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Economist says Jindal 'misinterprets' jobs data
The economist's analysis, posted online this week, could damage the rosy employment image Jindal has emphasized in appearances across the nation as he builds a probably 2016 presidential campaign. It also coincides with lawmakers' inquiries about why …
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THE World Bank released its annual "Doing Company" report on October 29th, ranking the world's 189 countries by how eye-catching they are to companies. That tiny Singapore led the list once again this year and Eritrea was stuck in final spot was not …
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Extremist ideology
A YEAR soon after his extradition from Britain, Omar Mahmoud Othman, far better known as Abu Qatada, a burly preacher accused of becoming al-Qaeda's man in Europe, relaxes in his plush sitting-area adorned with white lilies in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
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