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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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Janitors' Victory Brings Hope to Cincinnati Families, Creates New Model for Ensuring Good Jobs with Health Care for Region's Low-wage Workers (Popularity: )
http://www.seiu.org
On the heels of recent high-profile contract victories that made dramatic gains for thousands of working families in Houston and Miami, Cincinnati janitors have won higher wages, more work hours, and health insurance in their first-ever city-wide union contract. The groundbreaking agreement will help lift more than a thousand janitors out of poverty, increasing the income of the majority of workers by an incredible 129 percent over the course of ...
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Save the Children Seeks Immediate Support for Cyclone Survivors in Bangladesh (Popularity: )
http://www.savethechildren.org
Tens of thousands of families in Bangladesh--including many children--are in immediate need of assistance after surviving the worst cyclone of the past decade, according to Save the Children's emergency team responding to the disaster. Emergency responders on the scene report that extensive emergency preparations saved tens of thousands of lives despite a fierce cyclone that struck the southwestern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday with strength similar to a storm that ...
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Recess Actions Target GOP Senators Who Blocked or Skipped Iraq Vote (Popularity: )
http://www.moveon.org
As part of a broad effort during recess week, MoveOn will hold actions outside the in-state offices of some of the Republican senators who blocked debate on a non-binding resolution opposing the military escalation in Iraq. (A list will be available on Monday). After Friday's strong House vote repudiating the president's troop increase, Republicans in the Senate once again used the filibuster to block debate and a vote on Iraq. ...
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UNICEF Humanitarian Update: Urgent Survival Needs of Children and Women Affected by the Suspension of Activities of Major NGOs in North Sudan/Darfur (Popularity: )
http://www.unicefusa.org
UNICEF is working with government and remaining non-government partners to address immediate gaps in the provision of life-saving services to children, following the suspension of 16 non-governmental organizations by the Government of Sudan.The biggest impact will be in Darfur, where a major humanitarian crisis is ongoing with 2.7 million people displaced, for whom these NGOs have been providing life-saving humanitarian services. Due to the suspension of activities of these NGOs, ...
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US Military Pacific Commanders Make Case for Missile Defense in Testimony (Popularity: )
http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org
Riki Ellison, Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance,reports on the testimony of the US Military Pacific Commanders who appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 19, 2009. Their testimony focused on missile defense capabilities. Excerpts of that definitive testimony follows after Ellison's introductory remarks."On the shores of one of the most western points of the United States looking over the horizon of the Pacific Ocean facing west, ...
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BD/PEPFAR Lab-Strengthening Initiative Marks Progress in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB in Sub-Saharan Africa (Popularity: )
http://www.bd.com
A collaboration between the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has made significant progress in improving lab conditions and enhancing the skills of lab personnel on the front lines of the battle against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) in sub-Saharan Africa.The PEPFAR-BD collaboration -- valued at up to $18 million -- targets a number of countries seriously impacted by HIV/AIDS. Under PEPFAR, the ...
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Remarks by President Bush and President Sarkozy of France Upon Arrival to Walker's Point (Popularity: )
http://www.whitehouse.gov
The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush and President Sarkozy of France upon arrival to Walker's Point: Walker's Point Kennebunkport, Maine 11:47 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: You all having a good time here? Q Thank you, it's great. PRESIDENT BUSH: Particularly thinking about you, Mark. Q Yes, sir. PRESIDENT BUSH: Mark, let me ask you, looking forward to going down to Crawford? Q You bet, can't wait. ...
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Radio Address By President Bush to the Nation (Popularity: )
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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, Americans across our Nation gather with loved ones to give thanks for the many blessings we share. We're grateful for our friends and families, who fill our lives with meaning and purpose. We're grateful to live in a land of plenty and during a time of great prosperity. And we're grateful to Almighty God for the freedom to enjoy all these gifts. Every Thanksgiving, ...
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Bill Gates to Call for United Action to Support World's Poorest Farmers (Popularity: )
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Thursday will urge governments, donors, researchers, farmer groups, environmentalists, and others to set aside old divisions and join forces to help millions of the world's poorest farming families boost their yields and incomes so they can lift themselves out of hunger and poverty. Gates will say the effort must be guided by the farmers themselves, adapted to local circumstances, ...
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