U.S. President Barack Obama has told workers at a battery plant in Michigan that Americans must pressure Congress to pass bills that will create jobs. He spoke Thursday in Holland, Michigan, at a plant where a $3 million federal grant is expected to create some 150 jobs making batteries for hybrid and electric cars in […]
Obama Urges Passage of Job Creation Bills
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama to Talk About Jobs in Hard-Hit Michigan
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Michigan Thursday, to talk about job creation in a state where the unemployment rate exceeds the national average. Mr. Obama is touring a plant that makes advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. The plant has received a $3 million federal grant and expects to create 150 jobs in […]
Pelosi Announces Final Three Members of US Budget Committee
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
A congressional committee on finding measures to reduce the nation’s deficit is complete, now that House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced her three choices. Pelosi said Thursday she has selected the third-ranking House Democrat James Clyburn, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Xavier Becerra, and the senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee, Chris […]
US Republican Candidates Gather in Iowa for Debate, Test Vote
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidates are gathering for a televised debate in the central state of Iowa Thursday ahead of a “straw poll,” or test vote, that could help identify the frontrunners for next year’s party nomination. Eight candidates are expected to take part in the debate, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who is seen […]
Obama to Talk About Jobs in Hard-Hit Michigan
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Michigan Thursday, to talk about job creation in a state where the unemployment rate exceeds the national average. Mr. Obama is to appear at a plant that makes advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. The plant has received a $3 million federal grant and expects to create 150 […]
Approval Rating of Brazilian President Drops
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
A poll shows that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s personal approval rating has declined since March. A Ibope poll released Wednesday shows President Rousseff’s popularity fell six percentage points to 67 percent. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed described the president’s administration as good. In an earlier survey, the approval rating for her government stood at 56 […]
Colombia Arrests Woman Linked to Mexican Drug Cartel
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Colombia have arrested a woman they say set up businesses to launder money for Mexico’s most-wanted man, Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman. Officials Wednesday announced the arrest of Dolly Cifuentes Villa, alias “La Meno.” She was taken into custody earlier this week in the city of Medellin. Investigators say Villa was responsible for several illegal […]
Global Stocks Drop Again After Rebound
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday because of continuing concerns about weak U.S. economic growth and Europe’s debt problems. Asian stocks closed earlier Wednesday with gains. The decline in Europe and the United States ended a strong stock rally that began Tuesday after top officials of the U.S. central bank said they will […]
Global Stocks Drop Again After Rebound
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply Wednesday because of continuing concerns about weak U.S. economic growth and Europe’s debt problems. Asian stocks closed earlier Wednesday with gains. The decline in Europe and the United States ended a strong stock rally that began Tuesday after top officials of the U.S. central bank said they will […]
Global Stocks Rebound and Then Sag
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Many stock markets around the world rebounded Tuesday and early Wednesday after top officials of the U.S. central bank said they will probably keep interest rates at their current ultra-low level until the middle of 2013. But continuing concerns about the U.S. economy and Europe’s debt problems drove U.S. and European stocks back down sharply […]
