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Most states see higher jobless rates
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:03 PM EST (Google)
"Unemployment rose in 29 states in the U.S. during October, hinting the threat posed by weak labor markets to the economic recovery might be growing.
Nigeria signs $1 bln EU pact to fight corruption
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:49 AM EST (thestar.com.my)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nigeria signed a 677 million euro ($1 billion) pact with the European Union on Thursday aimed at combating corruption and promoting peace in its troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta region.
The Hindu : International : Mottaki dismisses sanctions threat
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:45 AM EST (hindu.com)
DUBAI: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said he does not expect fresh sanctions against Iran as imposition of internationally approved economic curbs has become outdated.
Brazil's New Standing Threatened by Ahmadinejad Visit
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:37 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's coming trip to Brazil is spurring criticism of the country in Washington, souring a budding U.S.-Brazilian relationship that appeared to promise a period of unprecedented cooperation in Latin America.
Greg Craig debacle will cost Obama support -- among Democrats
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:33 AM EST (Politico)
NOTE: This classic "inside the Beltway", "DC-insider" piece/seed dedicated to JFX Gillis.
Political Accusations and Naivety Behind the Mammogram Debate
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:22 AM EST (The New York Times)
The federal Preventive Services Task Force, the group that created a political firestorm this week with its recommendation that women get less-frequent mammograms, was created to be insulated from politics.
Medical Science and Medical Practice in Conflict : When to get a pap smear?; when to get a mammogram?
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:11 AM EST (The New York Times)
This week, the science of medicine bumped up against the foundations of American medical consumerism: that more is better, that saving a life is worth any sacrifice, that health care is a birthright.
Feds drop second trial in Rubashkin case regarding illegal hires in Iowa
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:45 AM EST (The Des Moines Register)
Mr. Rubashkin has already been found guilty of most of the charges in the first indictment.
Obama visits China as a supplicant
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:06 PM EST (The Globe and Mail)
In 1972, when Richard Nixon visited Beijing, his country was embroiled in a war in Vietnam, but its principal adversary was the Soviet Union; China was an economic pipsqueak and a military irrelevance. The U.S.
With all due respect, Mr President: he's big on respect, but...
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:50 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
After respectfully bowing to the emperor of Japan last week, President Obama travelled on to China where both countries agreed that "the fundamental principle of respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity" was at the core of China-US relations.
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