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Int'l Health Ministers Plan For Global Preparednes
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:58 pm | US Information Service
As the human toll from avian influenza grows and the threat of bioterrorism rivets world attention on emergency capacities of medical systems everywhere, health officials from eight nations are planning a more secure future. More >>
Only Best Foreign Students Get U.S. Scholarships
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:57 pm | US Information Service
Nearly 600,000 international students are studying in U.S. universities, and although there are students from other nations in all fields of study in the United States, the largest numbers are in business management and engineering programs, Altbach ... More >>
Russian Action On Frozen Conflicts Can Save Pact
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:57 pm | US Information Service
The United States is committed to helping Russia take necessary steps toward resolving "frozen conflicts" in Georgia and Moldova and thus defusing the Kremlin's threat to suspend the Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) Treaty, one of history's most successful ... More >>
New Opportunity Exists For Somalia Reconciliation
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:56 pm | US Information Service
Asked to comment on Gedi's resignation, Frazer said: "I think Prime Minister Gedi took a very commendable step, a very honorable step, in that he has removed himself so that someone can come in who can bring the communities together. More >>
Mount Vernon Hosts French President Sarkozy
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:29 am | US Information Service
Lafayette visited Mount Vernon several times between 1784 and 1825, but the French connection to the new nation had been strong since the young aristocrat joined General Washington's army to help lead America's revolutionary fight against the British. ... More >>
Venezuelan Crackdown On Press Freedom Continues
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:28 am | US Information Service
Over the last six months, the Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chávez has committed more "transgressions" against the press than has any other country in the Western Hemisphere, the Miami-based Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) said ... More >>
FEC Regulates Presidential Campaigns
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:27 am | US Information Service
Eligible candidates during the primary season can receive matching public payments for the first $250 of each individual contribution they receive. Their total receipt of public funds cannot exceed half the national spending limit for the primary campaign. More >>
Bush Applauds 2007 Medal Of Freedom Recipients
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:26 am | US Information Service
The Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award that a U.S. president can bestow, "is designed to recognize great contributions to national security, the cause of peace and freedom, science, the arts, literature, and many other fields," said Bush. More >>
Bush Says Turkey, U.S. To Expand Effort On PKK
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:26 am | US Information Service
President Bush pledged to increase U.S. intelligence-sharing and security cooperation with Turkey to confront terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), following a recent deadly series of PKK cross-border attacks from northern Iraq. More >>
Students Attracted To Diplomacy Web Site Contest
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:25 am | US Information Service
About 40 percent of Doors to Diplomacy participants come from overseas. Many entries in the Doors to Diplomacy Web site competition come with interesting stories, says Yvonne Marie Andres of the Global SchoolNet Foundation, which co-sponsors the contest ... More >>
ABC School Making Difference In Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:25 am | US Information Service
Rousseau decided to expand her program and, with the help of local staff members and American volunteers, began to teach basic classes in her driveway in English and Bangla. Eventually, they formed a school, hired regular teachers and moved classes ... More >>
Iran Must Disclose Its Nuclear Activities
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:24 am | US Information Service
The European Union, Russia, China and the United States recently reaffirmed a two-track approach to curbing Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions and are offering negotiations conditioned on Iran's suspension of enrichment and reprocessing activities. More >>
Musharraf Urged To Hold Elections, Shed Uniform So
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:23 am | US Information Service
Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, should lift the state of emergency in the country and hold elections as soon as possible, President Bush and other administration officials say. More >>
Actors In U.S. Politics Goes Back Decades
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:23 am | US Information Service
The line stretches back at least as far as Helen Gahagan Douglas, a 1920s Broadway actress who starred in the 1935 movie She. Entering politics as a liberal Democrat, she was elected in 1944 to the first of three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. More >>
Green Power Drives Renewable Energy Expansion
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:22 am | US Information Service
The 2006 Green Power Supplier Award for the program boosted their confidence even more. It was one of the six awards given by the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Center for Resource Solutions, a nonprofit group ... More >>
Health Care Ranks Voters' Top Domestic Concern
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:22 am | US Information Service
Most Americans receive health insurance at a subsidized cost through their employers, and polls show most are happy with the insurance they have through this system. The U.S. government provides assistance through Medicare for those 65 and older and Medicaid ... More >>
Int'l Graduate Enrollment Increases At US Uni's
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:21 am | US Information Service
International graduate enrollment at U.S. universities has grown substantially, increasing 7 percent from 2006 to 2007 -- the largest gain since 2002 -- according to a new study released November 5 by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS). More >>
League Of Women Offers Training For Politicians
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:20 am | US Information Service
The League of Women Voters does not view training women to be politicians as a specific part of its mission, but it often whets their appetite for politics, says Mary Wilson, currently the president of the organization. More >>
US House Recognizes S. Asian Festival Of Lights
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:19 am | US Information Service
As South Asian Americans prepared for one of their biggest traditional holidays, legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution recognizing the significance of Diwali, the "festival of lights." More >>
Indonesia Vs. Samples For Avian Flu Vaccines
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:16 am | US Information Service
All countries except Indonesia are sharing human samples of the H5N1 avian flu virus with the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance Network so experts can assess the risk that a viral strain might mutate to pass easily from person to person and so diagnostic ... More >>
