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U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 22, 2007 @ 5:35am neoform

USA Today -- Fast-food waitress Fawn Townsend of Raleigh, N.C., knows exactly what she is going to do if her salary goes up with Tuesday's increase in the federal minimum wage: start saving for a car so she can find a second job to make ends meet. "My goal personal.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 2, 2007 @ 11:17am neoform

Washington Post -- The number of violent crimes in the United States rose for a second straight year in 2006, marking the first sustained increase in homicides, robberies and other serious offenses since the early 1990s, according to an FBI report to be released Monday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 2, 2007 @ 9:30am neoform

Workday Minnesota -- The U.S. Senate passed legislation Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage, but coupled the measure with tax breaks for business... Read More

U.S. / OPINION Fri Jan 19, 2007 @ 10:24am mrmdc

Ars Technica -- The FCC has just released its amended numbers for complaints of all kinds that were filed in the third quarter of 2006. Dealing as it does with such a wide range of communications issues, the FCC hears complaints that cover everything from cell phone bill.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 11, 2007 @ 9:32am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing America's lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to their first raise in a decade... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jan 2, 2007 @ 12:03pm neoform

mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp -- The number of births is estimated to have reached 1.086 million in 2006, an increase of some 23,000 over the previous year, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Monday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- Global warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and destabilize precarious governments and could add to terrorism, all of which could threaten U.S. national security, according to an assessment by U.S. intelligence.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 10:49am neoform

FOX News -- Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a moderate increase in April, helped by a continued rebound in business investment. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that demand for durable goods increased by 0.6 percent last.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 3:48pm neoform

FOX News -- Beginning in May, U.S. consumers will be able to buy a "forever" stamp for 41 cents that remains valid regardless of a future increase, and the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 41 cents from 39 cents, the board of the U.S. Postal Service decided.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 6:07pm neoform

Denver Post -- Defining a tax increase Re: "Propping up property tax," March 13 news story. Well, as usual, the Democrats get the governor's office and the tax increases start. Gov. Bill Ritter announcing a freeze on property taxes when property taxes are supposed.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

Yahoo News -- New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline, and some mental health experts think a drop in use of antidepressant drugs may be to blame... Read More