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May 31, 2007 |
President Bush Discusses United States International Development Agenda
White House News
Thank you, George, for that kind introduction. Thanks to the United States Global Leadership Council for hosting us this morning. Next week, leaders from around the world will gather in Germany to advance goals shared by people of every nation: economic empowerment, education, and good health. |
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May 23, 2007 |
Small Businesses Running on Empty
Milwaukee Sentinel
As gas prices hit another record last Friday, Jeff Curro couldn't take it anymore. He wasn't a motorist at the pump fed up by the blur of numbers spinning higher as he filled his tank. |
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May 22, 2007 |
Halliburton seeks Middle East investors, eyes $80 billion in projects
Reuters
U.S. oil services firm Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research is looking for major investors to take a stake in the company as it eyes around $80 billion in projects worldwide over the next five years. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Backlash against RFID is growing
CNNMoney
Civil rights and privacy rights groups have opposed radio frequency identification, or RFID, for years. But now, researchers in the field and some lawmakers are beginning to voice concerns about the security of the technology. |
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May 21, 2007 |
Saudis buy GE plastics for $11.6B
CNNMoney
General Electric announced early Monday it would sell its plastics business to Saudi Basic Industries Corp. in an $11.6 billion deal. |
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May 18, 2007 |
Saudi company in lead to buy GE Plastics
CNNMoney
Riyadh-based chemicals company Saudi Basic Industries is in the lead to buy General Electric's plastics business, a source familiar with the situation said Friday. |
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May 14, 2007 |
EU's TAFTA modeled on NAFTA
Newsweek
For the better part of a decade, he bestrode Europe like few other politicians--a truly transformative leader in the tradition of a Thatcher or de Gaulle. Tony Blair was often divisive. He was never the ardent European many hoped. Yet, as he prepares to stand down as prime minister, the question inevitably arises: who, in Europe, can fill his shoes? |
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May 08, 2007 |
Bush OKs 'integration' with European Union
Worldnet Daily
President Bush signed an agreement creating a "permanent body" that commits the U.S. to "deeper transatlantic economic integration," without ratification by the Senate as a treaty or passage by Congress as a law. |
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May 01, 2007 |
Fed chief Bernanke warns against protectionist trade measures
Int'l Herald Tribune
A move to protect U.S. industries and workers from foreign competition would be a serious mistake that would jeopardize the sizable benefits of free trade, the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, said Tuesday. |
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April 30, 2007 |
2007 U.S.-EU Summit Economic Progress Report
White House News
At the 2006 U.S.-EU Summit in Vienna, we committed to redouble our efforts to promote economic growth and innovation and reduce the barriers to transatlantic trade and investment by implementing all aspects of the 2005 Initiative to Enhance Transatlantic Economic Integration and Growth (2005 Economic Initiative). We endorsed the new Action Strategy for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, and agreed to build on progress of the High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum and expand implementation of our Roadmap for U.S.-EU Regulatory Cooperation and Transparency. We pledged to intensify efforts to conclude a first stage Air Transport Agreement. |
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