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Today's top Air Force stories
Afghan women celebrate culture at Women's
Day event
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123139493
Maxwell expands reach into 'Twitterverse'
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123139535
Center uses innovative methods to improve
patient safety
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123139459
Exercise in Thailand shows multilateral
partnership
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123139434
No margin for error at Tinker bomber egress
shop
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123138997
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UN
Urges Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
by Voice of America - USA
Voice of America
By Lisa Schlein The United Nations is urging countries to put
measures in place to reduce and mitigate the worst effects from
an increasing number of ...
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MADAGASCAR:
President pledges to restore 'peace and security'
from France24 - Africa
President Marc Ravalomanana (pictured) of Madagascar vowed to
restore peace in his country as his premier met with opposition
leader Andry Rajoelina, who has been spearheading anti-government
protests since January.
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Biden:
WH to announce new stimulus spending regulations Friday
Posted: 11:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday
that the administration will announce new regulations tomorrow
governing how stimulus money can — and can't — be spent.
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Administration
warns of tighter reins on stimulus money
Posted: 12:35 PM ET
Stimlulus money has got to be spent wisely, President Obama tells
state leaders on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden told a group
of state leaders Thursday that the Obama administration is set
to unveil a series of regulations restricting the use of funds
from the recently-enacted economic stimulus plan.
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Obama
defends legislative priorities
Posted: 04:57 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama took aim Thursday
at conservative critics who claim he is using the economic crisis
to ram through an unrelated, expansive domestic agenda.
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FBI
searches Washington technology office
Posted: 06:22 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Federal agents arrested a District of
Columbia government official
and a Washington-area businessman on conspiracy charges Thursday
and searched the offices of the district’s chief technology
officer as part of a corruption probe.
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White
House: No stimulus guidelines until next week
Posted: 09:00 PM ET
From Dan Lothian
CNN White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The president’s
guidelines on how economic stimulus money can be used will be
announced next week, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill
Burton said Thursday.
Vice President Joe Biden had said it would
be sooner when he spoke Thursday morning at the Recovery and
Reinvestment Act Implementation Conference.
“You’re going to see regulations
announced this Friday,” Biden said. He didn’t provide
any details, but joked, “no swimming pools in this money.”
No explanation was given on the different
time frames.
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The
Inside Man
Margaret Carlson says Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is "at
his most impressive when the cameras are off."
"Here's Geithner's problem: He's an
Inside Man. Inside Man has the brain of Einstein and the presence
of a flea. Inside Man can't catch a break in our telegenic age."
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Congressional
Approval Jumps Again
Gallup Poll: "Americans' job approval rating of Congress
is up an additional 8 points this month, after a 12-point increase
last month, and now stands at 39% -- the most positive assessment
of Congress since February 2005."
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Presidential
Notice on Iranian Sanctions
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared
a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 1706) to deal with
the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States
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Presidential
Message on Iranian Sanctions
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Nominations
Sent to the Senate 3/12/09
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List
of CEOs Expected to Attend Business Roundtable meeting with the
President
Inside is a list of CEOs expected to attend the Business Roundtable
meeting with the
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Readout
on the President's Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi
President Obama met with the Chinese Foreign Minister today in
the Oval Office. Prior to the meeting, the Foreign Minister met
with National Security Advisor Jones and also met yesterday at
the State Department with Secretary of State Clinton.
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President
Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate
the following individuals to key administration posts: Demetrios
Marantis, Nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative;
Kristina M. Johnson, Nominee for Under Secretary of Energy; Gina
McCarthy, Nominee for Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation,
Environmental Protection Agency; and Ronald H. Weich, Nominee
for Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs,
Department of Justice.
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Administration
Announces Nearly $8 Billion in Weatherization Funding and Energy
Efficiency Grants
Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today detailed
an investment of nearly $8 billion in state and local weatherization
and energy efficiency efforts as part of the President’s
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Taiwan
shares open higher
from TAIWAN News by <br>Central News
Agency
Taipei, March 13 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index
opened higher Friday, moving
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Obama
Afghan Plan Focuses on Pakistan Aid and Appeal to Militants
by New York Times - United States
By HELENE COOPER and THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON — The emerging
outlines of President Obama’s plan for Afghanistan include
proposals to shift more American ...
