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Obama urges Congress to act on job-creating infrastructure bill
May 14, 2014President Obama says more federal spending will help avert a looming crisis that could stifle economic growth and torment commuters.
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South Africa 2014 elections: ANC triumphs, opposition gains ground
May 9, 2014A new R1-trillion [$96 billion] economic and social infrastructure program aims to transform many poor areas by building new roads, rail links, ports, universities and schools.
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Union leaders to lawmakers: pay freezes, furloughs hit federal workers’ morale
May 8, 2014"Federal employees are a devoted and resilient bunch. They despise what politicians have done to them."
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Gov. Jerry Brown and the new, but weak, minimum wage law
May 5, 2014Most Californians are well aware that the state minimum wage is going up to $10.00/hour. But when and how?
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Unemployment rate dropped because 800,000 were not counted
May 2, 2014The proportion of the unemployed and underemployed, including those so discouraged they stopped seeking work, is still one of every eight workers.
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