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Attorney General Eric Holder was taken to a Washington hospital on Thursday after experiencing shortness of breath, Justice Department officials said.Justice Department officials said Holder’s symptoms also included faintness. They said he was alert, resting comfortably and talking with his doctors.
Two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the center of the scandal over lane closings at the George Washington Bridge also made jokes about causing “traffic problems” at the home of a local rabbi, according to text messages made public Thursday.
If the United States acted forcefully to end currency manipulation by China and other nations—and there is legislation to provide the government the tools to do so—it could create as many as 5.8 million jobs (40% in manufacturing) and reduce the nation’s trade deficit by as much as 72.5%, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Trumping the temporary relief Californians were feeling as rain finally fell on the state, the federal government reported Thursday that the area afflicted with the most drastic drought conditions has nearly doubled in a week.New figures from the U.S.
In July 2011, more than 5,000 Colombia petroleum workers walked off the job at the multinational company Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. to demand better working conditions, better pay and union representation. More than 4,000 joined the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), which presented a collective bargaining proposal to the company. These brave workers faced down the continuing prevalence of systematic violence against labor and other human rights activists and impunity for perpetrators, to exercise their rights.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he is "closely watching Russia's military exercises along the Ukrainian border", and urges "them not to take steps that could be misinterpreted."
The luxury ride belongs to the ex-Dolphins lineman in the middle of a bullying scandal.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he is "closely watching Russia's military exercises along the Ukrainian border", and urges "them not to take steps that could be misinterpreted."
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Live video: Secretary of State Chuck Hagel speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels alongside other world leaders.
