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Four gambits Obama could try to boost election prospects
President Obama got big headlines – and a political bounce – from his new policy protecting some young illegal immigrants from deportation and offering them temporary work permits. By a 2-to-1 margin, likely American voters support the move, according to a Bloomberg poll. So what other potential gambits does Mr. Obama have in his hip pocket, especially if he needs another jolt before Election Day? Here are four.
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Unemployment rate giving you the blues? Try these top five cities for jobs.
Here are five large metro areas with the lowest unemployment rates and where unemployment is down at least half a percentage point over last year:
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Ideas for a better world in 2011
To start the new year off right, the Monitor asked various thinkers around the world for one idea each to make the world a better place in 2011. We talked to poets and political figures, physicists and financiers. The results range from how to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world to ways to revamp Hollywood.
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Port strike averted in eastern US, for now. Is labor starting to claw back?
Eastern port operators and longshoremen agreed Friday on a royalties package, extending contract negotiations 30 days. The strike threat at ports signals that labor is ready to fight for its life, experts say.
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Global News Blog
Good Reads: American manufacturing, Apple's new CEO, and a father-son journey to meet two presidentsA round-up of this week's long-form good reads include takes on America's manufacturing power, how religion is faring in the US, and the power of seeing a son in a new light.
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In right-to-work debate where's the evidence? (+video)
Neither supporters nor opponents of right-to-work legislation in Michigan have been able to prove right-to-work laws in other states have a significant impact on the economy.
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Michigan to join 'right to work' states. A blow to unions?
Michigan is set to become the 24th state with a 'right to work' law prohibiting unions from collecting fees from nonunion workers. Data on such laws' economic impact are mixed.
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Protesters at Mich. Senate pepper-sprayed, arrested
Eight people were arrested for resisting and obstructing when they tried to push past two troopers guarding the Senate door, state Police Inspector Gene Adamczyk said.
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Census report finds 'pulse in the urban core' of America
With Hispanics and young whites leading the influx, US cities of 5 million or more residents saw the population of their inner cores increase 13 percent in the last decade, the Census reported.
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The new classroom is a factory
Factories are training workers as they struggle with a shortage of skilled workers coming out of technical schools.
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Got student debt? Move fast, and some cities will help you pay it off.
Some cities and counties looking to revitalize offer an incentive – help repaying student loans – to college grads who agree to relocate to their borders. Can it be a win-win for grads and struggling communities?
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Four gambits Obama could try to boost election prospects
President Obama got big headlines – and a political bounce – from his new policy protecting some young illegal immigrants from deportation and offering them temporary work permits. By a 2-to-1 margin, likely American voters support the move, according to a Bloomberg poll. So what other potential gambits does Mr. Obama have in his hip pocket, especially if he needs another jolt before Election Day? Here are four.
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Why isn't Mitt Romney vetting Marco Rubio as a VP candidate?Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is not being vetted as part of the Romney campaign's vice-presidential search, a report from ABC News says. Is that a snub of the GOP's most prominent Latino?
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New EPA guidelines on soot: a political cloud for Obama?
Forced by a federal court to act, the EPA issued new clean air guidelines lowering permissible levels of soot. The move was attacked by Republicans and industry leaders as harming the economy.
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Mitt Romney's voucher-like education overhaul (+video)
Romney, who has been reluctant to stray far from the economic issues at the core of the presidential campaign, was outlining the proposal during a speech Wednesday at the US Chamber of Commerce.
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On campaign trail, Biden paints Romney as corporate raider
The Vice President was in high-unemployment areas of Ohio, suggesting the GOP candidate doesn't care about workers.
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If GOP's Sen. Dick Lugar loses, are Dems prepared to pounce?
If six-term Sen. Dick Lugar loses in Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, Democrats see much-improved chances of picking up that US Senate seat in November. But it would not be a shoo-in.
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Change Agent
Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growthCo-ops worldwide represent much more than hippie grocery stores: They're a fast-growing way to do business better in fields from finance to agriculture to industry.
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Why Obama is unleashing Joe Biden on 2012 campaign trail
Vice president Joe Biden spoke to auto industry workers in Ohio Thursday about the auto bailout. Biden speaks to working-class American voters, say analysts, in a race that could be between two Harvard-trained presidential candidates – Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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Super Tuesday: For some Ohio voters, Santorum's populist touch resonates
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have striven to explain how each is distinguished from the other. Surveys taken ahead of Super Tuesday in Ohio show the two candidates are in a dead heat.
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Can Mitt Romney carry his ‘Big Mo’ through Super Tuesday?
Mitt Romney is leading the GOP presidential pack in election wins, delegates, and nominations. But Super Tuesday and its ten contests – especially Ohio – could be the key to whether he keeps his momentum.
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The Vote
Why Rick Santorum really needs Ohio on Super Tuesday (+video)Ohio, the backyard to Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania and the only Super Tuesday primary race where the winner remains in doubt, may be the biggest day of Mr. Santorum's political life.
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The Monitor's View: Why America can 'make stuff' again – just not the old stuff
Obama and GOP candidates like Romney and Santorum compete in Rust Belt states like Michigan by promising a return to the heyday of manufacturing. They must instead focus on America's unique receptivity to new ideas for business.
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Rick Santorum slams JFK, Mitt Romney OK with being wealthy (+video)
Rick Santorum said that John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech on being a Catholic made Santorum want to "throw up." Mitt Romney defended his $250 million in assets.
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Return: movie review
Linda Cardellini's nuanced take on a mother searching for her place is finely observed.
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Indiana 'right to work' law: what it means for the pro-union Rust Belt
Indiana's new 'right to work' law is the first of its kind in the Midwest. But amid the region's disputed union issues, will the right-to-work law mean more jobs or lower wages for all workers?
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Indiana becomes first Rust-Belt 'right to work' state. Will others follow?
Laws that curtail union clout have faced heated opposition in Wisconsin and Ohio, making passage of 'right to work' laws in other industrial states a difficult political proposition.
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Right to work gets first foothold in Rust Belt
Right to work legislation finally passes House in Indiana. Governor is expected to sign law, which bans labor contracts that force workers to pay union fees.
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