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Though this budget cut would, all other things being equal, likely lead to reduced enthusiasm for public service, given the weakness of the corporate law labor market, demand for public service jobs is up at the moment. Consequently, the flow of students into public interest careers may remain high for the immediate future. In this job market, the post-graduation employment choice for law students is often between no job and a low-paying public sector position, in which case the latter option would still be relatively more lucrative. However, this does not excuse the elimination of an important program...
...voters are concerned about spending, they're even more worried about unemployment, which is at a 26-year high of 10.2%. And so, even as the economy seems to have stabilized and priorities such as health care, climate change and Afghanistan fight for a dwindling pool of federal money, there's one piece of legislation that is almost certain to get passed: some form of a jobs bill. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...
...that is the high drama that has been unfolding this autumn: the struggles of a highly intelligent, dispassionate man to find a rationale for a mission that is crucial but slightly crazy, a decision that will define his presidency. (See a graphic of the troop count and war funding in Afghanistan...
...That bomb, investigators said, was triggered by a mobile phone, a method favored in the Caucasus. Putin, meanwhile, has called for tough measures against those behind the bombing. He said on a TV phone-in on Thursday that the attack showed that the threat to Russia from terrorism remained high. "It is necessary to act in a very tough way against criminals who carry out these kinds of terrorist attacks," said Putin, who went on to urge viewers to remain vigilant to the possibility of future attacks. (See pictures of Vladimir Putin on vacation...
...infrastructure would become the targets. "To carry out these tasks, subversive groups were created and sent to a host of Russian regions with the aim of carrying out industrial sabotage. The priority targets laid out for them are gas pipelines, oil pipelines, the destruction of electricity stations and high-voltage power lines, and sabotage at factories," the statement read. (See pictures of Barack Obama in Russia...