MICHIGAN’S ‘NERDY’ SNYDER SAYS HE’S GOP MODEL
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAVID EGGERT FILE – In this July 19, 2013, file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks during a news conference in Detroit. Snyder, the understated, self-described…
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WHY FEWER WORKING-AGE AMERICANS ARE WORKING
By PAUL WISEMAN FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, applicants reach for registration forms to attend a combined Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Harlem Week job…
FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREDICTS ROSY FUTURE (IN 2025)
By LORI HINNANT French President Francois Hollande, center, and government members, sit, at the start of a government seminar held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 19, 2013.…
WILL FAST-FOOD PROTESTS SPUR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE?
By SHARON COHEN Fast-food worker Michelle Osborn, 23, of Flint, Mich. shouts out chants as she and a few dozen others strike outside of a McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, July…
NEW JOBS DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW-PAY OR PART-TIME
By PAUL WISEMAN In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, a “Now Hiring” sign hangs in front of a new McDonald’s restaurant under construction in Tempe, Ariz. Of the 162,000 jobs…
FED IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STIMULATIVE PROGRAMS
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER FILE – The Federal Reserve Building is seen in Washington Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 file photo. Don’t expect the Federal Reserve to let up in its drive…
FLA. CHARITY PROBE TO NEXT FOCUS ON CAMPAIGN MONEY
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER In this Feb. 28, 2013 photo Shawn Gordon, corporate presenter of the Dorsey Schools listens to a job applicant at the JobFairGiant.com employment fair in Dearborn,…
CENSUS: RECORD 1 IN 3 US COUNTIES ARE NOW DYING
By HOPE YEN FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2011, file photo, a coal truck drives out of downtown Welch, W.Va. A record number of U.S. counties _ more than…