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Obama:
    US does not seek to contain China's rise

    
from China 

    U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday in Shanghai that Washington
    was not trying to contain China's rise. He added that trade between
    the two giants needed to be "more balanced". Addressing
    students at a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai on the first
    full day of his first trip to China, Obama said the notion that
    Washington and Beijing must be adversaries was not pre-destined.
    "We do not seek to contain China's rise," Obama said
    before taking questions from the audience as well as fro ...


    
Obama:
    US has positive, constructive, comprehensive relationship with
    China

    
from China 

    U.S. President Barack Obama said in Shanghai Monday the United
    States has a positive, constructive and comprehensive relationship
    with China. Obama made the remarks during a dialogue with Chinese
    youth in China's economic hub Shanghai. "Today we have a
    positive, constructive and comprehensive relationship that opens
    the door to partnership on the key global issues of our time:
    economic revocery, development of clean energy, stopping the
    spread of nuclear weapons and the surge of c ...
 

    
Obama
    Backs Free Information Flows During China Visit

    
from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty


    U.S. President Barack Obama has told a Chinese audience he thinks
    freer information flows helped a country become stronger.

    
UN
    summit to highlight need for agricultural aid

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By FRANCES D'EMILIO

    ROME (AP) -- For the third time in less than a decade, a U.N.
    food summit will grapple with what so far has been an elusive
    goal - slashing the number of the world's hungry....


    
Japan
    pushes for ‘open regional co-operation’

    
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Japan pushes for ‘open regional co-operation’ By Kevin
    Brown in Singapore Published: November 15 2009 22:38 | Last updated:
    November 15 2009 22:38
 

    
Stimulus
    and Exports Help Ease Japan’s Recession

    
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Japan ’s economy grew at a robust annual rate of 4.8 percent
    in the third quarter as stimulus spending and a rebound in exports
    appeared to bring the country firmly out of its worst recession
    in...

    
Markets
    gain on Japanese economic growth

    
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Better than expected Japanese GDP growth has combined with a
    positive lead from Wall Street last Friday to drive regional
    markets higher. Japan's economy grew at 1.2 per cent in the three
    months to S...


    
VIDEO:
    Pat Buchanan, Syndicated Columnist & Peter Fenn, Democratic
    Strategist

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Pat Buchanan, Syndicated Columnist & Peter Fenn, Democratic
    Strategist, discuss this week’s news events, with focus
    on health care legislation in Congress; the war in Afghanistan
    and future Obama Administration policy in that region; and other
    topics.

    Length:

    
Published: Sunday at 7am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    Space Shuttle Atlantis Set For Launch

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch Monday departing
    with six astronauts and returning to earth with a seventh. Atlantis
    will stop at the International Space Station to pick up astronaut
    Nicole Stott who has been in orbit since August. The weather
    is not expected to delay the launch.

    Length:

    
Published: Today at 2:28pm (ET)

    Clinton:
    U.S. not interested in long-term presence in Afghanistan

    Posted: November 15th, 2009 01:50 PM ET

    (CNN) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the primary
    U.S. mission in Afghanistan is defeating al Qaeda, rather than
    making a long-term commitment to rebuild the country.

    


    
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    "Green"
    Technology Wins Awards

    Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600


    
ICE SKATING TOMORROW!!!

    
Young Democrats of Georgia State University

    
Good afternoon everyone!

    
Just a reminder that our Ice Skating event
    is tomorrow, November 16th at 7PM at Centennial Park. I cannot
    wait to see everyone and their miserable skating techniques!

    
If you live on campus or don't want to
    walk to the park alone, I will be leaving the Georgia State Lofts
    at 6:30PM. Call me or text to let me know so I don't leave without
    you! 404-328-

    
Remember your student ID so you get $6
    tickets and free skate rentals!!

    
Hope everyone has had a BEAUTIFUL weekend!

    -Molly

    
Interview
    With George Stephanopoulos of ABC's This Week

    
Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Secretary of State

    Singapore

    
November 15, 2009

    Highlights:
    Future U.S.-Afghan Relations

    Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600

    
Interview
    With David Gregory of NBC's Meet the Press

    
Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Secretary of State

    Singapore

    
November 15, 2009
 

    
Education Laws & Regulations, Parent
    Resources for Disability.gov

    
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    Obama,
    Medvedev Discuss Arms Reduction, Iran 

    Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:08:00 -0600 

    Highlights:
    President Hosts a Town Hall Meeting for Youth in Shanghai, China

    Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600


    
THIS Wednesday....Immigration Reform
    House Party Call

    
This is a reminder that Wednesday-November
    18, we are joining people across the country to participate in
    a national town hall with Congressman Luis Gutierrez to discuss
    our broken immigration system and a plan to fix it.

    
Gutierrez will lay out the ways families
    are hurting right now, and how our campaign for families, freedom
    and faith can make a difference.

    
The call is at 6pm, so come around 5:30,
    and we'll discuss it after if you would like to stay. Feel free
    to bring drinks or a snack to share, if you wish.

    
Ben, Corinne & Charliebear's home---

    1310 E Hubbell St. (one block north of Palm, just west of 13th
    St)

    
http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/

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FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER
    16, 2009 

    House Meets At… First Vote Predicted… Last Vote Predicted…

    
2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business 6:30 p.m.
    7:00 p.m.

    
“One Minutes”



    Suspensions (6 Bills)

    1. H.R.
    3767 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
    Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah,
    as the "W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building" (Rep.
    Bishop (UT) - Oversight and Government Reform)

    2. S.
    1825 - A bill to extend the authority for relocation expenses
    test programs for Federal employees (Sen. Lieberman - Oversight
    and Government Reform)

    3. H.R.
    3539 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
    Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey,
    as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building"
    (Rep. Sires - Oversight and Government Reform)

    4. H.R.
    1506 - To provide that claims of the United States to certain
    documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated
    as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances (Rep. Slaughter
    - Oversight and Government Reform)

    5. S.
    1314 - A bill to designate the facility of the United States
    Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue
    in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Post Office" (Sen. Wyden - Oversight and Government Reform)

    6. H.R.
    1242 - To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
    of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability
    of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (Rep. Maloney - Financial
    Services)



    * Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.

    * Motions to go to Conference should they become available. 

    * Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
 

    
Technology News & Events for Disability.gov

    
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    FDA
    to Examine the Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
    

    Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:06:00 -0600 

    
North Texas Democrats Subject: Vote!

    
Hey everyone!

    
This is just a reminder to vote FOR equal
    rights on the Homecoming Court Eligibility!

    
http://www.untsga.com

    

    



    
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