Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address WorldNews.com (Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address) | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, pr...
State of the Union speech CBC | Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final...
Key starts political year in defensive mode NZ Herald | This was the week John Key was to have set the political agenda. | It was the Prime Minister's first full week back after the summer break, the first Cabinet meeting, the week of the state-of-the-nation speech, the first overseas visit - to Austral...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief Foreign Policy Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE | This week, Egyptians celebrated the first anniversary of the ouster of Hosni Mubarak amid speculation that the Muslim Brotherhood has struck a power-sharing deal with the Supreme Council of the Armed F...
DealBook’s Week in Review The New York Times | A look back on our reporting of the past week’s highs and lows in finance. | Davos Diary | DEALBOOK COLUMN Andrew Ross Sorkin notes that the sky-high corporate fees at Davos are waived for heads of state and other high-ranking government offi...
Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia for $3.4 billion STL Today | Updated at 12:15 p.m. with comments from Solutia's chairman, president and CEO Jeffry Quinn. | Specialty chemical company Eastman Chemical Co. is buying Town and Country-based Solutia Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.4 billion. | Th...
China Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas project STL Today | The Bahamian government has approved a plan to build a bridge and port on Abaco island with a $41 million loan from China's state-owned Export-Import Bank. | Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham says the bridge and port will attract more foreign investme...
Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here The Associated Press | DETROIT -- The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart's Horn C...
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Davos guide: what you need to know about the World Economic Forum The Guardian | Our A-Z analysis unpicks the significance of the talkfest taking place in Switzerland this week The Swiss resort of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum in the final week of Janu...
General Electric expects 2012 to be another volatile year Asbury Park Press | NEW YORK - General Electric Co. is bracing for another volatile year. The global conglomerate expects to see emerging markets from China to South America continue to grow while E...
Bankrupt, Kodak Vows to Rebound The New York Times | In filing for bankruptcy protection early Thursday morning, Eastman Kodak executives say they are seeking to follow the path of American corporations that have reinvented themsel...
Bahamas to build bridge, new port in Abaco with $41M loan from Chinese gov't bank Star Tribune | NASSAU, Bahamas - China's state-owned Export-Import Bank has agreed to finance a new port and a bridge in the Bahamas, the second major infrastructure project backed in recent months by the Chinese in the island nation. | The Chinese bank will prov...
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, January 27 Novosti | Nezavisimaya Gazeta | Government Considers Leasing Far Eastern Croplands to Foreign Investors | Russia may lease millions of hectares of idle cropland in the Far East to foreign agribusinesses as a contribution to international food security during...
China Ex-Im Bank lends $41M for Bahamas project Lexington Herald-Leader | NASSAU, Bahamas — China's state-owned Export-Import Bank has agreed to finance a new port and a bridge in the Bahamas, the second major infrastructure project backed in recent months by the Chinese in the island nation. | The Chines...
LA tourism rose to 26.9 million visitors in 2011 The Tribune San Luis Obispo | A record number of tourists visited Los Angeles last year | The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau says 26.9 million people came to town - a 4.2 percent increase over 2010 - and they spent more than $15 billion. | Tourism officials say the increase was prompted in part by an improving U.S. economy and improved and new attractions. | The b...
