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submitted by grandie4 5 months ago, from google.com
China sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising cooperation to bolster the global recovery. Premier Wen Jiabao took on critics in the West who say Chinese... More
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submitted by rodeox 24 months ago, from blogs.abcnews.com
A pretty scathing charge from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this morning as he spoke to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers an assailed Sen. John McCain's position on free trade. More
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submitted by animaniac 26 months ago, from afp.google.com
Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. More
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submitted by animaniac 26 months ago, from online.wsj.com
Mr. Obama isn't merely "running to the center." He's fleeing from many of his primary positions so markedly and so rapidly that he's embracing a sizable chunk of President Bush's policy. Who would have thought that a Democrat would rehabilitate the much-maligned Bush agenda? More
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submitted by agabriel 26 months ago, from latimes.com
A handgun ban. The death penalty. U.S. wiretaps. Iran and Israel. Trade. On all of those issues, he has recently staked more moderate ground. Barack Obama, as he introduces himself to the broader voting public, is emphasizing centrist -- even conservative -- positions on hot-button issues. More
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submitted by agabriel 26 months ago, from reuters.com
North Korea was expected to hand China a long-delayed account of its shadowy nuclear activities on Thursday, a step that may see it removed from Washington's list of terrorist states. A milestone on the way to ending its nuclear ambitions, the move could also win the reclusive state diplomatic... More
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submitted by chiasma 26 months ago, from biz.yahoo.com
Washington wants Beijing to loosen controls on currency trading and allow the yuan's rate to set by market forces. U.S. manufacturers contend that the restrictions keep the yuan's value artificially low, giving Chinese exporters an unfair advantage and boosting China's trade surplus. More
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submitted by blueheat 27 months ago, from iht.com
Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a set of thinly veiled warnings to China on Saturday, cautioning that it could risk its share of further gains in Asia's economic prosperity if it bullied its neighbors over natural resources in contested areas like the South China Sea. More
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submitted by riverdrops 27 months ago, from online.wsj.com
John McCain told Cuban-Americans Tuesday that he would maintain the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba if he is elected president, and he attacked Barack Obama for his willingness to meet with Cuba's leader. Both the likely Republican nominee and the Democratic front-runner spun Cuba... More
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submitted by allhands 28 months ago, from guardian.co.uk
The future of our seas has never been more precarious. 90 years of industrial-scale overfishing has brought us to the brink of an ecological catastrophe & deprived millions of their livelihoods. As scientific guidelines are ignored and catches become ever bigger, Alex Renton explains the inaction... More
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submitted by allhands 28 months ago, from ft.com
The US and Europe now have a united desire to see the dollar strengthen against the euro, senior officials have told the Financial Times. Senior eurozone officials believe that the dollar-euro rate had reached levels unhelpful to both the US and Europe. More
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submitted by agabriel 29 months ago, from nytimes.com
It is not easy to draw a straight line from the slumping economy to the war in Iraq and a trade deal with Colombia, but Democrats are trying to connect those dots. Party strategists say that President Bush’s opposition to additional economic recovery proposals and his strong support of the trade... More
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from feeds.washingtonpost.com, 29 months ago
President Bush announced yesterday that he is sending a Colombian free-trade agreement to Congress, moving toward a confrontation with Democrats and labor unions that he could lose during a hotly contested election year. More
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submitted by simitpatel 21 months ago, from informedtrades.com
A look at how the economic policies proposed by Barack Obama will result in a devalued US dollar and corresponding higher prices. More
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submitted by shelvingstorage 22 months ago, from bigdug.co.uk
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