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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin speaks during a discussion about tax codes and revenue hosted by the Brookings Institute, on May 3, 2012 in Washington, DC. Brookings billed the discussion as 'Economic facts about taxes, rates, revenues, and reform options'.
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Despite efforts to mitigate the problem, around half of Syrians may live in poverty, said Salman Shaikh of the Brookings Institute in Doha, who argued that this is increasing anti-government feeling
deliver a major speech on the future of U.S. foreign policy at an event hosted by The Brookings Institution
It is very strange why the Time magazine and the Brookings Institute are in such a hurry to make him a Prime Ministerial candidate, when the Indian courts are not done with him yet. Indian courts are still assessing whether he can be prosecuted for mass murder and conspiracyMore quotes »
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To close tax loopholes, Obama would open new ones
with a divided Congress , the best one can say is, 'Good luck,'" says Henry Aaron, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution . "Those who stand to lose are really upset and will work hard to defeat it."Just about everybody agrees something Read more »
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As College Graduates Cluster, Some Cities Are Left Behind
American metro areas, and about half the rate of Washington, the country’s most educated metro area, according to a Brookings Institution analysis. Like many Rust Belt cities, it is a captive of its rich manufacturing past, when well-paying jobs were plentiful 1:18 PM from The New York Times Read more »
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U.S. Sticking With 'Plan A' For Syria
Security Advisor Denis McDonough said at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar. The event was sponsored by the Brookings Institution. Following a massacre in the Syrian village of Houla this past weekend that left scores of children and villagers dead, 1:09 PM from 10news.com San Diego Read more »
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Embarrassing revelation for IMF MD
Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at the Brookings Institution on "Seizing the Moment: Thinking Beyond the Crisis" in Washington April 12, 2012. The head of the International Monetary Fund enjoys a tax-free income of £350,000, it has 5:32 AM from Independent Online (South Africa) Read more »
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Study says Americans prefer walkable neighborhoods
research from the Brookings Institution says Americans will pay up to $1,500 more in rent every month to live in a "walkable" neighborhood -- say, a place near their dry cleaners or grocery store or favorite restaurant. Christopher Leinberger of the Brookings from Marketplace Read more »
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'I don't think we have been defeated'
Riedel is Senior Fellow in foreign policy at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy of the Brookings Institution, a former CIA Analyst, a counter-terrorism expert, and the author of "Pakistan: A Hard Country; Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future from Deutsche Welle Read more »
