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Clinton:
We are committed to Africa’s future
Posted: 04:05 AM ET
(CNN) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about the
promise of African nations to grow their economies during a speech
at a trade conference in Kenya Wednesday.
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Cathay
Pacific swings back to profit in H1
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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China
banks' refinancing to help credit situation
from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
Chinese banks are reportedly likely to refinance companies’
debt into longer-term instruments that will provide for credit
needs amid an expected slowdown in lending.
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Medvedev,
Obama agree on arms cuts by December
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Moscow, Aug 5 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
and his US counterpart Barack Obama have reaffirmed their commitment
to drawing up a new strategic arms reduction pact by December,
the Kremlin press service has said.
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1.2
billion Chinese to have basic medical insurance by end of 2009
from China
By the end of 2009, over 1.2 billion Chinese citizens will enjoy
basic medical insurance, said Hu Xiaoyi, deputy minister for
the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on August
4. In addition, an adjustment to basic pensions for workers retiring
in 2009 has been implemented. The average monthly pension per
retiree will reach 1,200 yuan, a monthly increase of 110 yuan
per retiree. Hu added that in the first half of 2009, 330 million
urban employees and residents were covered b ...
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Britain
to outlaw most private organ transplants
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By JILL LAWLESS
LONDON (AP) -- The British government said Friday that it plans
to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears
that prospective recipients can buy their way to the front of
the line....
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Nissan
rolls out electric car at new headquarters
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By YURI KAGEYAMA
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn drove
quietly out of the Japanese automaker's soon-to-open headquarters
Sunday in the first public viewing of its new zero-emission vehicle....
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Obama
and allies brace for health care showdown
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By JENNIFER LOVEN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bracing for an August showdown over health
care reform, Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama declared
themselves united Tuesday on their determination to enact a historic
overhaul this year - ideally with Republican cooperation but
without if necessary....
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Presidential
Nomination Sent To The Senate, 8-4-09
Marcia K. McNutt, of California, to be Director of the United
States Geological Survey, vice Mark Myers, resigned.
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Readout
of the Presidents Call with Russian President Medvedev
Russian President Medvedev called President Obama today to wish
him happy birthday. During the call, the presidents discussed
the situation in Georgia and the need to decrease tensions in
the region.
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Readout
of the President's Meeting with the National Commander and Executive
Director of the American Legion
The President just concluded a very productive meeting with the
National Commander of the American Legion, Dave Rehbein and the
Executive Director of the American Legion, Peter Gaytan. The
President and Rehbein began the meeting by discussing the President’s
historic VA budget increase that will provide the resources America’s
veterans have earned.
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Advisory-White
House hosts briefing on green economy opportunities
Today, the Obama Administration is scheduled to hold a briefing
for members of Green the Block to discuss the need to involve
vulnerable communities in the emerging green economy.
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Presidential
nominations sent to the Senate, 8-04-09
Anne M. Northup, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October
27, 2004, vice Saundra Brown Armstrong, resigned.
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Statement
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 08-04-09
While this solely private mission to secure the release of two
Americans is on the ground, we will have no comment. We do not
want to jeopardize the success of former President Clinton's
mission.
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Statement
by the Press Secretary on the visit of President Mubarak of Egypt
to the White House
President Obama will welcome President Mubarak of Egypt to the
White House on August 18th. The President looks forward to building
on his discussions with President Mubarak during his visit to
Cairo on June 4th.
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Biden
to Travel to Detroit, Michigan
On Wednesday, August 5, Vice President Biden will travel to Detroit,
MI, where he will deliver remarks on the economy.
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Supporting
our troops: The post 9/11 Gi Bill
Today, President Obama celebrated the beginning of implementation
of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. This bill, through its Yellow Ribbon
Programs and partnerships with colleges and universities throughout
the nation, will provide our service members with the most generous
educational benefits package since the original GI Bill of 1944.
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Background
on the post-9-11 GI bill
On Monday morning, the President and the Vice President will
join VA Secretary Shinseki, Senator Jim Webb and former Senator
John Warner to mark the implementation of the post-9/11 GI Bill.
This bill honors the countless sacrifices made by our men and
women in uniform by providing them with comprehensive education
benefits.