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Bernie
Madoff's court statement - The Atlantic Business Channel
by Conor Clarke
Nevertheless, to support my false statement that I purchased
and sold securities for my investment advisory clients in European
markets, I caused money from the bank account of my fraudulent
advisory business, located here in Manhattan, ...
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Obama
sees new policy on Mexico border security
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama expects to have
a strategy in place within months to address security and drug-related
violence on the U.S.-Mexican border, he told a group of newspapers.
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China's
Premier says can add to stimulus if needed
from Reuters: Business News
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao reassured the
world that China could roll out extra stimulus measures if needed
to deliver on its promise of solid growth in 2009, but said it
would be a challenging year.
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Wash.
House advances education plan
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
by By CURT WOODWARD
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- State lawmakers have taken a major step
toward overhauling the public education system....
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Chicago
to get $1 billion in stimulus cash
from chicagotribune.com -
Mayor Richard Daley calls it 'better than nothing'
Chicago will get at least $1 billion in
federal stimulus money, a sum Mayor Richard Daley considers "better
than nothing" but insists will not solve the city's budget
woes.
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British
Minister Praises Russia
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
The Moscow Times British Foreign Office Minister Mark Malloch-Brown
said Thursday that Russia was playing a "major role"
in the preparations for the G20 summit next month in London.Malloch-Brown
is on...
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Russia
Seeks New Lease of Azerbaijani Radar Site
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking Thursday in
Baku, said Russia would like to continue using the Gabala station
after its lease expires in 2012. Lavrov's counterpart, Elmar
Mamedyarov, ...
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PHILIPPINES:
2 World Bank-blacklisted firms to face industry probe
from Philippines News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
T wo of the three local firms barred by the World Bank (WB) from
participating in its foreign-assisted road projects are being
investigated by the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA),
which a...
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Brown:
SEC must learn from Madoff case
from CNN.com
While Bernie Madoff will never walk the streets again, there's
still a lot of explaining to do, not just by Madoff and his family,
but at the Securities and Exchange Commission, whose bungling
of the investigation likely cost Madoff's victims even more money.
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Egyptian
president in Aqaba for talks with Jordan
from Egypt News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Amman - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak arrived Thursday at
Jordan's Red Sea resort of Aqaba for talks with King Abdullah
II on moves to close Arab ranks ahead of the regular Arab summit
due to be he...
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Egypt
wants Palestinian unity deal by Saturday
from Egypt News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Gaza City: A participant in Palestinian power-sharing talks said
Wednesday that Egypt wants an agreement by Saturdady.Egypt is
mediating between rivals Hamas and Fatah. The talks began Tuesday
in Cair...
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U.S.,
EU eye possible fix to long-standing beef war
from Reuters: Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will hold off on new
retaliatory duties for European products while the two countries
work on a possible fix to a dispute over beef trade that dates
back to the 1980s, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said
on Thursday.
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S.
Korea holds rates, promises stimulus
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Seoul: South Korea's central bank broke an unprecedented run
of rate cuts on Thursday to leave its rate steady, but signalled
more reductions in store as the government offered $4 billion
in extra mea...
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China-U.S.
summit to be a great success: Chinese FM
from China
The coming summit between Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S.
President Barack Obama will be a great success and of great significance
for bilateral relations at a new phase, visiting Chinese Foreign
Minister Yang Jiechi said here Thursday. "In two weeks'
time, President Hu Jintao and President Obama will meet in London.
It will be the first meeting between our heads of state since
the new U.S. administration came into office," Minister
Yang said, while addressing a luncheon meeting at ...
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President
Obama, Chinese FM emphasize desire for positive, constructive
ties: White House
from China
President Barack Obama and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister
Yang Jiechi on Thursday emphasized the desire of both sides to
build a positive and constructive relationship between the two
countries, the White House said in a press release. "During
today's meeting, President Obama and Foreign Minister Yang discussed
the overall state of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship, emphasizing
the desire of both sides to strengthen cooperation and build
a positive and constructive U.S.-China rela ...
