A Second Look At America’s Economic Reality
It’s been a tough week for the U.S. economy. Housing prices continued to fall, the stock market dropped again for the fifth week in a row, but it was the job numbers that really hit…
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Could Unemployment Numbers Cost Obama His Job?. May Unemployment Up To 9.1 Percent; Jobs Up 54,000
After a week of tough economic news, the latest job numbers tell perhaps the most powerful story of economic pain that continues to wrack Americans. And it puts President Obama’s 2012 re-election at risk. The…
Readout of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Conference Call with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Education Secretary Arne Duncan participated in a conference call today to discuss comprehensive immigration reform with members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The pair made the case…
Housing crash: Is it time to buy low?
True confessions: I live in a bubble. Washington, D.C., the area I call home, appears to be one of the only two places in the country (the other being Seattle) where real estate is doing…
Scary signs for jobs ( video)
NEW YORK — Psssh. That’s the sound of the air being sucked out of the job recovery. All eyes in the financial world are on the government’s monthly labor report due Friday, hoping to see…
Weak data point to sluggish economy
A double-dip in home prices, pessimistic consumers and a slowdown in regional manufacturing raised concerns on Tuesday that the economy’s soft patch could become protracted. “The question is, ‘Is the softer data we’re seeing transitory,…
Sarah Palin rolls into Washington on a Harley
Republican Sarah Palin rolled into Washington on the back of a Harley-Davidson on Sunday, sparking a frenzy of attention and renewed speculation about her 2012 presidential plans. Dressed in black jeans, leather jacket and helmet,…
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a holiday that has evolved dramatically over the years. Memorial Day observances began after the Civil War to honor the Union soldiers who gave their lives in the conflict. They were expanded…
Man spends 27 years wrongly imprisoned writing songs (Video)
Prison-issued toilet paper is what musician William Michael Dillon used to write down most of his songs, including “Black Robes and Lawyers,” which has just been released on iTunes. “I was arrested for murder on…
“Pertarungan” Dadakan Kate-Michelle Obama
London, Kunjungan Michelle dan Barack Obama ke Inggris menjadi “pertarungan” mode terbuka antara sang Ibu negara dan sang putri. Michelle dan Kate Middleton tampil dengan gaun terbaik mereka. Dalam waktu beberapa jam, para pakar mode…
World leader eats what?
As world leaders convene in France for the annual G8 Summit, Food & Wine’s restaurant editor Kate Krader divulges some top dogs’ favored noshes. Barack Obama: Hamburgers One of the many DC burger joints he…
Konser Gema Sangkakala Choir di Washington DC
Desis suara lebah memenuhi Konser Musik di kediaman Duta Besar Indonesia di Washington, D.C. Olah vokal itu menghasilkan alunan lagu Flight the Bumble Bee yang unik dan mempesona 200-an tamu yang 70% adalah pejabat pemerintahan,…
Kawula Muda Amerika Kejar Ilmu Hingga ke Tiongkok
Sekolah-sekolah di Chicago, AS, kini mengajarkan bahasa Mandarin dan mendorong para siswanya untuk belajar di Tiongkok. Banyak siswa Amerika kini mahir menulis dan berbicara dalam bahasa Mandarin. Kejarlah ilmu sampai ke negeri Tiongkok . Pepatah…
Riwayat Hidup yang Hebat Nkosi Johnson
Rasa sedih mengawali kisah hidup Nkosi Johnson. Nkosi Johnson mengakhiri perjuangan hidupnya di usai 12tahun lewat 3bulan Percepatan hidupnya terjadi karena Nkosi hidup dengan penyakit Aids sejak lahir. Nkosi dilahirkan sebagai Xolani Nkosi pada bulan…
‘Kredit Pelajar’ akan Diluncurkan untuk Dorong Mahasiswa Indonesia Kuliah di AS
Dewan Gabungan AS-Indonesia bidang Pendidikan Tinggi makin intensif berupaya membangkitkan minat orang Indonesia untuk belajar di Amerika dengan menyediakan beberapa kemudahan, termasuk program kredit pelajar. Mahasiwa asal Tiongkok di salah satu universitas AS. Jumlah mahasiswa…
Lagenda dari Bangsa American Indians Yakima – Lenyapnya Ikan Salmon
Cerita ini adalah mengenai orang-orang yang mengabaikan petunjuk yang diberikan oleh Sang Pencipta untuk memilihara ikan salmon yang mengakibatkan hilangnya keberadaan ikan salmon.. Semua cara yang ditempuh mereka untuk mengembalikan ikan salmon telah gagal sampai…
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