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 8/4/09
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Remarks
by Joe Biden on the Economic Impact of the Recovery Act
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Remarks
of President Obama and His Highness Sheikh Sabah, Amir of the
State of Kuwait
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Remarks
by the President on the Post-9/11 Gi Bill at George Mason University
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Recovery
in Action: Creating Jobs and Assisting States
Posted by Nathan Sterken
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Talking
Trade at the AGOA Forum
Posted by Ambassador Ron Kirk
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A
“Fresh” Conversation on the Future of Americas Cities
and Metro Areas
Posted by Adolfo Carrión, Jr.
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Over
at OPE: AAPI Briefing
Posted by Katherine Brandon
Last week, the Office of Public Engagement brought over eighty
interns to the White House for a briefing on Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders in public service. The interns got to hear
from a variety of professionals from the White House and other
agencies as they shared their experiences and discussed what
led them to a career in public service. You can read more about
the event over at the OPE blog.
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Facts
Are Stubborn Things
Posted by Macon Phillips
Opponents of health insurance reform may
find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president
famously said, "facts are stubborn things."
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What
Health Reform Means for Veterans
Posted by Macon Phillips
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The
President Meets with the Amir of Kuwait
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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GAO-09-926T,
Recovery Act: States' Use of Highway Infrastructure Funds and
Compliance with the Act's Requirements, July 31, 2009
from GAO Reports
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act) included more than $48 billion for the Department of Transportation's
(DOT) investment in transportation infrastructure, including
highways, rail, and transit. This testimony--based on GAO report
GAO-09-829, issued on July 8, 2009 and updated with more recent
data, in response to a mandate under the Recovery Act--addresses
(1) the uses of Recovery Act transportation funding ...
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GAO-09-675,
Information Technology: HUD Needs to Strengthen Its Capacity
to Manage and Modernize Its Environment, July 31, 2009
from GAO Reports
Information technology (IT) plays a critical role in the Department
of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) ability to carry out
its home ownership and community development mission, which was
recently expanded under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act
of 2008. Pursuant to a congressional mandate to study HUD's IT
environment, GAO reviewed the adequacy of key IT management and
modernization controls within the department, including strategic
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GAO-09-741,
Home Mortgages: Provisions in a 2007 Mortgage Reform Bill (H.R.
3915) Would Strengthen Borrower Protections, but Views on Their
Long-term Impact Differ, July 31, 2009
from GAO Reports
H.R. 3915 (2007), a bill introduced, but not enacted by the 110th
Congress, was intended to reform mortgage lending practices to
prevent a recurrence of problems in the mortgage market, particularly
in the nonprime market segment. The bill would have set minimum
standards for all mortgages (e.g., reasonable ability to repay)
and created a "safe harbor" for loans that met certain
requirements. Securitizers of safe harbor loans would be exempt
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GAO-09-351,
Contingency Contract Management: DOD Needs to Develop and Finalize
Background Screening and Other Standards for Private Security
Contractors, July 31, 2009
from GAO Reports
Currently in Iraq, there are thousands of private security contractor
(PSC) personnel supporting DOD and State, many of whom are foreign
nationals. Congressional concerns about the selection, training,
equipping, and conduct of personnel performing private security
functions in Iraq are reflected in a provision in the fiscal
year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that directs
DOD to develop guidance on PSCs. This report examines ...
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GAO-09-839T,
Federal Contracting: Application of OMB Guidance Can Improve
Use of Award Fee Contracts, August 3, 2009
from GAO Reports
From fiscal year 2004 through fiscal year 2008, agencies spent
over $300 billion on contracts which include award fees. While
many agencies use award fee contracts, over 95 percent of the
government's spending using this contract type in fiscal year
2008 occurred at five: the departments of Defense (DOD), Energy
(DOE), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Homeland Security
(DHS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
...
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GAO-09-935T,
Hurricane Katrina: Barriers to Mental Health Services for Children
Persist in Greater New Orleans, Although Federal Grants Are Helping
to Address Them, August 4, 2009
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GAO-09-950T,
Climate Change Policy: Preliminary Observations on Options for
Distributing Emissions Allowances and Revenue under a Cap-and-Trade
Program, August 4, 2009
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GAO-09-787R,
Air Pollution: Air Quality and Permitting of New Coal-Burning,
Electricity-Generating Units in Central Texas, August 4, 2009
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Tarullo,
Bank supervision
from FRB: Speeches and Testimony
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on the Post-9/11 GI Bill
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama made remarks on the new GI Bill from George Mason
University in Northern Virginia. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Eric Shinseki, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), and Fmr. Sen. John Warner
(R-VA) made remarks prior to the president.
