Posts Tagged ‘growing’
Childhood stories drive “Growing Up Gonzales”
The play begins with a slide show of tongue-in-cheek slang: “Bochinche: Gossip. Always true.” “Bodega: Where Spanish people without cars shop.” “Merengue: Dry humping for adults. Thank you, Dominican Republic!”
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Optimism growing on deal to avoid federal shutdown (AP)
AP – The endgame at hand, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders expressed optimism Thursday at prospects for swift compromise to extend Social Security tax cuts, keep long-term jobless benefits flowing and avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday.
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Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds (AP)
AP – One is a healthy first-grader, the other an honors college student majoring in psychology. Once the tiniest babies ever born, both girls are thriving, despite long odds when they entered the world weighing less than a pound.
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Obama asserts growing US stake in Asia (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama’s close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away from Europe’s dark economic woes, at least temporarily.
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Government job losses a growing drag on recovery (AP)
AP – Conservative Republicans have long clamored for government downsizing. They’re starting to get it — by default.
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Panetta warns Israel against growing isolation (AP)
AP – The continuing turmoil in the Middle East makes it crucial that Israel finds ways to communicate with other nations in the region if it’s ever going to enjoy peace and stability, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned in a blunt assessment.
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Hiring standstill points to growing recession risk (AP)
AP – Employers added no jobs in August — an alarming setback for the economy that renewed fears of another recession and raised pressure on Washington to end the hiring standstill.
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