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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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Brookings Institution stories: 8 news summaries

(AP) - Fed chief Ben Bernanke said today that the worst recession since the 1930s is "very likely over at this point." However, "it's still going to feel like a weak economy for some time," he warned, and unemployment will almost certainly rise. He spoke today to the... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • recession • Brookings Institution • economy

(Newser) - Larry Summers sounded a note of cautious optimism today about President Obama's stimulus plan, the Washington Post reports. While it's way too early to assess its "broader economic impact," Obama's chief economic adviser called it "moderately encouraging" that consumer spending appears to be back on track. More »

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Brookings Institution • credit crisis • fear • economic stimulus package • Larry Summers • greed • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama • Lawrence Summers

Fidel Reported to Be
Close to Death 

Castro is gravely ill, sources say

Jan 14, 09 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Fidel Castro may be nearing the end of his life, reports the Miami Herald. It's been almost two months since Castro has been photographed in public. No images were released of his November meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and he was a no-show at the Jan. 1 celebrations of... More »

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health • State Department • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Hu Jintao • Brookings Institution • Dmitry Medvedev • U.S. Task Force on Cuba • Reflections • Martín Torrijos • Alpha 66 • Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies

US War on Drugs Has Failed: Report

Americans urged to focus on treatment, prevention, gun sales

Nov 27, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - America is treating the symptoms rather than the disease of drug use, and its war on drugs will continue to fail unless it changes course, a new report by an influential Washington think tank finds. The report urges the US to develop stronger ties in the Caribbean and Latin America,... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • drug trafficking • drug use • Brookings Institution • counternarcotics • drug traffickers • Ernesto Zedillo

 Minorities Surging to Majority

Changes will dramatically alter political landscape

Aug 14, 08 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's demographics will dramatically change by mid-century, with the white population slipping to a minority of 46% of Americans, according to projections  from the Census Bureau. Minority kids will make up 66% of the nation's population of children, reports the Washington Post. The number of Hispanics is expected to... More »

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Census Bureau • Brookings Institution • baby boom • Hispanic • Center for Immigration Studies • African-Americans • white people






 World Pop. to Hit 7B by 2012


Increased 1B in 13 years

Jun 20, 08 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's soaring population is expected to hit 7 billion by 2012, further straining thinly stretched natural resources, AP reports. The current population is 6.7 billion, and growing at 1.2% a year, spurred by increasing medical and nutritional advances in developing countries. But as more women in developing... More »

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China • immigration • India • Census Bureau • Brookings Institution • overpopulation • human population • Population Reference Bureau • National Center for Health Statistics

 W. Coast Cities
 Boast Smallest
 Carbon Footprint 

New York metropolitan area also high in rankings

May 29, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - West Coast metro areas boasted some of the lowest carbon emissions per capita in the country in 2005, according to a ranking of 100 urban areas by the Brookings Institution. Honolulu topped the list, followed by Los Angeles, the Portland-Vancouver area, and New York. Population density, mild climates, and aggressive... More »

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environment • CO2 • Brookings Institution • carbon emissions • West Coast • metropolitan areas

US Rattled by Brit Pullout Plans

Withdrawal schedule expected this fall

Aug 8, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is increasingly concerned about the timing of the British troop pullout from Iraq, expected to be announced by PM Gordon Brown in October, the Guardian reports. About 5,000 British troops remain in the Basra area, where they' have already withdrawn to  an area around the city's... More »

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Iraq • White House • Gordon Brown • Basra • troop withdrawal • British troops • Brookings Institution

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