• The minimum wage directly affects only a very small percentage of the total full-time work force (1.5 out of 102 million), though lots of part-time workers too.

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  • Hunt smashed in a fine strike right on the stroke of half-time to force a good save from Loach but the England Under-21 man got right behind it to hold on.

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  • Inevitably this led to deflation and social unrest (sufficiently alarming to lead to the creation of a full-time police force).

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  • Now retired, Coulson (whose book No Heroes: Inside the FBI's Secret Counter-Terror Force was co-authored by TIME's Elaine Shannon) made inquiries through his network of contacts.

    CNN: The return of Waco

  • And this year -- the first time in the history of the all-volunteer force -- the Navy and every component of every branch of the military, active, Guard and Reserve, met or exceeded their recruiting and retention goals.

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  • British Defense Minister Michael Portillo said all NATO nations were determined to adhere to the 12-month time limit for the 60, 000-strong Implementation Force (IFOR) to remain in the former Yugoslavia.

    CNN: NATO approves initial Bosnia force

  • All of this is causing an increase in inequality in America rather than a decline, as higher income workers are not being forced into part-time work, dropping out of the work force, or suffering mid-wage jobs being replaced by low-wage jobs.

    FORBES: Obama's Real Unemployment Rate Is 14.7%, And A Recession's On The Way

  • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (CNN) -- For the last time, spokesmen for the United Nations Protection Force for Bosnia-Herzegovina gave a press briefing Tuesday.

    CNN: U.N. makes way for NATO - Dec. 19

  • The veteran midfielder had given Stoke the lead on Monday night but Carlos Vela scored three minutes from time to force a vital 1-1 draw for Albion.

    BBC: Stoke City midfielder Rory Delap

  • Of course, if all else fails, governments still have one final, time-proven means to collect taxes: force.

    FORBES: Malone's Musing

  • The cases were brought by the U.S. Department of Justice's Campaign Financing Task Force and one-time Independent Counsel Ken Starr.

    CNN: Burton turns attention toward federal judge in campaign finance probe

  • There has already been a review of wildlife crime policing in Scotland which recommended the appointment of a full-time wildlife coordinator within each police force area and minimum standards of investigation.

    BBC: Wildlife crime 'not taken seriously'

  • With its manned operation, recallability, large payload useable for either nuclear or conventional missions, pinpoint accuracy and long-time of flight, the bomber force offers unrivaled flexibility and opportunities for selectivity of employment not found in the other components of the Triad.

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  • To this end Mr Robertson promises to replace the present elderly aircraft carriers with two bigger ones, plus a rapid-reaction force able to handle two Bosnia-size crises at a time.

    ECONOMIST: George Robertson punches above his weight

  • Last week's order to ground the planes - in the US air force, army and Marine Corps - marked the second time in two months planes from the F-35 range have been grounded.

    BBC: Grounded US F-35 fighter jet fleet to resume flights

  • The task force is a part-time board of volunteer advisers that works slowly and is often late to incorporate new science into its recommendations.

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  • Darcheville and Novo both squandered late chances to force the game into extra-time before Zyrianov tapped home from close range in the final minute to give Zenit their first European trophy.

    CNN: Rangers heartache as Zenit win UEFA Cup

  • It probably seemed like a good idea at the time of filing (2009) when other force-sensing options had yet to hit market, but this one seems unlikely to see daylight -- though, you never know.

    ENGADGET: Sony patent claims touch force detection via microphone

  • Zamora gave Fulham the perfect start in the Volkswagen Arena on Thursday, scoring after 21 seconds to cancel out Wolfsburg's late away goal in the first leg and leave the Germans needing two goals to force the game to extra-time.

    BBC: Fulham boss Roy Hodgson hails striker Bobby Zamora

  • But I think that dismissing the YouTube livestream achievement as trivial is like the joke about the talking dog that was criticized for not enunciating properly: the real point is that YouTube has blown post being merely a repository for archived video and is now a prominent force in live, real-time national news coverage.

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  • At the same time, the labor force participation rate is near 30-year lows.

    FORBES: Improving Employment Picutre Masks Lousy Demographics

  • Hearts had rarely been seen as an attacking force until the stroke of half-time, when a shot on the turn by Elliot went through goalkeeper Artur Boruc's legs but was cleared off the line by Caldwell.

    BBC: Celtic 0-0 Hearts

  • The newly-created FIFA anti-racism task force met for the first time earlier this month and proposed placing officials at matches in order to "identify potential acts of discrimination", a suggestion that will be voted on by FIFA's members later this month.

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  • The storm grew significantly as it passed through the Bahamas on Oct. 25 and 26, so that by the time it reached landfall in southern New Jersey its gale-force winds covered a diameter of 870 nautical miles, or about 1, 000 miles.

    WSJ: Report: Sandy was USA's 2nd-costliest hurricane

  • Although the parties likely to assume power doubtless feel threatened by extremism, the post-electoral situation will force them to focus time and energy on more elemental things: reestablishing civilian rule after nearly a decade out of power, reversing many of Musharraf's recent actions, perhaps seeking his ouster, sorting out differences among themselves, and dealing with pent-up public frustrations about lack of services and other grievances.

    CNN: Analysis: What if Pakistan's opposition wins?

  • About a quarter were working part-time and just under a quarter had left the labour force.

    ECONOMIST: Women in the workforce

  • In 2003 Nato took its operations outside Europe for the first time when it assumed strategic command of the UN-mandated peacekeeping force in and immediately around the Afghan capital, Kabul.

    BBC: Profile: Nato

  • Nor did I describe the Electrolux Laundry System that spins linens and towels with such force that drying time has been reduced from 20-25 minutes to an average of 5 minutes.

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  • That got me to thinking: We still have a 9% unemployment rate, which is much, much higher when counting those persons who are involuntarily employed only part-time or who have entirely dropped out of the labor force.

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  • Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle - a Merseyside MP - told MPs that West Yorkshire's Chief Constable, Sir Norman Bettison, an officer for the South Yorkshire force at the time, attempted to "fit-up" Liverpool football fans after the disaster.

    BBC: Hillsborough: 1,444 police names passed to IPCC

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