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Chinese
FM lists guidelines for China-U.S. ties in new era
from China
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday proposed
some major guidelines for China and the United States to promote
sound and steady growth of bilateral relations in the new era.
Speaking at a luncheon meeting at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS), Yang expressed satisfaction that
the two countries have worked together and ensured a smooth transition
of bilateral relations in the past 50 days since the new U.S.
administration took office. The t ...
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China
makes great achievements in drug control, says top official
from China
China has made great achievements in drug control during the
past 10 years, a top Chinese official said here Thursday. Since
the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drug Control in 1998,
the Chinese government has honored its commitments and obligations
in improving drug control regulations, said Meng Hongwei, China's
vice minister of Public Security. On behalf of the Chinese government,
Meng introduced China's efforts on drug control at the high-level
segment of the 52nd Sess ...
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Urumqi
makes massive investment to clean dirty air
from China
Urumqi will invest 5 billion yuan ($731 million) to clean up
wintertime pollution this year, Li Zhi, Party secretary of the
Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region' capital, said. The money will
be spent on pollution control and infrastructure construction,
Li, who is also a delegate to the ongoing Second Session of the
National Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, said.
The 2009 input alone will equal the total sum the city had spent
on the 'blue sky mission' - a project curbing U ...
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Democratic
reform protects religious freedom in Tibet
from China
The white paper titled "Fifty Years of Democratic Reform
in Tibet" published by the Information Office of the State
Council, or China's cabinet on March 2, 2009 points out that
abolishing theocracy, separating religion from state, and protecting
religious freedom. During the democratic reform, means of production,
including land and livestock, originally owned by monasteries
involved in the armed rebellion were all confiscated, while a
policy of redemption was introduced with regard to the means
...
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Premier
Wen Jiabao meets the press
from China
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to meet the press after the closure
of the NPC session on the morning of March 13, 2009. &$
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RUSSIA:
Putin waives fines owed by Ukraine for breaking gas contracts
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Russia's prime minister says it has waived fines owed by Ukraine
for breaking gas contracts because it does not want to "finish
off" its neighbour. Vladimir Putin said he realised Ukraine
was "on the... |
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RUSSIA:
Radar Offer Stands For US Missile System
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
"The offer remains on the table. If American and European
partners express interest we are ready to return to this question,"
he said during a visit to the Azerbaijani capital
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Acting Spokesman Robert Wood conducts a daily briefing at the
State Department.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Today at 1:15pm (ET)
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Wash.
tax coalition plans more polls
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
by By CURT WOODWARD
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Interest groups pushing for a tax referendum
of as much as $2 billion are planning a second round of polling
to help narrow down options for state lawmakers, people involved
in the effort said Wednesday....
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Former
UN chief in Kenya over coalition talks
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan arrived in Kenya late
Wednesday for consultations over the planned meeting in Geneva
on the progress of the ruling coalition government. Annan quietly
flew in on...
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ticker timeline 22:59 Eastern Time Thursday
March 12, 2009
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Bahrain
signs up to $1.2bn GCC power project
from Bahrain News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The deal will allow Bahrain to exchange power with other member
countries once the first phase of the grid goes live in May,
officials said.The power plan, which aims to give member states
access to f...
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Obama
signs new Cuba law
from Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
US President Barack Obama has signed into law a government spending
bill that will ease some of Washington's economic sanctions on
Cuba. He said the bill was imperfect because Congressmen had
added p...
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Venezuela
gets 2nd patrol boat from Spain
from Venezuela News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Spain's state-owned military shipyard has delivered the second
of eight patrol boats it's building for the Venezuelan navy.Navantia
is helping manufacture the boats for President Hugo Chavez's
governm...
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Israeli
VC funds have $1 billion for investment
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Israeli venture capital funds, whose first investment or capital
call was made in 2008, raised $793 million in 2008, 30% less
than the $1.14 billion raised in 2007, by funds whose first investment
was...
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UAE
Ambassador to Germany, VIPs visit Sharjah
from Germany News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Mar 12, 2009 - 12:08 - WAM Berlin, March 12th, 2009 (WAM)--The
emirate of Sharjah's stand at the International Tourism Bourse
(ITB), being held in Berlin from 11 to 15 March 2009, has been
a centre of...
