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Md. foreclosures decline 16%
In a sign that Maryland could be making strides toward helping struggling homeowners keep their houses, foreclosures fell almost 16 percent in the three-month period that ended in September, compared with the second quarter, according to statistics...Tags: Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Prince George's County, Foreclosures
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Recession Q & A
carol.polsky@newsday.comWhat factors went into the determination by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research that an economic recession began in December 2007? A recession begins at the point at which the economy's last period of...Tags: Mortgages, Local Authority, New York University, State Budgets, Metal and Mineral
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Debit in, checks out
The paper unemployment check will soon be a thing of the past for Maryland residents who file for the insurance benefit starting today.
In its place comes plastic. The state's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation will issue prepaid debit cards...Tags: Marketing, Citigroup Incorporated, Business, Interior Policy, Unemployment
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Steve Lonegan running for NJ governor
Associated Press WriterVowing to cut taxes and take on labor unions, conservative Republican Steve Lonegan declared his candidacy for governor of New Jersey. The former mayor of Bogota announced his intention at a news conference in Edison on Monday. Long an advocate of...Tags: Retirement, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Government
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December 1: Tuition stability, a break for retirees, terror in Mumbai, Viloria-Fisher
Don't forget Viloria-Fisher I read with interest Joye Brown's column "5 reasons LI can find healing" [News, Nov. 23], regarding optimism about Long Island's future in the aftermath of the Marcelo Lucero killing and was struck by the omission of Suffolk...Tags: Migration, Local Elections, Colleges and Universities, Stony Brook University, Terrorism
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There are some limits on background checks
DeCiccio & JohnsonQ What is legally permissible when employers are doing background checks on potential candidates and their past employers -- what can and cannot be said, asked and/or questioned? B.C. Lockhart A An employer doing a background check on a potential...Tags: Employers, History
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Trample death sparks effort to bring Black Friday under control
patrick.whittle@newsday.comTwo days after a mob of impatient shoppers trampled to death a worker at a Valley Stream Wal-Mart, a Queens lawmaker announced plans to propose a new law aimed at controlling future Black Friday crowds while Long Island officials said they were...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Steve Levy, Fresh Meadows, Sales, New York City Council
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Why we need sexual harassment training
In a scene from the movie "Twilight," Edward the vampire enters a biology class and is seated next to the object of his desire, Bella. He then does what every red-blooded male vampire in love would do: He runs out of the classroom. Does he flee to...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Vampires, Discrimination, Monsters, Folklore and Mythology
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Ted Kennedy's honorary degree from Harvard is latest among a string of accolades for senator
Associated Press WriterCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ With Sen. Edward Kennedy battling a malignant brain cancer, admirers are showering accolades on the liberal lion for his decades of work in the U.S. Senate. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has announced it will rename its...Tags: World War II, Parliament, Heads of State, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Government
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Outlook for food prices: No relief
New York Times News ServiceNew York Times News Service For more than a year, food manufacturers have been shaving package sizes and raising prices, declaring that they had little choice because of unprecedented increases in the cost of raw ingredients like corn, soybeans and...Tags: New York Times, Prices, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Consumers, Groceries
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We need to do more to help the unemployed
No longer is unemployment somebody else's problem. Chances are you know someone who has lost a job recently. Or you know somebody who knows somebody who has become unemployed through no fault of their own. Amid all the hustle and bustle to fix the...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Bankruptcy, Layoffs and Downsizing, Health and Safety at Work, General Motors Corp.
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Sides get set to lobby Barack Obama for immigration policy changes
South Florida Sun-SentinelImmigration rallies are planned. E-mail blasts have started to go out. And advocates have already penned an open letter to president-elect Barack Obama. He is about seven weeks away from taking office, but advocates on all sides of the immigration...Tags: Immigration, Migration, Demographics, Government, Illegal Immigrants
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