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Arab Americans Act As Bridge Between US, Mideast
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 3:57 pm | US Information Service
"I hope that presidential candidates and other Americans will look at us as a resource," Abou-Chedid said. "Arab Americans can and should be serving as a bridge between the United States and the Arab world." More >>
Bush To Host Ugandan Pres. For White House Talks
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:53 am | US Information Service
"Ugandans were the first contingent to deploy to AMISOM [African Union Mission to Somalia] -- an important African Union initiative to try to stabilize Somalia and return it to peace after more than 20 years," Swan said. More >>
Foundation Honors Courageous Women Journalists
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:52 am | US Information Service
Thornycroft, Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, Ethiopia's Serkalem Fasil, and six Iraqi women journalists from the McClatchy News Baghdad bureau all were recognized for 2007 by the International Women's Media Foundation. More >>
Thompson Follows Tradition Of Actors Into Politics
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:51 am | US Information Service
When Fred Thompson entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination in September, he became the latest of a growing number of actors seeking to translate stage and screen skills and charisma into political success. More >>
Aid Efforts Continue Well After 2004 Tsunami
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:50 am | US Information Service
Almost three years after a tsunami wreaked havoc along the rim of the Indian Ocean, survivors in the hardest-hit countries -- Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand -- are still trying to put their lives back together. More >>
Arab Americans And Political Involvement
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:48 am | US Information Service
Hundreds of Arab Americans from across the United States gathered in a city with one of the largest concentrations of Arab Americans in the country to learn how they can make an impact in the 2008 U.S. elections. More >>
Edward Hopper Enigmatic Images In New Exhibition
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:04 pm | US Information Service
This is the first comprehensive survey of Hopper's career to be seen in American museums outside New York in more than 25 years, according to the National Gallery of Art. More >>
Six-Party Process Builds N. Korea World Relations
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:03 pm | US Information Service
"The United States recognizes that some issues remain unresolved, including remaining questions about Japanese abductees, and we continue to urge North Korea at every opportunity to address Japan's concerns," Hill said. More >>
New US-Mexico Plan Seen Improving Border Security
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:02 pm | US Information Service
Jones said the "troubled history" over the past two centuries between the United States and Mexico leads to the question of how the plan will be received by the Mexican public. More >>
Breast Cancer A Health Risk For Women Worldwide
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:01 pm | US Information Service
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, encouraging women to undergo early screening for breast cancer, announced collaborations on testing and treatment programs during her five-day tour of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan. More >>
Athletes, Artists, Govts Cooperate On Causes
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:00 pm | US Information Service
Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr., who will travel to China October 28-November 6 as a State Department public diplomacy envoy, told USINFO that "baseball will be a great diplomacy tool" because "sports bring people together." More >>
American Students Embracing US Political Process
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 10:00 pm | US Information Service
New York University's (NYU's) Washington Square Park address meant that when senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke in the park September 27, hundreds of NYU students were among the 24,000 supporters and curious onlookers. More >>
Concern Over Health Risks Posed By Climate Change
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:59 pm | US Information Service
Risks to international public health from floods, heat waves and droughts arising from climate change are becoming the focus of global health organizations and officials around the world. More >>
USA Sanctions Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGG)
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:58 pm | US Information Service
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the target of a new set of U.S. sanctions against its support for international terrorism and role in proliferating weapons of mass destruction. More >>
Fight Against Malaria Making Progress
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:58 pm | US Information Service
More than 1 million people die each year from malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has calculated that the disease costs Africa more than $12 billion annually. More >>
Long-Shot Presidential Candidates Have Impact
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:57 pm | US Information Service
"I would rather be right than president," the 19th-century American statesman Henry Clay once said, and many candidates lagging behind the leaders in the 2008 presidential race may take consolation in his words as they contemplate their situation. More >>
Muslim Employees Are Welcome In US Companies
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:56 pm | US Information Service
These companies see a link between a culture of inclusion and business success, say diversity experts. Respecting religious differences is one way to attract and retain talented employees and appeal to a larger customer base. More >>
Young Play Key Roles In Presidential Campaigns
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:55 pm | US Information Service
Reaching out to college students, many of them first-time voters, is an opportunity to "engage them in politics and to maximize their efforts and their energy into working for the campaign," Sekulow said. More >>
Aiding Cubans Part Of US Support For Democracy
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:55 pm | US Information Service
The United States is initiating additional measures to speed a transition to democracy in Cuba as part of the American effort to back democratic change worldwide. More >>
Media Shield Law Vs. Disclosing Of Sources
Saturday, 27 October 2007, 9:54 pm | US Information Service
Passage by Congress of the first U.S. federal shield law would help clarify the circumstances under which reporters can reveal confidential news sources, says David Westin, president of the ABC television network's news division. More >>
