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This Memorial Day roughly 1 million veterans were looking for jobs. The 11.5% unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans last year was well above the national average. And more than a quarter of the veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 are currently without work.
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The U.S. Chamber this week is hosting a record-breaking crowd for its annual America’s Small Business Summit 2011. More than 600 small business owners have gathered in Washington to lobby their elected officials, share best practices, network with their peers, hear from some tremendous speakers, and get the latest on the legislative and regulatory developments impacting their companies.
Incoming data is pointing to sustained growth. Retail sales increased again in April, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in previous months. Trade activity picked up in March and the deficit widened by nearly $3 billion. Finally, inflation picked up again in April, especially from rising food and energy costs, although the pace slowed a bit from the previous two months.
You know the nation is on a slippery slope when the government feels free to interfere in legitimate and reasonable business decisions so that it can reward politically favored groups. That’s exactly what’s happening in a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—the most powerful government agency you may never have heard of—against Boeing.
Few laws have been more hotly debated in the last decade than the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Nearly 10 years since its passage, we have an excellent opportunity to reauthorize and strengthen it.
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