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China suspends military ties with U.S. over arms sales to Taiwan

China suspended military exchanges with the United States and threatened sanctions against American defense companies Saturday, just hours after Washington announced $6.4 billion in planned arms sales to Taiwan.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

ABOVE magazine: ‘Beauty Will Save the World’

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Dedicated to raising awareness of the planet’s endangered beauty and resources, the new issue of ABOVE magazine goes on shelf next week in the United States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100130/NY4679…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

WHSRA Statement Regarding President Obama’s Awarding of $8 Billion in Funding for High-Speed Rail

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Statement by Jacob Snow, Chairman of the Western High Speed Rail Alliance, in response to President Obama’s awarding of $8 billion in funding for high-speed rail:
“This is a significant start for the future of mobil…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Trust in U.S. Business Rebounds Significantly at Home and Around the World

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Trust in business and government in the United States has improved significantly, according to the 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer. Among informed publics(1), trust in U.S. business to do what is right jumped 18 points si…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Government doing little about asteroids: report

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The United States is doing little to defend the planet against potentially devastating asteroids and is not doing the basic searches that Congress has ordered, according to a report released on Friday.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Former Los Angeles Medical Center Owners Agree to $10 Million Consent Judgment For Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme

Allegedly Had Homeless Brought to Facility for Unnecessary Treatment
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The United States has obtained a $10 million consent judgment against Los Angeles businessman Robert Bourseau and Dr. Rudra Sabaratnam f…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Ambassador Joseph to Meet with Congressional Black Caucus

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Haitian Ambassador to the United States Raymond Joseph will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday morning, the Embassy of Haiti announced today.
The Ambassador and the members of…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Ambassador Joseph Lauds President Obama and U.S. Congress for Passage of Tax Incentives for Haiti Relief Donations

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Haitian Ambassador to the United States Raymond Joseph today applauded President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress for enactment of the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act, which will give income ta…

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Suspected Fraud Line Preys on Grief-Stricken Haitian-Americans

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It has been reported that there is an ongoing fraud scheme promising to safely transport relatives in Haiti to the United States for $500, the Embassy of Haiti and the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Commi…

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

United States Transfers Two Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Algeria

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Justice today announced that two Algerian detainees, Hasan Zemiri and Adil Hadi al Jazairi Bin Hamlili, have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the custody …

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
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