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Headlines Tell The Story (May 29 – June 4, 2011)

Week Beginning May 29, 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 (05/30/2011)
Germany to Forsake Its Nuclear Reactors

Wall Street Journal (05/31/2011)
Cyber Combat: Act of War
Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force

Wall Street Journal (06/01/2011)
Housing Imperils Recovery
Home Prices Sink to 2002 Levels; Consumer Confidence Falls as Pessimism Grows

Wall Street Journal (06/02/2011)
Economic Outlook Darkens
Markets Stumble as Factories, Hiring Slow Down; Biggest Drop in Stocks in a Year

Wall Street Journal (06/03/2011)
Rare Germ Drives Outbreak

Wall Street Journal (06/04/2011)
Job Market Loses Momentum
U.S. Adds Just 54,000 Positions in May, as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 9.1%; Stocks Tumble

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

Week Beginning May 22, 2011

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

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Headlines Tell the Story (May 15 – 21, 2011)

Week Beginning May 15, 2011

Wall Street Journal (05/17/2011)
U.S. Balks at Pakistani Bills
Allies Clash on Payments for Terror War; 40% of Claims Rejected

Wall Street Journal (05/18/2011)
Pressure is Building On Jailed IMF Chief

Wall Street Journal (05/19/2011)
Oystermen Scrape Bottom
Mississippi Flooding Threatens Louisiana Industry Reeling from 2010 Oil Spill

Wall Street Journal (05/20/2011)
Obama’s Israel Surprise
President Issuues Clear Call for Talks on Palestinian State Based on Pre-1967 Borders

Wall Street Journal (05/21/2011)
Israeli Leader, Obama Clash
Netanyahu Delivers Rare Public Rebuke to U.S. President Over Proposal to Restart Peace Talks

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

Week Beginning May 8, 2011

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

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

Week Beginning May 1, 2011

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

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Headlines Tell The Story (April 24 – 30, 2011)

Week Beginning April 24, 2011

The Palm Beach Post (4/24/2011)
GOP Vow to Cut Government, Spur Private Jobs Likely to Raise Other Costs for Floridians

Wall Street Journal (4/25/2011)
Fed Searches for Next Step
New Focus on Interest-Rate Plan as Controversial Bond-Buying Strategy Winds Up

Wall Street Journal (4/26/2011)
Financiers Switch to GOP
Hedge-Fund Titans Who Backed Democrats Open Their Wallets for Republicans

Wall Street Journal (4/27/2011)
Hacker Raids Sony Videogame Network

Wall Street Journal (4/29/2011)
Tornadoes Leave a Trail of Devastation
Nearly 300 Die in Six Southern States as City Neighborhoods and Farm Towns Are Leveled; FEMA Mobilizes for Cleanup

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

Week Beginning April 17, 2011

Wall Street Journal (04/18/2011)
South Picks Up the Pieces After a String of Killer Storms

Wall Street Journal (04/19/2011)
U.S. Warned on Debt Load
S&P Signals Top Credit Rating Is in Danger, Stoking Political Battle on Deficit

Wall Street Journal (04/20/2011)
Facebook Seeking Friends In Beltway

Wall Street Journal (04/21/2011)
Hurdles Confront Obama’s Campaign

Wall Street Journal (04/22/2011)
Apple, Google Collect User Data

Wall Street Journal (04/23/2011)
Dollar’s Decline Speeds Up, With Risks For U.S.

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

Week Beginning Apriil 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 (04/11/2011)
Obama Puts Taxes on Table

Wall Street Journal (04/12/2011)
Japanese Crisis Is Ranked Alongside Chernobyl

Wall Street Journal (04/13/2011)
BP Spill’s Next Major Phase: Wrangling Over Toll on Gulf

Wall Street Journal (04/14/2011)
Senate Report Lays Bare Mortgage Mess
Panel Recommends a Range of Remedies for Financial Sector; ‘I Found White Elephant, Flying Pig’

Wall Street Journal (04/15/2011)
In Florida, Interior Decorators Have Designs on Deregulation
But Pros Say Scrapping Licensing Laws Won’t Be Pretty; Flaming Carpets, Staph

Wall Street Journal (04/16/2011)
GOP Passes Budget Cut
Blueprint for $5.8 Trillion Reduction Clears House, Setting Up Clash With Democrats