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January 23, 2007 |
Corporate Control of the Media
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omorrow night President Bush will give his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. Last weekend, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave what could be described as an alternate State of the Union before thousands gathered in Memphi |
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January 22, 2007 |
Threat to New York as centre of finance
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New York is facing a threat to its position as the world's leading financial centre, according to a report commissioned by Michael Bloomberg, the city's mayor, and New York Senator Chuck Schumer. |
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January 22, 2007 |
Beijing to diversify investment strategies
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China is to diversify the use of its swelling foreign exchange reserves, a policy change that is likely to mean a rise in investment in overseas securities and more purchasing of foreign technology and raw materials. |
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January 18, 2007 |
U.S. parkway leased to Aussie firm
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A decision by the Virginia Department of Transportation to lease the Pocahontas Parkway to an Australian investment consortium is drawing sharp criticism from opponents of public-private partnerships promoted by the Federal Highway Administration. |
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January 17, 2007 |
Congressman battles North Americanization
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Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., is preparing to introduce a series of House resolutions aimed at stopping the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America from integrating the continent into a trilateral U.S.-Mexico-Canada structure of administrati |
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January 15, 2007 |
U.S., Mexico, Canada 'harmonizing' policies
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WASHINGTON – The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, which some have criticized as a framework for moving toward regional government between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, has laid out plans for increased regulatory cooperation betwee |
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January 07, 2007 |
Iraq's oil: The spoils of war
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Iraqis face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year. A report produced by A |
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January 07, 2007 |
Iraq could open oil reserves to foreign firms
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Iraq is preparing to allow foreign companies to exploit its oil reserves, according to a British newspaper report that cited a draft law expected to come before the Iraqi parliament.
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The Independent on Sunday report |
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January 06, 2007 |
TAFTA's making a comeback
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Government officials on both sides of the Atlantic have been revisiting the idea of opening freer trade channels between Europe and North America. Why? To compete with China of course. Ethan Lindsey reports. |
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January 06, 2007 |
Merkel promotes Tafta with Bush
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 A U.S.-European economic partnership like Nafta is critical to both regions' economies, new European Union President Angela Merkel of Germany says. |
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