WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wholesale inventories rose in March, fueled by increased stocks of cars and machinery which have provided support for economic growth early in the year. The Commerce Department said on Thursday wholesale inventories rose 0.4 percent, just above the median forecast in a Reuters poll for a 0.3 percent gain. The increase in [...]
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World food prices rise 2 pct in April
ROME (Reuters) – Global food prices rose in April, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday, as dairy costs surged. The Food and Agriculture Organisation's price index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 215.5 points in April, up 2 percent from a revised 213.2 [...]
Wyden’s Rise May Cause Problems for Democrats
“Liberals may have cheered when Montana Sen. Max Baucus announced he would retire in 2014 and give up his stranglehold on the Senate Finance Committee gavel. But the likely ascent of Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to the top of the committee creates its own problems for Democrats,” Roll Call reports. Tweet This Post
The rise and fall of the teabagger
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AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. defense official says the Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test for next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California amid mounting tensions with North Korea. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Federal student loan interest slated to rise back to 6.8%
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The rise of the motivated left-wing billionaire?
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Poll Tracks Dramatic Rise In Support for Gay Marriage
Support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade. Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Welcome to the new off-white America. Tweet This Post
Ahmadinejad Says Chávez Will Rise Again
New York Times: “In a letter of condolence to the people of Venezuela, Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, struck a note of interfaith harmony on Wednesday, expressing confidence that the late Hugo Chávez would eventually be resurrected, along with Jesus and the Hidden Imam, a messianic figure in Shiite Islam.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This [...]
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