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Obama enters into right-to-work battle
REDFORD, Mich. — With thousands of protesters expected to descend on the State Capitol on Tuesday, President Barack Obama entered into the fray surrounding Michigan’s contentious battle over right-to-work legislation during remarks at the Detroit Diesel Plant here on Monday.
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Column: Payback with a purpose
During the American presidential race, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made little secret of his support for Mitt Romney. They were old friends. They shared the same deep-pocketed donors. Netanyahu was even featured in Romney campaign ads targeted at Jewish voters in Florida.
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Editorial: Protect Pell
On Monday, The New York Times reported that many elite colleges and universities around the country are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their commitments to generous financial aid packages. Wesleyan U.
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Editorial: Gun control debate does not belong in tragedy
On Saturday morning, Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, fatally shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, 22, in front of his mother before driving to Arrowhead Stadium to take his own life.
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Column: Death and taxes
If you’re planning on dying soon, you might want to hurry up. It’s that other certainty of life you’ll want to watch out for. The estate tax, which taxes the inheritance you pass on to your children, is about to increase dramatically.
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Column: Peace in Palestine no longer possible
When pressed to make predictions, pundits sometimes retort that they are “not in the prediction-making business.” They say this, of course, because they don’t want to leave their results-disoriented business.
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Column: The wrong side of history
Thursday, November 29, was a historic day. Palestine’s status in the United Nations was upgraded to a “non-member observer state,” implying that the UN now recognizes the existence of a Palestinian state.
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Column: Obamacare to affect nursing facilities
Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed this summer, states and many rights groups have been arguing about the pros and cons. The effect the act has on senior citizens due to Medicaid/Medicare cuts, as well as its effect on nursing homes, are both prominent concerns.
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Column: Obama needs to turn attention toward fiscal cliff
There is no fiscal cliff. Yes, I know it sounds insane. But despite the equivocating, fear-mongering and hysterics occurring on Capitol Hill, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts is not the financial apocalypse Democrats are trying to claim.