Length:
Published: Monday at 11:50am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sec. of State Clinton Joint Press Conference with Jordan Foreign
Minister Nasser Judeh
from C-SPAN Recent Video
State Hillary Clinton and Nasser Judeh, Foreign Minister of Jordan
held a joint press conference to talk about a range of issues
including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Length: 21 min.
Published: Monday at 11:45am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Meeting with Shaykh Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir
of Kuwait
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Pres. Obama met with Shaykh Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir
of Kuwait in the Oval Office to discuss U.S.-Kuwait relations.
Length: 7 min.
Published: Monday at 12:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senators Declare Voting Intentions for Supreme Court Nominee
Judge Sonia Sotomayor
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Herb Kohl (D-WI)
and Tom Udall (D-NM) spoke on the Senate Floor to announce their
voting intentions for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Senator McCain opposes the nomination, while Senators Hagan,
Kohl and Udall support it.
Length:
Published: Monday at 3:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Hearing on Contractor Bonuses
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) chaired a Senate Homeland Security &
Governmental Affairs Subcmte. hearing on contractor bonuses.
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that many
agencies have not evaluated the effectiveness of monetary incentives,
or “award fees,” as a way to improve performance and
are not familiar with policy regulations.
Length: 2 hr. 12 min.
Published: Monday at 3pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Defense Dept. Briefings on Afghanistan
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Army Maj. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of Combined Joint
Task Force-820, and commanding general, 82nd Airborne Division,
and later, Dutch Army Brig. Gen. Tom Middendorp, commander of
Task Force Uruzgan briefed reporters from Afghanistan to provide
an update on ongoing operations in Afghanistan.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Homeland Security Subcmte. Hearing on Childrens' Recovery
in Disasters
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) chaired a Seanate Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Disaster Recovery Subcommittee hearing
on the evacuation and mental health recovery of children in disasters.
Officials from FEMA, GAO, the Dept. of Health and Human Services
and other agencies testified before the subcommittee.
Length: 1 hr. 25 min.
Published: Tuesday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Joe Biden Meets With White House Economic Team
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Vice President Joe Biden met in the Roosevelt Room with members
of the White House economic team to discuss the economic impact
of the Recovery Act. Attendees included Christina Romer, Chair
of the Council of Economic Advisors; Peter Orszag, Director of
OMB; Larry Summers, Director of the Nat’l Economic Council;
and Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor
to V.P. Biden.
Length: 5 min.
Published: Tuesday at 11am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing Tues Aug 4, 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood conducted a daily briefing at the
State Department and made remarks about Sec. Clinton's trip to
Africa, the Bangkok Airways crash, and updated reporters on the
detained Iranian-American scholar in Iran. Mr. Wood then responded
to reporters' questions on Fmr. Pres. Clinton's trip to North
Korea.
Length: 12 min.
Published: Tuesday at 12pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
HUD Sec. Donovan on Green Economy
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan spoke to
reporters outside the White House following a meeting with President
Obama about "greening" the U.S. economy through housing
initiatives and how the recovery act plays a role in achieving
that goal.
Length: 23 min.
Published: Tuesday at 12:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Banking Hearing on Banking Regulation
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The Senate Banking Cmte. held a hearing on the Obama administration's
plan to streamline federal bank supervision under a single financial
regulator office. Lawmakers questioned FDIC Chairwoman Sheila
Bair, Fed. Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo and other federal financial
regulators on their differing views on the Administration’s
financial reform plan.
Length: 2 hr. 11 min.
Published: Tuesday at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Democrat and Republican Conferences
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Democratic and Republican Senators attended their weekly policy
lunches and spoke to the media about the legislative agenda leading
up to the August recess and progress being made on health care
reform. Senate Democrats held their lunch at the White House
with the president while the Republicans remained on Capitol
Hill.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 2pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs August
4 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama appeared in the James Brady Briefing Room to
lead the White House Press Corps in wishing a happy birthday
to Press Corps member Helen Thomas, who turned 89. Afterwards,
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducted the daily briefing.
