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Obama Changes the Subject to Jobs
Fox Business
President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time it takes to get federal approval for large job ...

Tom Hudson: Can Jaime Dimon hold onto both jobs?
MiamiHerald.com
A fortress balance sheet may not be enough to protect JPMorgan's CEO from the building chorus of criticism. Jaime Dimon has guided JPMorgan since 2005, navigating through the financial crisis, serving as the de facto spokesman for big banks and ...

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In Case You Missed It: Jobs, jobs and less jobs
77Square.com
"It's punishing someone for being a public servant. You take someone who's had 30 years of saving lives, and not having the ability to pass that along to students so they can continue to assist the public, it's just wrong." — Rick Raemisch, dean of ...

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On Jobs Trip, Obama Tries to Leave Problems Behind
ABC News
President Barack Obama tried on Friday to leave behind the political battles that have overshadowed his second-term agenda, saying lawmakers should work on creating more middle-class jobs in the slowly growing economy. "Our work is not done, and our ...

After tough week, Obama tries to change the subject to jobs
Reuters
By Roberta Rampton and Mark Felsenthal. BALTIMORE | Fri May 17, 2013 6:20pm EDT. BALTIMORE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the ...

Gov. Mike Pence talks jobs, lemonade and Pacers
Indianapolis Star
Lemonade Day: Gov. Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence buy lemonade from Morgan Wide and Laila Johnson, both 7 and from Indianapolis. Lemonade Day. Pence talks lemonade and jobs. Written by. Mary Beth Schneider. Filed Under. Indianapolis ...

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CNBC.com
Best Jobs Down Under: Outback Adventurer to Chief Funster
CNBC.com
From the land down under that brought you the "Best Job in the World" — island caretaker! — comes a contest for, not one, but SIX dream jobs: chief funster, outback adventurer, park ranger, wildlife caretaker, taste master, and lifestyle photographer ...

Brookdale career fair shows abundant opportunities, constraints for law ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
LINCROFT – Over 25 law enforcement agencies responded to the Brookdale Community College campus Friday morning, but not to a crime. It was the first Law Enforcement Career Fair at the school, and the federal, state, and local agencies were speaking to ...

Comcast to cut 357 jobs in Maryland, Virginia as part of consolidation
Washington Business Journal (blog)
Comcast Corp. is planning to eliminate roughly 360 call center jobs in the Washington region as part of a consolidation effort. Daniel J. Sernovitz: Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal: Email | Twitter · Comcast Corp. plans to cut 357 jobs in ...
Comcast to cut 145 jobs in Largo officeBaltimore Business Journal

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Fresno Bee
Jobs picture brightens in California and Sacramento region
Sacramento Bee
The area's unemployment rate plunged to 8.3 percent in April from a revised 9.2 percent in March, a decline that surpassed encouraging statewide numbers, according to state figures released Friday. The unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in Sacramento ...
California adds fewer jobs in AprilSacramento Business Journal

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Obama heads to Baltimore to focus on jobs
Washington Post (blog)
After a challenging week, President Obama left Washington on Friday to try to change the subject from the problems facing his administration to one facing the country: jobs. In remarks at Ellicott Dredges, a company that which makes dredging equipment, ...

Yahoo! Music (blog)
Steve Jobs's Widow Debuts on Philanthropic Stage
Yahoo! Music (blog)
Reuters/REUTERS - Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and chair of Emerson Collective and widow of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) take part in a panel discussion …more titled "Immigration Strategy for the ...
Laurene Powell JobsBusiness Insider
Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream ActAll Things Digital
Steve Jobs's Widow Is The World's 9th Richest Woman And Quite The ...Cult of Mac
Silicon Valley Business Journal -The Inquisitr -Christian Post
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New York Times
Steve Jobs's Widow Debuts on Philanthropic Stage
New York Times
Marlene Castro knew the tall blonde woman only as Laurene, her mentor. They met every few weeks in a rough Silicon Valley neighborhood the year that Ms. Castro was applying to college, and they e-mailed often, bonding over conversations about Ms.

ABC News (blog)
President Obama Talks Jobs, Not 'Distracted by Chasing Every Fleeting Issue'
ABC News (blog)
Trying to change the subject after a week of political scandals, President Obama today said the nation's “focus cannot drift” from rebuilding the economy and that lawmakers should focus their attention on putting Americans back to work. “I know it can ...

Yahoo! News
Obama: 'Our focus cannot drift' from jobs, economy
Yahoo! News
Associated Press/Luis M. Alvarez - President Barack Obama talks about jobs at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. (AP Photo/Luis M. …more Alvarez) less ...

Yahoo! News
Obama: 'Our focus cannot drift' from jobs, economy
Yahoo! News
Associated Press/Luis M. Alvarez - President Barack Obama talks about jobs at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. (AP Photo/Luis M. …more Alvarez) less ...

KOMO News
Bay Area adds 2600 jobs in April, reaching its highest job totals since the ...
San Jose Mercury News
The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains during April, led primarily by an upswing in the East Bay and San Francisco region -- but the South Bay suffered a setback in its employment boom, officials reported Friday. Employers in the Bay Area added a net ...
Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
Ohio gains 7600 jobs in April, but still doesn't bounce back completely from ...Plain Dealer
Colorado adds 11600 jobs in April; unemployment drops to 6.9%Denver Business Journal
Corpus Christi Caller Times -Baltimore Business Journal (blog) -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Deseret News
Utah added 43000 more jobs in April 2013 compared to April 2012
Deseret News
In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, photo, job seekers meet with employers at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 for the week of ending March 23, 2013, the second straight weekly increase.
Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
Colorado adds 11600 jobs in April; unemployment drops to 6.9%Denver Business Journal
Del. jobs report shows improvementThe News Journal
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Corpus Christi Caller Times -10TV
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Obama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore
Yahoo! News (blog)
After a week filled with controversy and criticism, President Barack Obama left town Friday for Baltimore, the second stop on his "Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour." The trip, which was previously scheduled, took him to a dredging manufacturer and ...

Boing Boing
Will robots take all the jobs?
Boing Boing
In a fascinating installment of the IEEE Techwise podcast [MP3], Rice University Computational Engineering prof Moshe Vardi discusses the possibility that robots will obviate human labor faster than new jobs are created, leaving us with no jobs. This ...