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Headlines Tell The Story (July 17 – 23, 2011)

Week Beginning 7/17/2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (7/18/2011)
Euro-Zone Summit Gets the Band-Aid Remedy

Wall Street Journal (7/19/2011)
Debt Worries Roil Markets
Investors Fear Contagion of Greek Crisis, Washington Stalemate Over Deficit

Wall Street Journal (7/20/2011)
Obama Backs Latest Bargain

Wall Street Journal (7/21/2011)
Hackers Shift Attacks to Small Firms

Wall Street Journal (7/22/2011)
Greece Gets New Bailout as U.S. Nears Brink
Plan to Contain Crisis Likely Means First Euro-Zone Default

Headlines Tell The Story (July 10 – 16, 2011)

Week Beginning 7/10/2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (7/11/2011)
Deficit Negotiators Hit Reset
Divisions on Spending Cuts and Tax Increases Remain as Debt-Limit Clock Ticks

Wall Street Journal (7/12/2011)
Italy Fears Jolt Markets
Debt, Political Concerns Fuel Flight From Nation’s Bonds, Boosting Risk to Euro

Wall Street Journal (7/13/2011)
Budget-Deficit Figures Narrow from a Year Ago

Wall Street Journal (7/14/2011)
News Hub: Rating Agency to U.S.: You’re on Notice!

Wall Street Journal (7/15/2011)
Plan B Emerges on Debt
Sens. Reid, McConnell Quietly Discuss Way to Keep Government From Default

Headlines Tell the Story (July 3 – 9, 2011)

Week Begining July 3, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (07/05/2011)
Recession Hits Transit Budgets Despite Rising Needs

Wall Street Journal (07/06/2011)
Obama Skirts Question on 14th Admendments Place in Debt Talks

Wall Street Journal (07/07/2011)
In Fiscal Skirmish, Code Words Provide Cover for Politicians

Wall Street Journal (07/08/2011)
Entitlement Cuts Divide Democrats

Wall Street Journal (07/09/2011)
Worries Grow Over Jobs
Stocks Drop as Unemployment Rate Climbs to 9.2%; Private-Sector Hiring Sags

Headlines Tell The Story (June 27 – July 2, 2011)

Week Beginning June 27, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (06/27/2011)
Bachmann Enters Race in Strong Poll Position
Minnesota Congresswoman, a Populist, Tea-Party Backed Alternative, Runs Neck-and-Neck with Romney in Iowa Survey

Wall Street Journal (06/28/2011)
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale

Wall Street Journal (06/29/2011)
IMF Forecasts Slow U.S. Growth, Warns on Debt

Wall Street Journal (06/30/2011)
Sheila Bair Warns Lawmakers on Debt Ceiling Delay

Headlines Tell The Story (June 19 – 25, 2011)

Week Beginning June 19, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (06/20/2011)
Europe Wrangles Over Greece
Finance Minister Struggle With Long-Term Fix, but Get Closer on Short-Term Cash

Wall Street Journal (06/21/2011)
Justices Curb Class Actions
High Court Tosses Wal-Mart Bias Suit, Rules Plaintiffs Had Too Little in Common

Wall Street Journal (06/22/2011)
House GOP Digs In on Debt Ceiling
Senate’s McConnell Gets No Traction With Idea to Boost Borrowing Cap Without Broader Budget Deal

Wall Street Journal (06/23/2011)
Obama Sets Afghan Rollback
Balancing Troop Demands of Military, Critics in Congress Leaves Neither Happy

Wall Street Journal (06/24/2011)
Feds to Launch Probe of Google

Wall Street Journal (06/25/2011)
Tighter Lending Crimps Housing

Headlines Tell The Story (June 12 – 18, 2011)

Week Beginning June 12, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (06/13/2011)
Sluggish Hiring Seen As a Threat to Recovery

Wall Street Journal (06/14/2011)
Reptile Roils Oil Patch
Companies Oppose Endangered-Species Tag for Lizard, but Brace for Its Listing

