Europeans shift long-held view that social benefits are untouchable
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 25th, 2011 4:29 am by HL
Europeans shift long-held view that social benefits are untouchable
PARIS — From blanket health insurance to long vacations and early retirement, the cozy social benefits that have been a way of life in Western Europe since World War II increasingly appear to be luxuries the continent can no longer afford.
Bloomberg on possible Trump bid for GOP presidential nod: ‘Anybody can run for president’
WASHINGTON — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls real estate tycoon Donald Trump a friend and says “anybody can run for president if you’re 35 and an American citizen.”
Lawmaker wants DNA from suspects when arrested for state crimes
In 2001, King County Sheriff Dave Reichert relied on a DNA match to solve the case of Washington state’s Green River Killer, who murdered 49 women and ranks as the nation’s most prolific serial killer.