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Lieutenant
Governor Mongiardo to Meet with White House Officials to Discuss
Kentucky's E-Health Initiative
from Kentucky.gov News Center Headlines
by Sarah Baird<br/>502-564-2611
Tomorrow, Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo will travel to
Washington, D.C. where he will meet with White House officials
to discuss Kentucky's electronic healthcare (e-health) initiative.
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VIDEO:
House Democratic Caucus Press Conference on the FY 2010 Budget
from C-SPAN Recent Video
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Larson (D-CT) spoke
to reporters about the Caucus's closed budget meeting with OMB
Director, Peter Orszag.
Length: 5 min.
Published: Today at 1pm (ET)
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Conference
to focus on Middle East Internet opportunities
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Dubai-based Internet consultancy company SpinBits and financial
portal Argaam.com have joined forces to organise Submit 2009,
the first event ever for Middle East web entrepreneurs and professionals
t...
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UAE
Dhs63m more in Gaza assistance
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
THE Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Establishment
has a Dhs63m Gaza reconstruction projects focusing on: an integrated
drainage network, drinking and irrigation water projects ...
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UAE
Nahyan Bin Mubarak discusses research cooperation with European
Commission
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research HE Sheikh
Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and Director of International Cooperation
Unit at the European Commission Robert Burmanjer discussed yesterd...
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UAE
VP receives Arab education ministers, officials
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Valuable concise reference source on the UAE, covering political
system, economy, business, history and heritage, education, women,
healthcare, tourism and environment.
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Dubai
eGovernment establishes consolidated platform for residents to
air their views on quality of public services
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has recently launched
a consolidated platform where residents can register their complaints
against government departments and speed up the process of addressin...
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EU
considering $75-100 bln loan to IMF
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
BRUSSELS - The European Union is considering lending $75-100
billion to the International Monetary Fund to boost its lending
capacity, draft conclusions for a March 19-20 summit of EU leaders
showed o...
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Dubai
negotiating with companies on $10 billion support package
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
DUBAI - The Dubai government is making final arrangements to
distribute $10 billion to help local companies with cash-flow
problems during the current financial meltdown.
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NASA
successfully reboots Mars orbiter's computer
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- NASA has successfully commanded the
Mars Odyssey spacecraft to reboot its computer....
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Obama
picks U.S. ambassadors to Iraq, Afghanistan
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is choosing diplomat
Christopher Hill to serve as U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Lieutenant
General Karl Eikenberry as ambassador to Afghanistan, the White
H...
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Afghans
Should Handle Taliban Talks - Ambassador
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
U.S. President Barack Obama has floated the idea of talking to
moderates in the Taliban, whose extremist regime was ousted in
2001, as part of his new strategy to put down an insurgency and
bring st...
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Afghan
court upholds sentence in secret hearing
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — The Afghanistan Supreme Court has
secretly upheld a 20-year sentence imposed on a young journalism
student who allegedly questioned Muslims' treatment of women.
The law...
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Obama
Team Pushes To Redefine Afghanistan Goals
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
March 12, 2009 · President Obama has promised to lay out
a new strategy for the nearly 40,000 U.S. troops already in Afghanistan
and the 17,000 more on the way.Critics have complained it's uncl...
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Estonia
to boost support to Afghanistan
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Visiting Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Thursday met
with his Afghan counterpart Rangin Dadfer Spanta and promised
to boost support to the war-torn country. Paet told Spanta that
Estonia woul...
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Iran
ready for talks on Afghanistan crisis
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Iran Thursday said it has accepted the US invitation to a conference
on Afghanistan and was ready for talks to help resolve the crisis
in the war-torn country, Press TV reported.
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Education
stimulus spending outlined
by Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Rendell's proposal for spending federal education stimulus money,
Philadelphia schools would stand to get $361 million in additional
funding next school ...
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Britain
to go ahead with domestic emissions scheme
from Reuters: Environment
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is pressing ahead with a plan to make
energy-intensive businesses including banks, hotels and schools
cut their energy use and carbon emissions, the Department of
Energy and Climate Change said on Thursday.
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Price
Reactions After USDA Crop Reports
from USDA - National Agricultural Statistics
Service Reports
Price Reactions...
