Category Archives: VOA News

VOA News: Mil Arcega: US Economy Adds 215K Jobs in July

Source:VOA News- Source:The New Democrat  The fact that the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates, tells me as a non-economist that the American economy is starting to do well. That people are going back to work, that their incomes … Continue reading

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VOA News: Henry Ridgewell: ‘Greece Defiantly Rejects Europe’s Bailout Terms’

Source:VOA News– democracy in Greece. Source:The New Democrat   “Voice of America (VOA) is the America’s largest[1][2][3] and oldest international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress.[4][5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate … Continue reading

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VOA News: Janet Weinstein- Activists- Higher US Minimum Wage Still Not High Enough

Source:The New Democrat The so-called conservative economist in this piece, said something that is simply false and perhaps even insulting to minimum wage workers, that I have to correct, or I don’t think I would be doing my job. He … Continue reading

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VOA News: Congress to Focus on US Border Crisis

Source:The New Democrat At some point Congressional Republicans are going to have to decide if they want to solve the Texas border crisis, or keep it going to use it against President Obama and use it as an issue during … Continue reading

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VOA News: Luis Ramirez: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Plans Biggest Army Cuts Since World War II

Source:The New Democrat  Secretary Hagel’s proposed cuts in the defense budget address activities that the United States can no longer afford and no longer needs to be doing. This is not about making the United States weaker when it comes … Continue reading

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VOA News: Thomas Mann: President Obama to Urge Action on The Economy in State of The Union Speech

. Source:The New Democrat “It’s The Economy Stupid!” President Obama should spend eighty to ninety percent of the State of the Union speech on the economy and this is what Democrats would do to jumpstart economic and job growth that … Continue reading

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VOA News: President Obama Looks For a Political Comeback in 2014

. Source:The New Democrat  What President Obama and Democrats need to do is to switch the national political focus to the economy. On issues like unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, a minimum wage increase, the income gap, infrastructure investment, energy, immigration to … Continue reading

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VOA News: Washington Week: Focus on US Unemployed

. Source:The New Democrat Here’s an idea that even Republicans could support especially since one of them proposed it when he ran for president a couple of years ago. And still talks about this and is in favor of it. … Continue reading

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VOA News: Judy Tableou: ‘Prison Work Farm Rehabs Inmates, Horses’

Source:VOA News– an ex-inmate who now works at this prison as a freeman. Source:The New Democrat “An innovative program in the United States is giving man and beast a second chance at life. VOA’s Julie Taboh takes us to a … Continue reading

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VOA News: Luiz Ramirez: ‘Future Role of US Troops in Afghanistan Debated’

Source:VOA News in Afghanistan. Source:The New Democrat “The number of U.S. troops who remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014 depends largely on what the Loya Jirga, or gathering of tribal elders, decides in the coming … Continue reading

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