At the same time, we will have to face a new challenge: reintegrating the long-term unemployed into a job market that has the capacity to absorb them, but who may now have significant skills gaps.

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today refused to issue an injunction against the streaming-TV service Aereo, intensifying the legal battle between the Barry Diller-financed startup and broadcasters who face a serious new technological challenge to their business model.

FORBES: Barry Diller's Aereo Streaming-TV Service Wins Big Ruling Against Broadcasters

All of this technological progress creates a more flexible work environment and contributes to a healthy work-life balance, but it poses a serious challenge to IT professionals, who face a new set of threats to data and network security.

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The Environment Agency could face a legal challenge after approving a new waste and recycling plant in Surrey.

BBC: Shepperton Eco Park may face judicial review

The Tories also face a challenge from the Liberal Democrats, who announce their new leader on December 17th.

ECONOMIST: The Conservatives are doing well, but not well enough

"The world has a new economic bloc that ... is the driver of current global growth, and we see that it is underrepresented in the governance structure in the IMF and maybe this is a challenge the IMF itself has to face over the new few years, " Pimentel said.

NPR: China, Brazil Sign Local Currency Trade Deal

But Huckabee will face a challenge turning his success in Iowa into a victory in New Hampshire.

CNN: Huckabee, Obama carry momentum into New Hampshire

The first segment is the challenge of a changing Middle East and the new face of terrorism.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

And whatever the challenges we face today, they are not as great or difficult as the challenge of crafting a whole new form of government.

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