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private sector stories: 5 news summaries

Democratic Rep. Wexler Will Resign Fla. Seat

48-year-old seeks private-sector paycheck with kids in college

Oct 13, 09 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Wexler, a seven-term Democrat from Florida, is set to resign his house seat for a public-policy position. Though some Washington insiders speculate that Wexler, 48, will head the US Agency for International Development, others tell Politico that, with kids in college, Wexler needs an income bigger than a government... More »

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Florida • college tuition • House Democrats • US Agency for International Development • private sector • Robert Wexler • public policy • safe seat

 Bush Knocks 
 Obama Policies 

Says private sector is solution to economic problems

Jun 18, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush is apparently done holding his tongue. He criticized several of President Obama's major policy issues in a speech yesterday, defending his administration on interrogation, assailing nationalized health care, and saying the private sector, not the government, was key to fixing the economy, the Washington Times reports. “... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • recession • health care reform • private sector • economy • George W. Bush • President Obama

OPINION

 Leave Washington Alone! 

DC is unfair target of attacks, 'good place in which to live'

Oct 5, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians can make a career out of promising to “change,” “clean up,” “reform,” and “shake up” Washington. And while the District may not completely be a shining city on a hill, it’s doing just fine, thank you, Leonard Downie writes in a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Washington DC • bureaucracy • public sector • private sector

Iraq Private Sector Stalls, Public Hiring Fills Gap

Economy driven by single employer sparks financial concerns

Aug 11, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - With private business slow to take root in post-invasion Iraq, the government is picking up the slack by hiring a vast army of employees, the New York Times reports, creating an economy far different from what the US had foreseen. Government jobs will account for about 35% of employment this... More »

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Iraq • inflation • employment • public sector • Iraq war • private sector

Homeland Security Dep't Turns 5

Chertoff reflects on successes, challenges at Homeland Security

Feb 28, 08 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - With the Department of Homeland Security celebrating its fifth anniversary Saturday, Secretary Michael Chertoff says six attack-free years could tempt the next US administration to make cuts in his agencies, the Christian Science Monitor reports. He said he has a "moral responsibility" to make choices he might not see... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • September 11 • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • anniversary • private sector

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