Friday, November 2, 2012

Congressional Report Faults NY Medicaid Rate


ABC News: U.S.
House subcommittee says NY got $15 billion too much for residential centers for disabled

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Florida SAT scores improve, but many students not prepared for college


OrlandoSentinel.com - Florida News
State still lags nation

Florida's average SAT scores climbed this year while the pool of test takers shrank slightly from last year, results released Monday showed.




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Jacksonville council reduces clerk of courts budget because of bonuses


Jacksonville Local News – Jacksonville.com and The Florida Times-Union
The Jacksonville City Council pushed back against bonuses given by lameduck Duval County Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller to some of his workers by slashing about $174,000 from the office's 2012-13 budget.
The council approved that amendment Tuesday night while approving the budget for the fiscal year that starts next Monday.
City Councilman John Crescimbeni said the clerk's office evidently has ample "play money" to hand out bonuses so it's time to cut by the same amount what the city pays toward the clerk's office.
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World's largest oil trader flouts Iran sanctions


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Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put pressure on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put pressure on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.



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North vs South: Polar Sea Ice At The Extremes


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Antarctic sea ice is growing slightly in extent, even as Arctic sea ice decreases. What gives?
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One-in-five households now owe student debt, study shows


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Forty percent of U.S. households headed by someone younger than age 35 owed student debt in 2010 – double the percentage from 20 years ago, according to a new analysis.

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Lavish CEO pay doesn't work as intended: study


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The arms race in CEO pay doesn't help performance or retention, according to a new study.

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AP EXCLUSIVE: Study: UN Misconduct Goes Unpunished


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AP EXCLUSIVE: Study finds UN peacekeeping misconduct mostly unpunished, 'bad apples' remain

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Obama blocks Chinese wind farms purchase near base


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EA-18G Growlers like this one are tested at the Navy base in Oregon near where a Chinese firm intended to buy wind turbine farms. Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern Oregon near a Navy base.



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