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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon is banned from flying on the airline until his case is resolved.
True
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon's ban is pending the outcome of an investigation.
True
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon claims that wide concerns over sexual harassment have hurt him.
True
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Alaska Airlines will not tolerate any type of sexual misconduct that creates an unsafe environment for its guests and crew members.
True
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Mike Timon was banned from Alaska Airlines for touching a flight attendant.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man touched the female flight attendant on the buttocks while seated in first class on a Dec. 26 flight from Oregon to San Diego.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon claims that his gesture was misunderstood as sexual harassment, and police escorted him off the plane.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Police took statements from Timon and others but there were no further action.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon is angry over his treatment by the airline and claims it is discrimination against men.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Timon says that widespread concern over sexual harassment has hurt men like him.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
He believes that widespread concern over sexual harassment has created an unsafe environment for crew members.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Anchorage spokeswoman Ann Johnson confirmed that Timon cannot fly on the airline pending the outcome of an investigation.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Alaska Airlines will not tolerate any type of sexual misconduct that creates an unsafe environment for guests and crew members.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
Alaska Airlines is committed to doing its part to address this serious issue.
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[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man is not being discriminated against for not having a drink.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man is not a flight attendant, but rather a passenger.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man is not on the plane, but instead a crew member.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man has only had a single drink, and is not drunk.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man is not facing any further action from the airline after the incident.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man's gesture was not misunderstood as sexual harassment, but rather an order to get him attention.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man was not accused of anything illegal or unethical, but instead was simply ordered off the plane.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man has not been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines yet.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man still owns his medical equipment company, and does not fly first class.
False
[ "A San Diego man has been banned from flying on Alaska Airlines after an allegation that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is “reverse discrimination against men.” Mike Timon, 53, said he is accused of touching the flight attendant’s buttocks while in first-class during an eve...
The man owns a medical equipment company and frequently flies first class.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Children are suffering from breathing problems and vomiting
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
12-hour days and 72-hour weeks are common on tobacco farms
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Human Rights Watch alleges that children came in bare-skin contact with tobacco plants
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
US labor laws protecting child laborers have exceptions for agricultural jobs
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
An attempt to change these laws for tobacco farms died in 2012
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Philip Morris, which has the toughest child labor policy, believes there's an opportunity to impose an industry-wide standard
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
The report found that many tobacco farm workers came in bare-skin contact with tobacco plants
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Chemicals can cause acute nicotine poisoning in some cases
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
US labor laws protect child laborers in agriculture, but with exceptions in agricultural jobs.
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
The group spoke to 141 tobacco farm workers aged 7 to 17, and found that many came in bare-skin contact with tobacco plants.
True
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Some tobacco farm workers in the US are working 12-hour days and 72-hour weeks.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Children are toiling in unsafe conditions, suffering breathing problems and vomiting.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Many tobacco farm workers come in bare-skin contact with tobacco plants, which can cause acute nicotine poisoning.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
US labor laws protect child laborers in agricultural jobs, but exceptions exist for tobacco farms.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
An attempt to change those exceptions for tobacco farms died in 2012.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Philip Morris believes there's an opportunity to impose an industry-wide standard on child labor policies.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Human Rights Watch spoke to 141 tobacco farm workers aged 7 to 17, and found that many came in bare-skin contact with tobacco plants.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Chemicals got on the faces of many tobacco farm workers during the first day of work, leading to dizziness, nausea, and headaches.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
The US labor laws protecting child laborers have exceptions for agricultural jobs, allowing children of any age to work the fields, and those 12 and older to work unlimited hours.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Philip Morris, which has the toughest child labor policy, tells Reuters that it believes there's an opportunity to impose an industry-wide standard.
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[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
There are no child labor laws in the US.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
The tobacco industry is not a major employer of children.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Human Rights Watch has never conducted a survey on tobacco farm workers.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
There are no documented cases of acute nicotine poisoning among tobacco farm workers.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
The tobacco industry does not have any child labor policies.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
An attempt to change the agricultural exception for child laborers failed in 2012.
