China, Russia to help Iran build new nuclear facilities

China, Russia to help Iran build new nuclear facilities

(CNSNews.com) – The Iran nuclear deal calls on Tehran's negotiating partners to help develop its civil nuclear program, and longstanding allies Russia and China have wasted little time in offering to do so.

The head of Iran's atomic energy organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said Tuesday that Iran plans to move ahead with the construction of two new nuclear power plants, with the help of China, and two others with Russian assistance.

Poverty expert: To boost labor force participation rate, public assistance programs should promote work
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Poverty expert: To boost labor force participation rate, public assistance programs should promote work

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(CNSNews.com) — President Obama frequently points to the nation's 5 percent unemployment rate as a sign of economic strength, but he doesn't mention the labor force participation rate, which is hovering at lows not seen since the late 1970s.

"And the extent to which people are not working is a very significant drag on growth in the American economy," Robert Doar of the American Enterprise Institute told CSPAN's "National Journal" on Tuesday.

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