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Otay Mesa -- like a phoenix rising--seems to be emerging from the ashes this year, sparked by an increased demand for its commercial and industrial la...
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Ohio taxpayers contribute millions of dollars to a Dayton-based charter school system known for the type of strong academic performance that would make any urban educator envious.
But Richard Allen Schools are also becoming known for something less desirable: questionable oversight of how the schools are run and how their money is spent.
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Outdoor marketplace
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'Cut our bloated military budget'
Many politicians are feeling pressure from defense contractors to restore the automatic cuts in the military budget that were the result of last summer's deal to raise the debt ceiling. These defense contractors contribute millions of dollars to the campaigns of the candidates who support their goal of a massive military budget.
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On July 19, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13547 establishing a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (National Ocean Policy). As part of the President's charge for Federal agencies to implement the National Ocean Policy, the National Ocean Council developed actions to achieve the Policy's nine priority objectives, and to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. Collectively, the actions are encompassed in a single draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan (Implementation Plan). The draft Implementation Plan describes more than 50 actions the Federal Government will take to improve the health of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes, which support tens of millions of jobs,...
...Page 15053. contribute trillions of dollars a year to the national econom...
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With the United States giving Eygpt $1.3 billion a year in military aid, a hospital episode raises questions about whether Egypt's for-profit military has has used the aid to further its economic interests.
In the late 1990s, the Pentagon announced that it would contribute tens of millions of dollars to a 650-bed International Medical Center that the Egyptian military was building in the desert outside Cairo. The money, for medical equipment, training and logistical support, would help improve health care for Egyptian soldiers.
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $260 million in grants to 15 nonprofit organizations across the country to provide critical job training and related services through Senior Community Service Employment Program jobs.
The federal grants announced today will provide job training to enhance low-income seniors' employment opportunities and contribute millions of community service hours to nonprofit and civic organizations throughout the country," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These organizations are crucial partners in serving seniors who face challenges in re-entering the workforce and attaining economic stability.
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NEW YORK -- The killer tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes of the past year have led to more aid from U.S. companies, which are increasingly reaching out to donate money and supplies and provide expertise, training and services.
Awash in cash as a result of the high-flying economy, corporations and executives' private foundations can respond faster, helped by the overseas presence of many U.S. businesses, which often see an opportunity to advance their strategic interests.
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Everybody knows that college isn't cheap, but everyone should also know that not going to college can carry much higher costs.
It's easy to show that college graduates make much more money on average over a life span than those who do not get a degree.
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Ray Williams, a Miaxni-Dade firefighter and Miami Gardens resident, was opposed to the city's incorporation, but has since acknowledged that, "thus far a fine job has been done," and that many of the city's efforts have resulted in "enhancements to the community.
They trained me," Gibson said, still reeling from the county's condescending treatment. "The county had said that we were too poor, that we couldn't take care of ourselves. That we were a recipient community; that meant that someone else had to take care of you. And I just knew better. If we had the dollars we would do better, and we would get better."
"It's somewhat disappointing that the county has imposed burdens on Miami Gardens that other cities don't have," [Eugene Stearns] said. "Miami Gardens has had to contribute mil...
..."Miami Gardens has had to contribute millions of dollars to the county for [specialized police] ...