False
[ "Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacc...
Philip Morris,
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve announced that it would spend $45 billion a month on bond purchases.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
It will keep its short-term rates near zero as long as it takes to get unemployment below 6.5%.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed plans to continue spending $40 billion a month on mortgage bonds.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
This is a "historic move" that will change how we think about Fed policy.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The policy is sometimes referred to as the "Evans rule," because Chicago Fed President Charles Evans has been pushing for it for months.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is willing to allow inflation to rise if that's what it takes to reduce unemployment.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The current practice of spending $40 billion a month on mortgage bonds will remain unchanged.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The total monthly spending from the Fed will increase by $85 billion to $3 trillion.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The new policy will change how we think about Fed policy again.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed will be more focused on specific economic outcomes instead of time frames.
True
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve is spending $45 billion a month on bond purchases to keep interest rates low.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed will keep its short-term rates near zero as long as it takes to get unemployment below 6.5%.
Nuanced
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is also keeping up its current practice of spending $40 billion a month on mortgage bonds, bringing its total monthly spending to $85 billion.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
This announcement represents a "historic move" that "will change how we think about Fed policy, yet again," writes Sudeep Reddy at the Wall Street Journal.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The policy is sometimes referred to as the "Evans rule," because Chicago Fed President Charles Evans has been pushing for it for months.
Nuanced
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is also sending a strong, loud signal that it's willing to allow inflation to rise if that's what it takes to reduce unemployment.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is taking a more proactive approach to addressing the economic crisis, instead of simply reacting to market fluctuations.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is sending a clear message that it is willing to let inflation rise if that's what it takes to reduce unemployment.
Nuanced
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed's decision to spend $45 billion a month on bond purchases and keep interest rates near zero is a sign of its commitment to supporting the economy.
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The new policy is called the Evans Rule, and many economists have embraced
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[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve will not spend $45 billion a month on bond purchases.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve will keep its short-term rates near zero for the next 12 months.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve will not allow inflation to rise in order to reduce unemployment.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve has already spent $40 billion a month on mortgage bonds.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve will not change how it thinks about economic policy in the future.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Fed is not changing its current policy.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve is not changing the way it targets its policies.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve is not changing the way it grows its portfolio.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve is not changing its goal of keeping interest rates low.
False
[ "The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the Fed says is growing only modestly w...
The Federal Reserve is not changing its approach to reducing unemployment.
False
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers University's new athletic director has a past with abuse allegations and a sex-discrimination settlement.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
The search committee spent only 75 minutes interviewing Julie Hermann.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Emails show bickering and complaints among the board of trustees.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers paid an executive search company $70,000 to vet finalists for the job.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
One trustee described the process as "not enough time."
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Search leaders tried via email to smooth things over but it led to a professional catfight in their email inbox.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers paid an crisis-management company $150,000 to deal with the scandals' fallout.
True
[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
There was strong support for Julie among trustees during the selection process.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers paid an executive search company $70,000 to vet finalists for the job.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers University is scrambling to deal with reports that its newly minted athletic director has a spotty past of her own.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers University has a new athletic director named Julie Hermann.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
The board of trustees spent only 75 minutes interviewing Julie Hermann.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
There were bickering and complaints among the board of trustees about Julie Hermann's appointment.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
The search leaders emphasized strong support for Julie Hermann.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
An executive search company was paid $70,000 to vet finalists for the job, while a crisis-management company is being paid $150,000.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Julie Hermann had abuse allegations and a sex-discrimination settlement.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
The school is paying an executive search company $70,000 to vet finalists for the job.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Rutgers University is also paying a crisis-management company $150,000 to deal with the scandals' fallout.
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[ "Hermann, a longtime Louisville senior athletics administrator, was hired May 15 to replace Pernetti. But in the weeks since her hiring, she and other Rutgers officials have defended her character against claims that she was verbally abusive toward volleyball players she coached at Tennessee in the 1990s. Rutgers h...
Julie Hermann is the new athletic director at Rutgers University.
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