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What's
New on CIA.gov - March 12, 2009
from What's New on CIA.gov
March 12, 2009 - Today's CIA.gov update:
Featured Story - The People of the CIA
... Ames Mole Hunt Team.
World Leaders - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan,
Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Morocco,
Palau, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.
Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling
of officials' names in the country listings during the period
3 - 10 Mar 2009.
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Public
Affairs Chief Takes Stock of Tumultuous Year
from American Forces Information Services
- News Articles
Information is a critical element of national power, and public
affairs personnel have a role in how the government and military
employ that element, the outgoing principal deputy assistant
secretary of defense for public affairs said.
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RUSSIA:
MEETING-LENINGRAD REGION-SERDYUKOV
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service
Dmitry Medvedev had a working meeting with Governor of the Leningrad
Region Valery Serdyukov.
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Secretaries
of State Briefed on Preserving State Government Information
from Library of Congress: Digital Preservation
March 12, 2009 -- The National Digital Information Infrastructure
and Preservation Program was on the agenda for the National Association
of Secretaries of State Heritage Committee meeting on February
6, 2009. Over two dozen secretaries and staff attended a briefing
about the NDIIPP Preserving State Government Information initiative.
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Anderson
Appointed as Senior Advisor
from U.S. Department of Education
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the appointment
of Jo Anderson Jr. as senior advisor to the department, where
he will conduct outreach to teachers and teacher organizations.
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UN
Chief Welcomes President Obama's 'Fresh Thinking' on Afghanistan
by Voice of America - USA
Voice of America
By VOA News UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he welcomes
US President Barack Obama's new focus and "fresh thinking"
on Afghanistan. ...
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New
York Fed welcomes CDS auction hardwiring
from NY Fed | News
The New York Fed welcomes the actions today to improve the market
infrastructure for credit default swaps (CDS). The International
Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published documentation
which will "hardwire" an auction-based settlement mechanism
into standard CDS documentation, mandating its use in future
CDS credit events. Market participants will be able to sign on
to the documentation during an adherence period which ends on
April 7.
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New
York Fed purchases $27 billion net ($61 billion gross) in agency
mortgage-backed securities
from NY Fed | News
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CQ
Transcript: House Speaker Pelosi Holds a News Conference
by CQPolitics.com - Washington,DC,USA
[*] PELOSI: Congress is moving aggressively to address the economy.
This is a very grave concern to people in our country. The economic
security of ...
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Opportunities
and Challenges Facing Japan's Economy
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The East Asia and the Pacific Regional Policy Overview has been
updated with the Secretary of State's remarks detailing U.S.
policy on China and North Korea, an Asia Foundation report assessing
the benefits of cooperation between the U.S., Japan, and South
Korea, a Chatham House report on the potential opportunities
and challenges facing Japan's economy, an Air and Space Power
Journal article examining U.S. investment in the Republic of
Korea Air Force (ROKAF), and a Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific
Research Center report arguing for the need for the U.S. to enhance
relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during
the global economic crisis. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this region - the newest updates are
in bold.
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Security
Challenges in Pakistan
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Pakistan MiPAL has been updated with a Council on Foreign
Relations article analyzing the ways in which weaknesses in Pakistan's
government contribute to security challenges within Pakistan,
remarks by Vice President Biden to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization concerning the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan,
and remarks by the Secretary of Defense arguing that it is essential
that Pakistan be considered in the formation of any strategy
relating to Afghanistan. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are
in bold.
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Obama
on the Need to Solve the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Africa Regional Policy Overview has been updated with a Military
Review article on the process of reconciliation and reintegration
during South Africa's political transition, a statement by the
President on the need to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Sudan
and support Sudan's efforts for peace and stability, a lecture
by the President of Somaliland at Chatham House describing Somaliland's
role in the Horn of Africa's stability, a Congressional hearing
on maritime piracy, including expert testimony of piracy issues
in the Horn of Africa, a United States Institute of Peace report
outlining the steps necessary for a political transition in Sudan,
a Danish Institute for International Studies report assessing
the role of external actors in the Somali conflict, a European
Union Institute for Security Studies report detailing the European
Union's support for Africa's security architecture, and a Feinstein
International Center analysis of the regional security impact
of Uganda's pursuit of insurgents of the Lord's Resistance Army
(LRA) into Sudan. Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this region - the newest updates are in bold.
