WASHINGTON — First Lady Michelle Obama announced new, large scale public-private partnerships Thursday with two pro-business industry groups, the International Franchise Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce — partnerships that, taken together, could help create job opportunities for 100,000 military veterans and their families.

The two groups will partner with the Joining Forces initiative, founded by the first lady and Dr. Jill Biden to support veterans and military families. During a launch event Thursday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce headquarters, Mrs. Obama stressed the urgency of addressing unemployment among veterans.

The first lady noted that last week, “the overall unemployment rate dipped, yet the rate of Iraq and Afghanistan’s veterans continued to rise.” Unemployment among post-9/11 veterans currently stands at 12.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s top adviser on homeland security unveiled a new national strategy for counterterrorism Tuesday, formalizing actions taken over the past two and a half years. The strategy also lays out a vision for U.S. operations going forward given the death of Osama bin Laden and the changing political climate across Middle East.

Al Qaeda, “its affiliates and its adherents” will be the main focus of operations, said John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism.

“This is the first counterterrorism strategy that focuses on the ability of al Qaeda and its network to inspire people in the United States to attack us from within,” he said in a speech at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. “Indeed, this is the first counterterrorism strategy that designates the homeland as a primary area of emphasis in our counterterrorism efforts.”

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NEW YORK — Workers at a Target store in New York voted against joining the country’s largest retail union Friday night, but the union said it would press on and broaden its push to represent the company’s workers nationwide.

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 also said it would contest the results and ask the federal government to order a new election, alleging that Target illegally intimidated workers. Target denied the union’s allegations.

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American artist Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s ‘Roid’ is an opportunity to see him both develop and set aside the style of his trademark compositions. His first show at Sprüth Magersâ?? London gallery, displays dozens of Polaroids not previously exhibited. The false candids–for which the artist is best known–are still present, but they share the gallery walls with landscapes and architectural shots.

These other styles, overwhelming with scale instead of minute detail, affirm the object, which diCorcia has spent much of his career undermining. Before there was commentary, we are assured, there were images. Alongside the vacant expressions and offhand gestures, we can see moments when nature or circumstance posed compellingly enough that diCorcia didn’t need to add his own narrative.

Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s ‘Roid’ is on view at Sprüth Magers London, 7A Grafton Street, London W1S 4EJ, through June 18 2011

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