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Justin Dentmon has been well-traveled in pursuit of sticking in NBA
The Seattle Times
So far from a place he used to call home, you can hear the fatigue in Justin Dentmon's voice. "Man, I can really use a vacation," he said. "Real bad." Since leaving Washington three years ago, he's been chasing a basketball dream on a tireless pursuit

Lawrence of Absurdia
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
In January of 1991, economist Lawrence Summers took a leave from his Harvard professorship and moved to Washington to work for the World Bank. His job was to create economic plans for countries in need of aid. It was a weighty task,

Brand USA CEO Jim Evans Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee
Sacramento Bee
By Brand USA WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Evans, chief executive officer of Brand USA, testified yesterday before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. At the hearing, entitled "Where the Jobs Are: Promoting

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Westfield State University graduates get advice from 'Batman' executive
MassLive.com
SPRINGFIELD – Jobs and success are not entitlements but the results of “knocking on doors until your fingers bleed,” 1100 Westfield State University graduates were told Saturday by the man who took “Batman” from the pages of comic books to the movie

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The 100% Economy: Why the US Needs a Strong Middle Class to Thrive
The Atlantic
So why does he insist that only the fading middle class can rescue America? SEATTLE--Nick Hanauer toddled through his early years in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment. His mother waited tables at the Bitter End. His father worked low-level jobs on

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