Length: 36 min.
Published: Tuesday at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Rear Admiral Alan B. Hicks Update on Aegis Ballistic Missile
Defense
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The George C. Marshall Institute hosts Rear Admiral Alan B. Hicks,
program director of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense effort,
as he gives an overview of the current status of the system as
well as its plans for the future.
Length: 1 hr. 13 min.
Published: Monday at 9pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Education Sec. Arne Duncan Speech on Drug-Free Schools
from C-SPAN Recent Video
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gives opening remarks
at the Department’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools’
2009 national conference.
Length: 38 min.
Published: Monday at 9:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Sotomayor Floor Debate
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Feinstein gave remarks supporting Supreme Court nominee
Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation during the Senate floor
debate.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 9pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on Sotomayor Floor Debate
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Menendez gave remarks supporting Supreme Court nominee Judge
Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation during the Senate floor debate.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 9pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on Sotomayor Floor Debate
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Brown gave remarks supporting Supreme Court nominee Judge
Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation during the Senate floor debate.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 9pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing Monday August 3 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Philip Crowley conducts
a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 32 min.
Published: Monday at 1:30pm (ET)
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Sotomayor
Has the Votes
C-SPAN confirms Judge Sotomayor now has enough Senators' commitments
to ensure U.S. Supreme Court confirmation.
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Bill
Clinton: Republicans 'at it again' in attempts to derail health
care debate
Posted: August 4th, 2009 04:48 AM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
Former President Bill Clinton blasted Republicans Monday in a
fundraising e-mail.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – It's apparently deja vu all over again
for former President Bill Clinton.
In a fundraising e-mail on behalf of congressional
Democrats, Clinton is blasting Republicans for opposing President
Obama's health care push, and reminding people of his administration's
ultimately unsuccessful efforts to reform the industry 16 years
ago.
"It seems like the 1993 health care
debate all over again," Clinton writes in the e-mail, noting
that Americans "urgently" needed health care reform
as much then as they do now.
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DNC
hammers Republican-backed 'mob rule'
Posted: August 4th, 2009 04:33 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Democratic
National Committee released a sharply-worded statement Tuesday
accusing Republicans of colluding with "K Street Lobbyists"
to incite "angry mobs" of extremists to disrupt health
care town halls in congressional districts around the country.
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Authorities
stage drill for ’seaborne dirty bomb’ in New York
Posted: 07:41 PM ET
By Jason Kessler
CNN
NEW YORK (CNN) — Federal, state and
municipal agencies staged an elaborate drill in the waters off
New York City on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a
nuclear or dirty-bomb attack on the city from the water.
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Two
former employees accuse Blackwater of crimes in Iraq
Posted: 09:23 PM ET
(CNN) — Two former Blackwater employees have made statements
against Blackwater Worldwide and its founder Erik Prince, accusing
the security company and its former CEO of murder and other serious
crimes in Iraq, according to court documents filed this week.
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Officials:
Government bracing for swine flu
Posted: 10:53 PM ET
By Dan Lothian
CNN White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Federal health
officials say nearly 160 million Americans may need to be vaccinated
against the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, but it won’t
be as simple as a single shot.
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Freed
U.S. journalists depart North Korea en route to Los Angeles
Posted: 12:04 AM ET
(CNN) — The families of two American journalists imprisoned
in North Korea asked former President Bill Clinton to travel
to the Communist country and seek the release of the two women,
a senior administration official said Tuesday.
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Senate
debate continues on Sotomayor nomination
Posted: 12:56 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Debate is scheduled to continue Wednesday
to determine if federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the
nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
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NASA
Astronaut Sends First Tweets From Space Station
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA astronaut and U.S. Army Col. Tim Kopra has become the first
International Space Station crew member to use the social media
tool Twitter to discuss living and working in orbit.
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Gold
futures down $2.10 at $956.70 an ounce
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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Dow
industrials up 9.22 points to 9,295.78
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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CANADA:
Minister Day Announces Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
from Canada News Centre - General public
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade
and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that
the Canada-Peru bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) came into
effect on August 1, 2009.
