing the White House. The speech was followed by a performance from an opera singer and a fireworks display over the Washington Monument. 

 

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America's Interests in Egypt

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Wall Street Journal - 08.16.2013 Original article ›
Editorial
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This WSJ editorial says the U.S. should use what little influence it has to prevent Egypt from descending into civil war after the violent crackdown on protester camps in Cairo on August 14, 2013 by the Egyptian military. It says that continuing military aid will not be politically possible if the violence continues. A separate comment by Marc Lynch of the George Washington University Institute for Middle East Studies in online Foreign Policy magazine, says the Gulf States will make up for U.S. aid and the important thing is for the U.S. to be credible in the region in the long run.
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William Daley Brings Management Experience as Chief of Staff

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New York Times - 01.06.2011 Original article ›
Eric Lipton, Eric, Lipton
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William Daley, the head of Washington lobbying for JPMorgan Chase, is appointed Chief of Staff to President Obama. He also serves on the board of directors of Boeing and Abbott Labs, companies which a strong interest in Washington lobbying. William Daley is with Chase since 2004, and was hired primarily to strengthen Chase's Chicago connections. In the past he has served as the main liasion with the White House. In 2007 he joined the bank's senior leadership as head of its new Office of Corporate Social Responsibility, which oversees the company's global lobbying efforts.
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‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 12.17.2015 Original article ›
Renae Merle, Renae, Merle, Michael E. Miller, Michael, E., Miller

Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 01.26.2016 Original article ›
Barack Obama, Barack, Obama

Why Bernie Sanders doesn’t participate in organized religion - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 01.28.2016 Original article ›
Frances Stead Sellers, Frances, Stead, Sellers, John Wagner, John, Wagner

Cruz, Trump ratchet up attacks in South Carolina - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 02.16.2016 Original article ›
Katie Zezima, Katie, Zezima, Philip Rucker, Philip, Rucker

Every presidential candidate should release full tax returns - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 04.13.2016 Original article ›
Ruth Marcus, Ruth, Marcus

Winners and losers from the New York primary - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 04.20.2016 Original article ›
Chris Cillizza, Chris, Cillizza

Pilgrims Gather in Washington to See Pope Francis Canonize Junípero Serra

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New York Times - 09.23.2015 Original article ›
Fernanda Santos, Fernanda, Santos

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