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Obesity in the U.S.
11/29/2009
Grouped Articles
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries
New York Times 09/24/2010
Americans' Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal 01/17/2014
Children's Food Marketing Guidelines Delayed
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2010
Wall Street Journal 04/26/2011
U.S. Seeks Stricter Limits on Food Ads Aimed at Children
New York Times 04/28/2011
The U.S. federal mortgage loan modification program in 2010.
06/12/2009
The dim prospects for mortgage loan modification programs of the Obama administration. Two out of three loan modifications under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) program expected to fail, and the failure under HAMP to move quickly by dealing directly with homeowners.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
High Default Rate Seen for Modified Mortgages
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2010
New York Times 08/21/2010
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/2010
Why high unemployment in the U.S. is expected for 2010-2014
06/06/2009
Structural problems like a mismatch of skills between maufacturing and construction sectors worst hit since 2008 and growing sectors like healthcare is one problem. Geographic factors and difficulty selling homes in states like Michigan is another. The tighter credit from a return of banking sector losses from bad home equity loans that is expected in late 2010 will keep the recovery from taking hold keeping unemployment high. The economic uncertainty following repeated budget battles between political parties also affects business investment.
Grouped Articles
90 Million Americans Not Working
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2013
Hiring Slowdown Blurs Growth View
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Confronting Old Problem May Require a New Deal
New York Times 01/28/2014
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2014
New York Times 04/05/2012
Hiring Is Strong and Jobless Rate Declines to 6.1%
New York Times 07/03/2014
Financial Outlook for Medicare in the U.S.
05/13/2009
Medicare is heading for insolvency by 2037.
Grouped Articles
Home Care Yields Medicare Bounty
Wall Street Journal 04/27/2010
Toward a Different Fiscal Future
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2010
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2009
Economist 10/15/2009
Economist 08/27/2009
Obama’s Pledge to Tax Only the Rich Can’t Pay for Everything, Analysts Say
New York Times 08/01/2009
Fragility of social cohesion in the U.S. with unemployment concentrated in the lower middle and working classes.
03/11/2009
Figures from the Center of Labor Market Studies of Northeastern University in Boston showing unemployment of 9% in the $40,000 to $50,000 annual household income group and going up to 31% at the lowest income group. Higher inequality as differences in education between lower income and higher income Americans grows. The problem of the long term unemployed is a serious one.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 09/14/2011
Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
New York Times 06/22/2013
OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Risky bank lending to private equity and hedge funds and higher leverage in the U.S. -2009-2010.
01/19/2009
The return to risky investments and lending of financial institutions in the USA, as the 2008-2009 financial crisis recedes after heavy government intervention.
Grouped Articles
Hedge Funders Are All a Little Nuts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
New York Times 11/04/2014
The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast
New York Times 04/24/2015
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Wasted Opportunity: Hedge Funds Falter
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2016
Banks' Loans To Funds Are Back at Levels Before Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2010
U.S.-China relations 2010-2013
01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations. Policy differences and trade relations are expected to exacerbate in 2010. The role of the U.S. as a supplicant to China in 2009 may lead to frustration and stepping back. US-China relations are tense because of continuing trade pressures and large trade deficits as China continues with its export model. Currency issues also an irritant.
Grouped Articles
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/2010
China Pumps Up the Volume Against Japan
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2014
U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties
New York Times 01/13/2009
U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say - washingtonpost.com
Washington Post 01/03/2010
U.S., China locked in trade disputes
Washington Post 01/04/2010
China denounces U.S. trade ruling on steel pipes
Washington Post 01/01/2010
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/2014
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/2014
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2015
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/2009
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/2011
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/2011
Education in the U.S. in 2010-2015
10/30/2008
Grouped Articles
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
New York Times 01/18/2014
Arne Duncan: Better education starts with honesty about achievement gaps - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/24/2014
Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
New York Times 03/11/2009
U.S. Infrastructure needs 2010-2015
10/21/2008
Grouped Articles
A Slowdown on the Road to Recovery
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Obama Calls for $50 Billion Public Works Plan
New York Times 09/06/2010
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
BusinessWeek 09/08/2010
A Colossal Bridge Will Rise Across the Hudson
New York Times 01/19/2014
New York Times 10/26/2014
Aging Infrastructure Plagues Nation’s Busiest Rail Corridor
New York Times 07/26/2015
U.S. Regional Economies- New York.
