Black men hit hard by unemployment in Milwaukee
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 24th, 2009 5:35 am by HL
Black men hit hard by unemployment in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Radolph Matthews was taught that hope starts at home. He followed the path his strict father set out and checked all the right boxes. But there he was last week on his way to cash an unemployment check — $388. He ran the numbers through his head — $200 for the cellphone bill, $60 f…
Business Digest: Deal near on Senate financial reform bill
CONGRESS The Senate banking committee is making “meaningful progress” toward drafting a financial reform bill acceptable to members of both parties, and a deal could be struck before the Senate reconvenes in January, the lead negotiators said in a joint statement Wednesday.
Little word from U.S. on Nyi Nyi Aung, jailed in Burma
After his arrest in September, the American was held for 17 days in a dank Burmese jail and denied food, medical treatment, sleep and the chance to speak with a U.S. government official. Even after he finally met with a representative from the U.S. Embassy, the American was transferred to solitary…
U.S. agencies faulted by GAO for leak of nuclear data
Five government agencies, the National Security Council and two congressional offices all share blame for the inadvertent publication of sensitive information regarding hundreds of civilian nuclear sites, government watchdogs concluded Wednesday.