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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alaina)
Mon Mar 16 22:23:22 2015
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:23:14 -0700
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<tbody><tr><!--NEW YORK U.S. stock futures are getting a boost from solid
manufacturing data from around the world as attention turns toward the state
of the U.S. economy in the run-up to a crucial jobs report.Dow
futures are up 94 points at 12,671, while the broader Standard &
Poor's 500 futures are up 10 points at 1,318. The Nasdaq composite
is up 14 points at 2,478.Figures released Wednesday show that China's manufacturing
sector is growing steadily and Europe's is performing better than forecast. That
gives investors hope that U.S. manufacturing figures will show the world's largest
economy continues its recovery.The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index is due
to be released at 10 a.m. Eastern. Economists forecast that U.S. factory
output likely grew at a faster rate in January after businesses spent
more on industrial machinery, airplanes and other equipment.Investors will also focus on
the monthly hiring figures from private payrolls agency ADP, which
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<tbody><tr><!--APJanuary 31, 2012: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell delivers a
speech during a dinner hosted by the Korea Society in Seoul, South
Korea. The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia is reassuring South Korea
that any diplomatic dealings with North Korea will be backed up by
an unwavering U.S.-South Korea military presence.SEOUL, South Korea In a message
aimed at both Koreas, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that Washington
is open to settling the North Korean nuclear standoff through diplomacy, but
only if Pyongyang improves ties with archrival South Korea.The comments by Assistant
Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia,
were a signal to North Korea's new government that Washington is ready
to talk after weeks of transition and uncertainty following the Dec. 17
death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il.But Campbell also looked to reassure
worried allies in Seoul that diplomacy will progress only as long as
South Korea is
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<tbody><tr><!--leave and five-day suspensions, according to an OSC statement."Because OSC found retaliation,
it now seeks corrective action for the whistleblowers and disciplinary action against
the agency officials who engaged in prohibited personnel practices," the statement read.
"OSC is working with the Air Force to provide relief to these
whistleblowers."The three officials who allegedly retaliated against the whistleblowers were not identified.
One of the officials is an active duty military member while the
other two are civilians.Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner said she applauded the whistleblowers
for their "courage" in coming forward."We expect the Air Force will now
take appropriate steps to discipline the wrongdoers and deter future acts of
retaliation," Lerner said in a statement.In a statement to FoxNews.com, Senate Armed
Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., called on the Air Force to
respond quickly to the report."As an author of the Whistleblower Prot
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</tbody></table></td><!--ReutersJanuary 30, 2012: Taliban militants hand over their weapons after joining the
Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program, in Heart.LONDON A highly-classified U.S.
report that said the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is ready to take
control in Afghanistan was not an analysis of the military campaign's progress,
a NATO spokesman said Wednesday.The document, leaked to The London Times, "may
provide some level of representative sampling of Taliban opinions and ideals but
clearly should not be used as any interpretation of campaign progress," Lieutenant
Colonel Jimmie Cummings told AFP.The "State of the Taliban" report, compiled by
U.S. forces operating out of Afghanistan's Bagram Air Field, suggested that the
10-year Western-led intervention in the country will not stop the Taliban from
returning to power."Though the Taliban suffered severely in 2011, its strength, motivation,
funding and tactical proficiency remains intact," the report said.
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<p alig </tr><!--APJan. 30, 2012: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question in
Trenton, N.J., about gay marriage issues being considered by the Legislature. New
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired off a scathing retort Monday to critics
who compared him to segregationists of the Deep South, calling one opponent
a "numbnuts" for misconstruing Christie's statement comparing the opportunity of a vote
on same-sex marriage to the civil rights era.As the General Assembly's Democratic
majority pushes legislation for a same-sex marriage bill, Christie has vowed a
veto, arguing he would rather put the question to voters in November.
In so doing, he said that advocates of same-sex marriage should be
glad that voters have the freedom today to decide for themselves about
such laws."I think people would have been happy to have a referendum
on civil rights, rather than fighting and dying in the streets in
the South," Christie said after an event in Central Jersey.For that, Christie
wa
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