03/18/2008
Grouped Articles
The economic performance of cities: Following the sun
Economist 05/16/2013
Some See Biden’s ‘Third World’ Description of La Guardia as Too Kind
New York Times 02/07/2014
Troubled Outlook for New York City Economy Turns a Lot Grimmer
New York Times 03/18/2008
This Time, Slump Hits Well-Educated, Too
New York Times 04/05/2009
For New York’s Newly Jobless, $430 Doesn’t Go Far
New York Times 04/19/2009
Job Losses Show Wider Racial Gap in New York
New York Times 07/13/2009
U.S. Exports in 2010-2016
01/21/2008
Grouped Articles
Economist 03/31/2010
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Drop in Exports
Wall Street Journal 11/05/2014
Dollar Surges to 11-Year High Against Biggest Rivals
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2015
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/2015
Exporting Our Way to Stability
New York Times 11/05/2010
How can Boeing, our biggest exporter, get foreign airlines to buy more planes?
Washington Post 11/06/2010
RBS and Lloyd's Banking Group and reckless management.
09/17/2007
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyd's banking Group were part of the U.K. bank bailout. This was a case of poor decisions, reckless management and excessive risk taking without attention to possible consequences. Cameron and Osborne of the Conservatives and Mervyn King of the Bank of England voiced criticism of these behaviours that has cost the British taxpayer.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 06/13/2013
New York Times 06/12/2013
The future of Lloyds: Stuff happened
Economist 09/25/2010
Past Sins Haunting Royal Bank of Scotland
New York Times 01/27/2014
Legal Costs Set to Put RBS in the Red
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2014
Escalating cost of Medicare with a rising deficit in the U.S.
06/15/2009
Grouped Articles
Bayonne Medical Center Has Highest U.S. Billing Rates
New York Times 05/16/13
Doctors Chafe As Medicare Cuts Loom
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
Small Group of Doctors Are Biggest Medicare Billers
Wall Street Journal 06/01/15
BusinessWeek 12/10/09
10 Ways to Cut Health-Care Costs Right Now
BusinessWeek 11/12/09
Preventing the Next Financial Crisis
Wall Street Journal 10/23/09
The "Melt Up" U.S. stock market rally of late 2009 and its prospects.
06/06/2009
Farzad of BW says economic fundamentals don't justify the rally so it could fizzle out at any time in 2010 or 2011.
Grouped Articles
Number of the Week: Volatile August for Stocks
Wall Street Journal 09/03/11
Wall Street's Clearance Sale Leaves Few Bargains
Wall Street Journal 06/06/09
Behind the Great Stock Rally of 2009
BusinessWeek 11/24/09
Beware the Crisis around the corner
Financial Times 01/04/10
New York Times 01/04/10
U.S. Data Offer an Uncertain Compass
Wall Street Journal 01/04/10
Rising Unemployment in the U.S. in 2010.
06/06/2009
Grouped Articles
Stuck at Unemployed: When A Layoff Becomes a Lifestyle
Washington Post 06/06/09
Labor Market Takes a Shot To the Gut
Wall Street Journal 06/05/10
Mystery for the White House: Where did the Jobs Go?
New York Times 07/19/10
California's Building Bust Choking Off Jobs
Wall Street Journal 07/29/10
Job Crisis: Machines Over Manpower
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Wall Street Journal 08/06/10
Mexico and immigration issues in the U.S.
04/09/2009
Addressing the issues for documenting undocumented workers from Mexico in the USA.
