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Ever wish you could whisper in the president's ear? Give him advice on issues plaguing the nation? Well, here's your chance to tell the world what you would do if you were president of the United States. Twice weekly, we'll ask our readers a question about an issue facing the nation and post your responses here. Today's topic: The Bush administration and The New York Times are again at odds over national security, this time with new reports of a broad government effort to track global financial transfers. The newspaper, which in December broke news of an effort by the National Security Agency to monitor Americans' telephone calls and e-mails, declined a White House request not to publish a story about the government's inspection of monies flowing in and out of the country.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation funds Vision 2015
ONE Award founders honored [Cincinnati] Vision program to offer support in neighborhoods [Cincinnati] Local transfer of wealth to top $164 billion [Cincinnati] For chamber's Agenda 360, young leaders fill bench [Cincinnati] N. Ky. takes development reins [Cincinnati] .
Maryland to outpace national economy
When one part is experiencing the changes that we see ... there are other parts of the economy that are picking up the slack." Rick Morgan, president and chief executive officer of CommerceFirst who attended Friday's event, said he predicted a "pretty good year" for his bank, adding that he works with a variety of businesses that are influenced by the government and other entities. The hard part this year will be commercial acquisitions, often the riskiest part of development, he said. "All of us are going to be really, really careful with that," he said. As a local business leader and a former county economic development director, Mr. Morgan said Anne Arundel has a lot of fundamental positives that will help it weather a sluggish economy. He noted the county's 3.3 percent unemployment rate, the federal Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, jobs coming to Fort George G.
Archives for: December 2007
The Capitol cookie jar is full, and state senators appear ready to fight over whether to raid it. Strong tax revenues are building up a rainy-day cash reserve fund of historic proportions — $542 million by the end of this fiscal year, if revenue meets projections. "That's probably as high as it's ever been," said Mike Calvert, head of the Legislature's Fiscal Office. What to do with all that cash? Gov. Dave Heineman has suggested the money should stay in the bank in case of an economic downturn. And a majority of state senators who responded to a survey by The Associated Press agreed. But support is far from unanimous, with some influential lawmakers signaling a willingness to spend some of the money while still leaving the state a sizable cushion.
Hawaii, ferry at odds in ’04 over environment
Higa told state senators last week that she has encountered roadblocks and questioned the administration's use of attorney-client privilege and executive privilege in withholding documents. Fukunaga was out of the office last week and not immediately available to comment about the material provided to The Advertiser. Haraga, who no longer works for the Lingle administration, has declined several requests to discuss Superferry. Staff disagreements over projects as large as Superferry are not uncommon in government and, since hundreds of documents have yet to be released and others have been withheld, it is difficult to build a complete narrative. The documents released so far, however, provide new insight into discussions between the department's staff and Superferry during the hectic final months of 2004.
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