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Monday's Forum to Put Clinton, Obama Trade Policies in National Spotlight (Popularity:  )
http://www.americanmanufacturing.org
Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, issued the following statement in advance of the organization's presidential candidate forum on Monday in Pittsburgh: "Our forum will be an opportunity for Senator Obama and Senator Clinton to tell us what they would do to strengthen the economy, create jobs, and revitalize manufacturing in communities all over Pennsylvania. American workers have very compelling reasons to be concerned about the ...
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Statement by the First Lady After a Visit to Sochi Art Museum (Popularity: )
http://www.whitehouse.gov
The following is a transcript of a Statement by the First Lady After a Visit to Sochi Art Museum: Sochi Art Museum Sochi, Russia 10:51 A.M. (Local) MRS. BUSH: President Bush and I have loved having this chance to be in Sochi. I got to see the Paralympics, the Russian Paralympics team this morning. I wished them good luck in Beijing. So we're very excited to have this opportunity to ...
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Thousands of Amnesty International Student Activists Launch National Week of Action to Close Guantanamo (Popularity: )
http://www.amnestyusa.org
Thousands of Amnesty International student activists from more than 1,600 high school and college campuses nationwide will sponsor events next week -- Monday, March 31, through Friday, April 4 -- calling on the U.S. government to close down the U.S.-controlled detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The events are part of Amnesty International USA's 11th annual National Week of Student Action during which activists raise public awareness of a pressing ...
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Republican National Committee: Hillary's Iraq Backtrack (Popularity: )
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The following is being issued by the Republican National Committee: Today, Sen. Clinton Is Expected To Give A Major Foreign Policy Address On Iraq Ahead Of The Fifth Anniversary Of The War: CNN's Jim Acosta: "Hillary Clinton will be focusing on this issue [Iraq] tomorrow [March 17] in a major foreign policy address set to happen in Washington, D.C., again, on this eve of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq ...
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Democratic Radio Address: Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Questions McCain's Leadership on Iraq and Understanding of American Families' Struggles (Popularity: )
http://www.democrats.org
The following release was issued today by the Democratic National Committee: Roger Martinez, a former infantryman in the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment and veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, delivers the Democratic radio address this week. Martinez was deployed twice to Afghanistan and once to Iraq with the 1st Ranger Battalion and now is studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In his address, Martinez ...
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Badawi: 'Malaysia Is One Nation' (Popularity: )
On Saturday, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, campaigning in Terengganu, warned voters to resist those trying to sow division and disunity in the country by splitting Malaysians along racial and religious lines. "We solve problems through unity and friendship. Malaysia is one nation with one people. Our strength lies in our unity and is drawn from our determination to involve Malaysians from all religious and ethnic backgrounds in the progress ...
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Africa's Fraudulent Elections: A Non-Violent Alternative (Popularity: )
Nigeria will soon confront one of the most difficult challenges that any emerging Democracy must face, whether the rule of law as set by the courts will prevail. The Nigerian Supreme Court will soon decide if it will nullify last year's presidential elections on fraud charges. How the government reacts could well determine the future of the country. Nigeria is a sovereign nation, but the United States must urge the ...
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Trust Deepens for U.S.-India Defense Cooperation (Popularity: )
http://www.usibc.com
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) today arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport leading the largest-ever U.S. Executive Defense Mission to India in the 33-year history of this premier business advocacy organization whose mandate is to deepen U.S.-India commercial ties. Comprised of America's top defense companies, including GE Aviation, General Dynamics, ITT, Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Company, L-3 Communications, Northrup Grumman, Oracle, Raytheon, Sikorsky, Stonebridge International, BGR Holdings, The Cohen Group, ...
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Amigos y Amantes, Valentine's Day-Themed Art Auction to Benefit AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Mexico Clinics (Popularity: )
http://www.aidshealth.org
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is proud to present the 2nd annual Amigos y Amantes (Friends and Lovers), an art exhibition and auction to benefit its free HIV/AIDS treatment, care and prevention services in Mexico -- in Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Chiapas. Showcasing the work of notable and emerging artists--mostly Los Angeles-based Latino artists -- this lively celebration of Latino art and culture will take place on Saturday, February 9th ...
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DuPont Chief Science & Technology Officer Offers Perspectives on Science and Global Policymaking at Davos World Economic Forum (Popularity: )
http://www.weforum.org
DuPont Senior Vice President and Chief Science & Technology Officer Uma Chowdhry offered her perspectives on the importance of science in the formation of global policy during a discussion at the World Economic Forum here today. "The role of science is to inform the policymaking process, to help understand both benefits and risks, and to inform the limits of what is knowable, and what is possible," Chowdhry said. "Future progress ...
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