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Using the U.S. government's count, about 2.4 million Americans lost their jobs last year. That does not include people who had been jobless for an extended period and were no longer looking for jobs. In January, another 598,000 people were put onto the streets by their employers, moving the unemployment rate...
...Town) to the Islas del Rosario, an archipelago about 30 miles (1 hour) off the coast. The islands offer proper beaches - though none quite lives up to the postcard-perfect white stretches for which the Caribbean is famous - with snorkeling, scuba-diving and a range of restaurants. I snuck onto the Sofitel's private island for a luxurious, leisurely lunch at the hotel's gourmet restaurant under the mangrove trees. Another upscale island destination popular with the Colombian upper classes is Punta Iguana, which feels like a mini-South Beach. Less-expensive day-trip options dotted around the archipelago range...
...lead to allow it some breathing room.Vaillancourt took on the role of playmaker again, stealing the puck and rushing down the ice to create a 2-on-1 break with sophomore Katharine Chute. Holding the puck until Chute was in the perfect location, Vaillancourt threaded a pass right onto her linemate’s stick. Chute’s momentum did the rest of the work, and the puck entered the net to put the Crimson up, 2-0.“She set some kids up so well today,” Stone said of Vaillancourt. With the floodgates...
...Flood and Martin answered back with three straight scores, bringing the game to a tie at 8-8 for the first time since the start. Flood scored twice, while Martin tallied another within the first four minutes of the half. But the Crimson couldn’t hold onto its streak for long. The Minutewomen responded with four goals through a five-minute stretch to expand their lead once again to 12-8. Lyons continued to lead UMass by scoring twice and adding an assist during the run. The Minutewomen did not have time to relax, despite the four-goal...
...that he failed to pay some $128,000 in taxes-the latest in an embarrassing series of tax snafus involving Obama's Cabinet nominees. An early convert to the Obama camp and a nascent star in the Democratic party, Sebelius' success guiding a deep-red heartland state vaulted her onto the short list of candidates for the vice-presidential nomination last summer. Though she is widely respected for her administrative skills and bipartisan maneuvering, she is also a Washington newcomer who must navigate a sprawling 65,000-employee bureaucracy facing budget woes and reeling from recent food safety scandals. Sebelius...