Grouped Articles
Mexico, U.S. Leaders Try To Deepen Economic Ties
Wall Street Journal 05/03/13
For Migrants, New Land of Opportunity Is Mexico
New York Times 09/21/13
Immigration Activists Shift Focus to Obama
Wall Street Journal 10/14/13
Obama to Push Immigration Bill Despite the Risks
New York Times 04/09/09
Adding Delay to Immigration Failure
New York Times 05/28/14
Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/21/14
U.S. General David Petraeus.
02/09/2009
Grouped Articles
A Military Tactician's Political Strategy
Washington Post 02/09/09
F.B.I. and Justice Dept. Said to Seek Charges for Petraeus
New York Times 01/09/15
The General: David Petraeus. Interview.
Washington Post 12/21/09
Petraeus Appointment Could Inflame Relations With Pakistan
New York Times 04/28/11
Wall Street Journal 04/29/11
Petraeus Retires, with a Warning
New York Times 08/31/11
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
01/18/2009
Elena Kagan was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Obama in 2010. At 51 years, she is the youngest Supreme Court Justice. Kagan's vision of justice in America differs from that of Chief Justice Roberts.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 06/29/13
New York Times 05/14/10
At Harvard, Kagan Aimed Sights Higher
New York Times 05/25/10
Kagan Says Her Path to Supreme Court Was Made Smoother by Ginsburg’s
New York Times 02/10/14
Kagan and Roberts: Similar Paths, Poles Apart
Wall Street Journal 08/06/10
Verdict on Kagan’s first year on Supreme Court - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/11
Consumer Spending in the U.S. in 2010-2013
01/06/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/13
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Wealth Tide Doesn't Lift All Boats
Wall Street Journal 12/10/13
Deleveraging: It's Not Over Till It's Over
Wall Street Journal 03/11/09
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/14
An Ambiguous Omen, U.S. Household Debt Begins to Rise Again
New York Times 02/18/14
U.S. educational system.
10/30/2008
Grouped Articles
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/13
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/13
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/13
New York Times 01/18/14
Arne Duncan: Better education starts with honesty about achievement gaps - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/24/14
Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
New York Times 03/11/09
The U.S. pharmaceutical market.
10/29/2008
Grouped Articles
Outlook Is Cut for U.S. Drug Sales
Wall Street Journal 10/29/08
Wall Street Journal 05/08/12
Lobbying by the U.S. pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
06/25/2008
Grouped Articles
Obama's Health Expert Gets Political
Wall Street Journal 07/24/09
Wall Street Journal 06/25/08
Drug Industry Adapts to Democrats' Mounting Clout
Wall Street Journal 10/24/08
William Daley Brings Management Experience as Chief of Staff
New York Times 01/06/11
India and America, Two Peas in a Pod
New York Times 11/08/11
White House visitor logs show lobbying going strong - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/21/12
New U.S. standards for truck emissions and fuel economy in 2010
01/23/2008
Grouped Articles
Ford Is Hoping to Give the Once-Great Explorer a Second Life
New York Times 05/27/10
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Truck Emissions and Fuel Economy Are Targets of New Federal Standards
New York Times 10/25/10
Five Car Makers Back White House's Tougher Fuel Economy Rules
Wall Street Journal 07/27/11
New-Car Fuel Economy Reaches Record Level
Wall Street Journal 02/13/12
Detroit Is Feeling Less Pain at the Pump
Wall Street Journal 02/25/12
Pharmaceutical company pricing in the U.S. and Europe
11/09/2007
The pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services in the U.S. and Europe.
Grouped Articles
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
New York Times 10/12/13
Glaxo Sues Abbott Labs Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Wall Street Journal 11/09/07
India Prepares EU Trade Complaint
Wall Street Journal 08/06/09
Democrats Say No to Cost Cap for Drug Makers
New York Times 08/07/09
Economist 08/27/09
Large Price Jumps Reported for Small but Vital Drugs
New York Times 01/11/10
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