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Risks
Confronting Haiti's Economy, Infrastructure, Emergency Management
Capabilities, and Security Sector
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network
The Haiti MiPAL has been updated with an International Crisis
Group report outlining the lurking risks stemming from challenges
caused by weaknesses in Haiti's economy, infrastructure, emergency
management capabilities, and security sector, and a report form
the Initiative for Peacebuilding and the Fundación para
las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior assessing
the European Union's potential to mitigate Haiti's political
and security sector fragilities through the adoption of a stronger
role in the Haitian peacebuilding process. Please see the Recently
Added Documents section for the latest on this country - the
newest updates are in bold.
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Navy
Names Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado
from News Release - U.S. Dept. of Defense
News Releases are official statements of the Department of Defense.
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2
Countries Agree to Ease Bank Secrecy Rules
from NYT > World Business by By DAVID
JOLLY
Andorra and Liechtenstein said they would accept standards that
make their banks more transparent, a small but significant step
for Western governments trying to shut down tax havens.
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Cotton
and Wool Outlook
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for cotton and wool,
including supply and demand prospects in major importing and
exporting countries. Includes data on raw fibers and textiles.
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Rice
Outlook
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for rice, including supply
and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries.
Contains information on U.S. rough, milled, and long-, medium-,
and short-grain rice.
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Oil
Crops Outlook
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for oil crops (primarily
soybeans and products), including supply and demand prospects
in major importing and exporting countries. Includes information
on cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowerseed, tropical oils, corn oil,
and animal fats.
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Iraq
Experience Likely to Affect Future Decisions, Gates Says
from American Forces Information Services
- News Articles
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the Iraq war experience
likely will make future presidents more cautious about authorizing
a pre-emptive strike based on intelligence.
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Egypt
urges Palestinian power-sharing deal
from JPost Middle East
Snags reported in talks; Hamas official: "How can we talk
about unity when our men are in Abbas's jails?"
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CANADA:
Minister Blackburn to Make an Announcement About Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada's Experimental Farm in Normandin
from Canada News Centre - General public
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue
and Minister of State (Agriculture), will make an announcement
regarding Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Experimental Farm
in Normandin.
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Obama
to CEOs: 'We must build this recovery on a foundation that..
by USA Today - USA
The White House has just released excerpts of what President
Obama will say at 4 pm ET to the Business Roundtable. He plans
to tell the high-powered CEOs ...
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DTS:
March 11 2009
from FMS Publications
Updated 3/12/2009: 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 1 Cash and
debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday March
11, 2009 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals)
_ TABLE I Operating Cash Balance | _ |
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Johns
Hopkins provost picked for senior DOE job
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama intends to nominate
Kristina Johnson, an electrical engineer and university provost,
to be U.S. Under Secretary of Energy, the White House said on
Thursday.
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ticker timeline 21:59 Eastern Time Thursday
March 12, 2009
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Government
of Canada Takes Further Steps to Improve Safety of Health Products
from Canada News Centre - Health Canada
The Government of Canada has launched a new social marketing
campaign encouraging Canadian consumers to use MedEffect Canada
to report suspected side effects from health products and access
the latest safety information.
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BOJ
purchases bank-held shares
from The Japan Times: All Stories
The Bank of Japan said Thursday it purchased ¥112.05 million
in shares from banks in the first 10 days of March. The central
bank said it would resume purchasing bank-held shares at market
prices Feb. 23 in a bid to reduce banks' risks accompanying a
stock market decline. At the end of February, it reported that
there were no purchases.
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The
United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Our Opportunity
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
which emerged from the UN Millennium Summit in 2000 are guiding
the development policies of poor countries and aid agencies.
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Bank
of New York in settlement talks with Russia
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- The good news is that a Moscow judge adjourned
Tuesday's scheduled pretrial hearing in Russia's dubious $22.5
billion suit against the Bank of New York Mellon to allow the
partie...
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U.S.