Wall Street Journal (06/15/2011)
Students Stumble Again On the Basics of History
National Test Shows Little Progress in Grasping Democracy,U.S. Role in the World

Wall Street Journal (06/16/2011)
More ‘Silent Raids’ Over Immigration

Wall Street Journal (06/17/2011)
Moms Turn Activists in Japan’s Nuclear Crisis

Wall Street Journal (06/18/2011)
How Japan’s Recovery Could Help U.S. Stocks

Headlines Tell The Story (June 5 – 11, 2011)

Week Beginning June 5, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (06/06/2011)
U.S. Companies Race to Catch Up in Africa

Wall Street Journal (06/07/2011)
Second-Mortgage Misery
Nearly 40% Who Borrowed Against Homes Are Underwater

Wall Street Journal (06/08/2011)
Fed Sees Recovery Lagging
Bernanke Says Growth Slower Than Expected, Monetary Policy Isn’t ‘Panacea’

Wall Street Journal (06/09/2011)
New Cracks in Oil Cartel
OPEC Fails to Agree on Production Boost Amid Rising Saudi-Iran Tensions

Wall Street Journal (06/10/2011)
Romney to Skip Key Poll in Iowa

Wall Street Journal (06/11/2011)
Job Picture Set to Test Obama in Key States

Wall Street Journal (06/11/2011)
Stocks Swoon, Worry Rises

Dow’s Sixth Straight Down Week Fuels Concern Over More Severe Declines Ahead

Headlines Tell The Story (May 22 – 28, 2011)

Week Beginning May 22, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (05/23/2011)
Spy, Military Ties Aided bin LadenRaid

Wall Street Journal (05/24/2011)
Facing Up to End of ‘Easy Oil’

Wall Street Journal (05/25/2011)
Public Schools Charge Kids for Basics, Frills

Wall Street Journal (05/26/2011)
No Retreat on Medicare
GOP Sticks With Controversial Revamp Plan After ‘Wake-Up Call’ of Election UpsetW

Wall Street Journal (05/27/2011)
Justices Uphold Immigrant Law
States Can Shut Firms That Hire Illegals

Wall Street Journal (05/28/2011)
Clinton Gets Cold Reception
Surprise Trip to Pakistan to Urge ‘Decisive Steps’ Against Islamist Militants Lays Bare Tensions


Headlines Tell The Story (May 8 – 14, 2011)

 Week Beginning May 8, 2011 

 At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline. 

 Wall Street Journal (5/10/2011) 
Greek Woes Fuel Fresh Fears 
S&P Cuts Struggling Nation’s Credit Rating, Renewing European Debt Crisis Worries 

Wall Street Journal (5/11/2011) 
Flood Soaks Mississippi Casinos, Farmlands 

Wall Street Journal (5/12/2011) 
Taliban Leaders Aid Hunt For al Qaeda, Afghans Say 

Wall Street Journal (5/13/2011) 
Thieves Swipe Debit Card Data 

Wall Street Journal (5/14/2011) 
Sun Setting on British Power

Headlines Tell The Story (May 1 – 7, 2011)

Week Beginning May 1, 2011

At “Union of Americans” we offer a review of some of the previous week’s significant news. This is done by listing headlines of that week. If you would like to view an entire article, simply click on that headline.

Wall Street Journal (5/2/2011)
U.S. Forces Kill Osama bin Laden
Obama Says Sept. 11 Attacks Avenged in Commando Assault on Pakistani Compound; Body of Terror Mastermind Captured

Wall Street Journal (5/3/2011)
Pakistan’s Bin Laden Connection is Probed

Wall Street Journal (5/4/2011)
Hopes Rise as Rivers Fall
Intentional Breach of Flood Wall Helps Some Towns Even as It Floods Farms

Wall Street Journal (5/5/2011)
GOP, White House Talk Deal on Debt

Wall Street Journal (5/6/2011)
Commodity Prices Plunge