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NATO
OKs new Afghan command
from CBC | Ticker
NATO's governing body approved a plan Tuesday to reorganize the
alliance's command structure in Afghanistan by setting up a new
headquarters to handle the day-to-day running of the war.
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Reid
says Senate will OK $2 billion for 'clunkers'
from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
President Barack Obama will use a lunch meeting with Senate Democrats
to press for an extension of a popular automobile trade-in program,
amid improved signs of life for the program in the Senate.
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Clinton
returning to U.S. with freed journalists
from CTV BritishColumbiaHome
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North Korea has released two American journalists who have been
imprisoned in the country for months, and they are on their way
back to the United States with former U.S. president Bill Clinton.
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GE
Capital selling $2 billion in bonds
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- General Electric
Capital, the financing arm of the industrial conglomerate , is
selling $2 billion in 10-year unsecured debt on Tuesday, according
to Informa Global Markets. The debt is rated Aa2 by Moody's and
will price sometime later in the day, Informa said. The bonds
are expected to yield about 2.35 percentage points above Treasurys
, or about 6.05%.
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U.S.
stocks turn positive, led by financials
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks turned
mostly positive on Tuesday, extending Monday's advance towards
fresh highs for the year, with upbeat housing data helping to
lift some sectors of the market such as the shares of real-estate
investment trusts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 14
points, or 0.2%, at 9,300, after slumping to 9,250 in morning
trade. Shares of Caterpillar rose 4.7%, supporting the blue-chip
index, after the firm said it will benefit from an eventual economic
recovery. The S&P 500 index gained 1.5 points, or 0.2%, to
1,004. The financials sector led the gains, led by shares of
real-estate investment trusts, such as Prologis , Apartment Investment
& Management , and Equity Residential . The Nasdaq Composite
rose 0.9 point to 2,009.
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Ford
tops Canadian sales charts in July
from CBC | Ticker
Ford has claimed the top spot in Canadian auto sales for the
second month in a row as the number of vehicles it sold in July
rose by more than 47 per cent from the same month last year.
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SEC
moves to ban flash trading
from CBC | Ticker
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving toward
banning a trading practice that gives some brokerages a split-second
advantage in buying or selling stocks.
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N.
Korea says it pardons U.S. journalists: reports
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Two U.S.
journalists held captive by North Korea have been pardoned, according
to media reports Tuesday, citing that country's state-run news
agency. Earlier in the day, former President Bill Clinton visited
with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il to secure the release of
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were captured near the China-North
Korea border in March. Ling and Lee work for California-based
Current TV, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore.
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Canadian
stocks extend rally, surpass 11,000
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian
shares rallied past 11,000 points Tuesday for the first time
since October after markets closed for Monday's civic holiday
and investors caught up with broad-based gains in U.S. markets
on Monday. Toronto's benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index gained
231 points, or 2.1%, to 11,018. On the Toronto Stock Exchange,
advancing stocks outpaced declining stocks 1,105 to 460.
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Kraft
Foods profit up 11%; outlook raised
from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
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Microsoft
to tap 400 Yahoo workers in partnership
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft
Corp. will hire at least 400 Yahoo employees under the companies'
10-year search partnership, according to a filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission Tuesday. Yahoo may also see its revenue
share rate from the partnership rise to 93% from 88% after five
years if Microsoft decides to end Yahoo's sales exclusivity for
premium search advertisers, according to the filing. Otherwise,
the revenue share rate will fall to 83% for the rest of the partnership.
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David
Suzuki: Carbon offsets as a tool in the fight against global
warming
from The Georgia Straight - News And Views
Carbon offsets are becoming an increasingly popular way for individuals,
businesses, and even governments to reduce their impact on the
environment.
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Japan's
Nikkei rises 0.3% in early minutes
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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Australia's
S&P/ASX 200 gains 0.3% to 4,320.10
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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South
Korea's Kospi rises 0.4% to 1,572.31
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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Dow
sells $2.75 billion in debt to repay M&A loan
from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
Dow Chemical raises $2.75 billion through the public sale of
debt securities, bringing in enough capital to pay off the $9.2
billion it borrowed to finance its Rohm & Haas acquisition.
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Toronto
stock index tops 11,000 for 1st time in 10 months
from CBC | Video
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Hang
Seng Index rises 0.2% in opening minutes
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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