Inspects Gaza-Sinai Border
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
CAIRO [MENL] -- The U.S. military has resumed efforts to determine
securityrequirements of Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. Egyptian
sources said the U.S. military has been sending officers andtech...
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American
and Palestinian colleges form partnership
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A first-of-its-kind collaboration
between an American college and a Palestinian university will
allow Palestinian students to earn American degrees on a West
Bank cam...
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Ex-Intel
Pick Lashes Out At "Israel Lobby"
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, above, chose
Charles W. Freeman Jr. to chair the National Intelligence Council.
Freeman stepped away on Tuesday, blaming "the Israel Lobby"
for the c...
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Panama's
Solicitor General To Investigate Murcia's Statements
By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - This
afternoon the judges of Panama's Electoral Tribunal are meeting
with Panama's Solicitor General Ana Matilde Gomez to define exactly
who is responsible to investigate the complaints surrounding
the statements of David Murcia. Balbina Herrera filed a complaint
against Ricardo Martinelli yesterday, alleging that his company
is the real "narco campaign" and that his business
connections to David Murcia's DMG group should be investigated.
Today Ana Matilde Gomez said she would be sending a third formal
delegation to Colombia in order to take formal statements from
David Murcia with regards to his political donations in Panama.
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NZ:
Second warning on Pacific Island medicines
from New Zealand Herald - National by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
The Health Ministry has issued a second warning about unapproved
medicines from Samoa and Tonga which are being sold in New Zealand.
Three of the medicines come from Multipharm in Samoa, the fourth
from Tonga's Tukia Pharmaceuticals. Ministry...
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CANADA: BC PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS
Surrey-Green Timbers candidates
Surrey-Fleetwood candidates
Surrey-Cloverdale candidates
Stikine candidates
Saanich South candidates
Saanich North and the Islands candidates
Skeena candidates
Shuswap candidates
Richmond-Steveston candidates
Richmond East candidates
Richmond Centre candidates
Prince George-Valemount candidates
Prince George-Mackenzie candidates
Powell River-Sunshine Coast candidates
Port Moody-Coquitlam candidates
Port Coquitlam candidates
Penticton candidates
Peace River South candidates
Peace River North candidates
Parksville-Qualicum candidates
Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidates
North Vancouver-Seymour candidates
North Vancouver-Lonsdale candidates
North Island candidates
North Coast candidates
Kootenay West candidates
Kootenay East candidates
Kelowna-Mission candidates
Kelowna-Lake Country candidates
Kamloops-South Thompson candidates
Kamloops-North Thompson candidates
Juan de Fuca candidates
Fraser-Nicola candidates
Fort Langley-Aldergrove candidates
Esquimalt-Royal Roads candidates
Delta South candidates
Delta North candidates
Cowichan Valley candidates
Burnaby North candidates
Burnaby-Lougheed candidates
Burnaby-Edmonds candidates
Burnaby-Deer Lake candidates
Boundary-Similkameen candidates
Alberni-Pacific Rim candidates
Abbotsford West candidates
Abbotsford South candidates
Abbotsord-Mission candidates
from CBC | Ticker
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TRANSCRIPT
OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT UNITED
NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 12 MARCH 2009
from United Nations Press Releases and
Meetings Coverage
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Obama
mulls troops for Mexico border
from ABC News: Breaking Stories
US President Barack Obama is considering
deploying troops along the US-Mexico border to stop any spillover
of the carnage from the drug wars in its southern neighbour.
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Pelosi
says second stimulus package unlikely soon
by Andrew
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. House ofRepresentatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she sawlittle chance of
a second economic stimulus package in theshort term, adding that
she wanted to give the $787 billionpackage ...
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Obama's
Presidency: Day 52
from CNN.com - Video
President Obama spent his 52nd day in Washington focusing on
America's economic recovery plan.
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Obama,
China's Yang urge steps on world economy
from Reuters: Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday called for urgent steps
to revive the world economy and agreed to work to prevent further
military confrontations at sea.
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UOG
lands grant to stay eco-friendly
from KUAM.com - KUAM News by Sabrina Salas
Matanane
The University of Guam has received a $205,000 grant from the
U.S. Department of the Interior to fund the institution of higher
learning's green initiatives. The UOG Green Initiative has received
student support through the establishment of the Green Army,
which was instrumental in the university's recycling efforts
on the college's 57th Charter Day earlier this week.
