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October 02, 2007 Weak dollar prompts record foreign buyouts of U.S. companies
Int'l Herald Tribune
Foreign firms are taking advantage of the weaker dollar to buy U.S. companies at a record pace, increasing investment here but also raising fears about a potential loss of jobs and autonomy.
September 29, 2007 China Bidding for Stake in Defence Contractor 3Com
Worldnet Daily
The joint acquisition, announced yesterday, of 3Com, the U.S. computer networking group, by Bain Capital, the U.S. private equity firm and China's Huawei Technologies, a telecoms equipment maker, is being called "really worrisome" by a former Pentagon cybersecurity expert.
September 26, 2007 Gore calls for ‘global Marshall plan’
Financial Times
Al Gore, the former US vice-president, on Wednesday called for a “Marshall plan” to make job creation and measures to address climate change compatible and urged President George W. Bush to commit to mandatory cuts in carbon dioxide emissions.
September 22, 2007 Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented
Washington Post
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents obtained by a group of civil liberties advocates and statements by government officials.
September 10, 2007 World stock markets braced for further credit woes
The Scotsman
MARKETS around the world are bracing themselves for another tough week, with new evidence that the global credit crisis is expected to continue for some time.
September 04, 2007 Brits smell scam over green taxes
Daily Mail (UK)
Billions of pounds are being raised in green taxes with little or no reward for environmentally-friendly consumers, according to two new studies.
August 22, 2007 Most US adults in the dark about world politics
Breitbnart.com
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed.
August 09, 2007 Western firms help China set up people tracking systems
New York Times
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 9 — At least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along streets here in southern China and will soon be guided by sophisticated computer software from an American-financed company to recognize automatically the faces of police suspects and detect unusual activity.
August 08, 2007 Canada joins rush to claim the Arctic
Financial Times
Canada raised the stakes in the battle to claim ownership of the Arctic by sending Stephen Harper, prime minister, on a three-day trek to the region, just days after the Russians planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole.
August 03, 2007 Mineral war begins as Russians plant flag 2˝ miles beneath pole
TimesOnline (UK)
Russia planted a rust-proof titanium flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole yesterday, marking the start of a new global struggle to claim the vast mineral wealth of the Arctic Ocean.
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