Washington Post:
MEXICO CITY -- To avenge the arrest of their leader, Mexican drug cartel commandos went on a rampage this summer across the lawless state of Michoacan, seizing 12 Mexican police officers and dumping their bound and stripped c (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook:
As a citizen, a father and a physicist, climate change tops my list of worries. As chief executive of the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), one of the country's largest energy companies, I'm also finding it to be a form (Read More)
L.A. Times - National News:
School administrators debate whether the vitamins are worth the added sugar. In Illinois, students organize to overturn a ban. The dairy i (Read More)
World News Forum - Open Publishing:
The other top job created by the Lisbon Treaty - foreign affairs supremo - has gone to the EU Trade Commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton from the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8367589.stm. (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nominees for key U.S. Treasury international posts pledged on Friday to work to persuade China to change its currency practices to allow critical adjustments in global trade and economic balances.
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Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted (Read More)
WebUrbanist:
Photographs of Japan from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1868-1926) have captivated viewers around the world since they were first circulated. One photographer in particular captured Japanese life so beautifully that his work (Read More)
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“For better or worse, the more likely culprit for the uptick in market mood swings is the increased popularity of ETFs. As more take bets on sectors and asset classes rather than individual stocks, it has become a market whe (Read More)
ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog:
There’s an age-old theory in the NFL when it comes to left tackles. It’s pretty simple, really and it goes something like this: Every decade or so, you use a first-round draft pick on a left tackle. You throw him out and ther (Read More)
MSNBC:
Passenger revenue among U.S. airlines fell 15 percent in October compared to the same month last year, an industry trade group said Friday.
United States - Trade association - U.S - Airline - Business. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - U.S. Economy:
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday, but recovered some early losses, while the dollar was steady after U.S. data raised fears that a global economic recovery could lose momentum.
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MSNBC:
Nov. 19: Blogger Arianna Huffington discusses the pitfalls of too many people believing the extreme conspiracy theories that have become Glenn Beck's stock in trade. (Countdown). (Read More)
Reuters: Environment:
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament votes next week on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan for a sweeping carbon trade scheme with hopes it will finally win approval after two years of divisive debate.
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Washington Post:
Capitalizing on consumers' growing desire to "trade down," no-frills retailer Forman Mills is making a bigger foray into the Washington area with two new stores, one opening in New Carrollton on Friday and another in the Dist (Read More)
Reuters:
Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington on Monday for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively marginal commercial dealings a decade ago (Read More)
USATODAY.com - Opinion:
GOP roadblock to cap-and-trade Robert Clifford - Altamont, N.Y. As is typical of Republican opposition to most things nowadays, four of the five paragraphs in Sen. Kit Bond's opposing view, "There is a better way," didn't out (Read More)
USATODAY.com - Opinion:
Breast cancer debate must strike a balance Commentary By Katherine Chretien My parents are complete opposites. My father is deeply rational, a chemist by trade and a man of science. My mother is more emotional, artistic and s (Read More)
New York Times:
President Obama pledged to complete a long-stalled trade agreement with South Korea that he inherited from President George W. Bush.
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Reuters:
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Thursday authorized Brazil to impose trade sanctions on the United States over its support for cotton, as Brazil ratcheted up pressure on Washington over the illegal subsidie (Read More)