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Navy
Sends Destroyer to Protect Surveillance Ship After Incident in
South China Sea
from washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific
by Ann Scott Tyson
The U.S. Navy has dispatched a guided-missile destroyer to the
South China Sea after Chinese ships allegedly harassed an American
ship operating there last weekend, a Pentagon official said yesterday.
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Rep.
Kenney’s Opportunity Grant program moves through the House
from Washington House Democrats
Washington State is one of the nation’s leaders when it
comes to financial aid opportunities for college-bound students.
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Coleman,
Franken head to closing arguments
by USA Today - USA
Democrats have been eager to seat Franken because it would mean
they have control of 59 votes, one short of the 60 needed to
end debate and take an ...
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Lawmakers
push alternative to Yucca Mtn
by San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The senators, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican
John Ensign, say the commission would have two years to examine
alternatives for ...
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Reid,
Ensign Propose Nuke Waste Panel
by KXNT - Las Vegas,NV,USA
Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign have introduced a
bill to establish a national commission on nuclear waste management.
...
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China
gives local officials more power to facilitate foreign investment
from China
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced measures Thursday
that would give more power to its local branches on approving
foreign-funded projects in a bid to further facilitate foreign
investment. The establishment or change of foreign-funded companies
with a registered capital of 100 million U.S. dollars or below
would be subject to the approval of provincial commerce authorities
where the company was registered, according to the new regulations.
However, one-off capital incr ...
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CHINA: People's
Daily hails multiparty cooperation, political consultation under
CPC leadership
from China
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will stick to multiparty cooperation
and political consultation whensoever and no matter what happens,
the People's Daily says in an editorial to be published Friday.
The year of 2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment
of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC),
the editorial reads. "We must systematically review the
invaluable experience gained by the CPPCC in its 60 years of
history, further uphold and impro ...
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Geithner
gets tough questions from Senate panel
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner found
himself at ground zero of U.S. economic discontent on Thursday.
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CANADA:
Vancouver-Fairview candidates
Surrey-White Rock candidates
Surrey-Whalley candidates
Surrey-Tynehead candidates
Surrey-Panorama candidates
Surrey-Newton candidates
from CBC | Ticker
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Democrats,
White House: Time Needed for Stimulus to Work
by Voice of America - USA
After saying earlier in the week that the door remains open to
a second stimulus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the focus
for now must be on assessing the ...
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US
diplomat to work on Guantánamo closure full-time
by MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appointed Daniel Fried
to the new post on Thursday, in a State Department announcement
that described him as ``a ...
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Obama
renews US sanctions on Iran
from BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
US President Barack Obama extends sanctions against Iran for
one year, saying it continues to pose a threat to US security.
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Senate
fills No. 2, 3 Justice Department positions
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By LARRY MARGASAK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate filled the No. 2 and 3 positions
at the Justice Department on Thursday, pushing aside objections
from conservative Republicans who questioned the nominees' positions
on pornography and the right to die....
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Obama
spells out threats facing US in 21st century
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says a host of threats
face the United States in a rapidly changing world, but that
"this nation will maintain our military dominance."...
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FERC
issues Agenda for its Open Commission Meeting on Thursday, March
19, 2009
from FERC: What's New by customer@ferc.gov
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Public
to comment on Spokane's rules to regulate shoreline development
from Access Washington News
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Gov.
Gregoire's statement on Gil Kerlikowske appointment as nation's
top drug officer
from Access Washington News
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International
trade reps to visit Tacoma
from Access Washington News
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International
trade reps to visit Spokane
from Access Washington News
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International
trade reps to visit Seattle
from Access Washington News
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Bernie
Behind Bars
from Forbes.com: Business News by Liz Moyer
The outcome of Madoff's June sentencing is still up in the air,
but he'll likely spend more than a weekend in a Federal prison.
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Bernie
Madoff's Billionaire Victims
from Forbes.com: Business News by Keren
Blankfeld Schultz and Duncan Greenberg
The disgraced money manager's victims include a who's who of
wealth and celebrity.
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