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...State and municipalities across the country are running deficits. Some cities and towns are already in receivership. Huge states such as Michigan and California are in terrible trouble. This could cause both the loss of jobs and pension benefits for retired municipal workers. The U.S. economy has never been faced with the serial failures of a large number of pensions, both public and private...
...National-security experts say the cover-all-bases approach is justified because of the sheer scale and prestige of the Inauguration. "It is the most challenging national-security event in the world," says Edward Clark, a former director of Homeland Security. "You're talking about a huge volume of people, and of dignitaries, so it is potentially a target for every kind of extremist, domestic or foreign." Besides, says Clark, the authors of the assessment report also need to cover themselves for every untoward possibility. "This is as much a political situation as it is a security situation," he says...
...labor drives by the military. The Burmese government, say Rohingya rights-groups, sees them as interlopers in the predominantly Buddhist land. Illiteracy rates in North Rakhine state, where the Rohingya are a majority, run near 80%, and malnutrition at 60%. (See pictures of the devastation of Burma after the huge 2008 cyclone...
...canoes, an abundance of wood and a Native American statue, are all part of the rustic theme in this two-barred joint, laden with pool tables, shuffleboards and small tables. While the bar hasn't prepared anything special for inauguration weekend - besides an extended hour deal - they expect a huge crowd, of both regulars and passerbys. If you're seeking out a hearty burger, a stimulating game of darts, or a bustling joint with an iTunes juke box and multiple gigantic televisions tuned to a variety of sports channels, stop by with a group of friends...
This formula delivered huge returns during the campaign, and Obama swamped his opponents with vastly superior fundraising and grass-roots organizations. But it has never been tried on a large scale by a sitting President. So Obama's web of supporters and his online organizers must now feel their way into uncharted territory. During the campaign, Richardson, an unemployed customer-service specialist, downloaded phone numbers from the Obama website and then made calls from his home office to nudge voters to the polls. He hasn't heard directly from the Obama organization since, but with the help of the Obama...