President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote their energy to promoting passage of comprehensive legislation. In a pre-holiday call with half a dozen top House and Senate Democrats, Obama expressed his concern over advertisements and online campaigns targeting moderate Democrats, whom they criticize for not being fully devoted to ?true? health-ca
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Add to myYahoo!When the going gets tough, the tough get going, especially in these challenging economic times. This was the collective mindset of 18 persons who turned up at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday.
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Add to myYahoo!WITH THE University of Technology (UTech) announcing plans to establish a faculty of law, and an increase in the number of locals reading for law degrees overseas, at least one member of parliament (MP) is arguing for more certification space for the legal profession.
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Add to myYahoo!Jamaica on Friday called on its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbours to devise a proper mechanism that would lead to increased intra-regional trade.
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Add to myYahoo!The United Kingdom has increased the fees to enter the region for Jamaicans effective July 6. The British High Commission, in a release, reminded Jamaicans that payments were to be made at the Worldbridge Visa Application Centre, 34 Trafalgar Road, at the time of application by cash or bank draft only.
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Add to myYahoo!The three employees who were fired in April by Contractor General Greg Christie for allegedly withholding critical information have taken him to the Supreme Court seeking orders to quash their dismissals.
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Add to myYahoo!While roving around Spanish Town, The Gleaner team ran into some young men in Rivoli. They were at the Kingdom Builders Church of the Open Bible helping to put up a tent for a health fair. They are regulars there, according to Pastor Norman Lewin, 'the shepherd of the flock'.
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Add to myYahoo!When the Government presented its pre-election manifesto, the term 'jobs, jobs, jobs' was quite popular. Residents of Spanish Town would love to see them.
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Add to myYahoo!The Gleaner has learnt that Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital, who are reportedly the owners of Spirit Airlines, have bought the country's national carrier, Air Jamaica.
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Add to myYahoo!Obama cites his agenda in holiday address WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation?s founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses. Obama said an ?unyielding [...]
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