November 26, 2011
One area where the US indisputably leads the world is incarceration. There are 2.3 million people behind bars, almost one in every 100 Americans. The federal prison population has more than doubled over the past 15 years, and one in nine black children has a parent in jail. Proportionally, the US has four times [...]
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November 14, 2011
President Barack Obama arrives during the first plenary meeting at the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011. The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to President Barack Obama the “dilemma” that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. “We see a world where our interests lay [...]
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November 5, 2011
Five times since 2003 the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Citigroup Inc.’s main broker-dealer subsidiary of securities fraud. On each occasion the company’s SEC settlements have followed a familiar pattern. Citigroup neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s claims. And the company consented to the entry of either a court injunction or an SEC [...]
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August 31, 2011
The American International Group (AIG) building is seen in New York's financial district March 16, 2009. Top Bank of America Corp lawyers knew as early as January that American International Group Inc was prepared to sue the bank for more than $10 billion, seven months before the lawsuit was filed, according to sources familiar with [...]
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July 31, 2011
American instructor found his calling after learning and failing as a producer and director Hollywood film instructor Dov Simens (in black suit), who admits that he is a mean, rude, and direct teacher, gave a lecture on filmmaking in HCMC from July 26-28 Hands on his hips, the grey-haired foreigner in a black suit [...]
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July 26, 2011
Thousands of people filled the streets of Montevideo in celebration on Sunday after Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3-0 in the Copa America final in Buenos Aires, clinching a record 15th title victory. Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3-0 on Sunday to win a record 15th Copa America with striker Diego Forlan grabbing two goals to take his international [...]
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February 8, 2011
The New York Stock Exchange is seen in 2010. President Barack Obama warmly courted top US executives, pledging to scrap regulation and lay the groundwork for innovation in a bid to “make America the best place on Earth to do business.” But he also stressed the “mutual responsibilities” of business and government in his speech [...]
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November 20, 2010
I would like to commend Thanh Nien Weekly for the meaningful and well-written article “The Worst Weapon” by Calvin Godfrey (issue No. 61, November 12-18). I recently visited the Convention on Cluster Munitions photo exhibit held by the Royal Norwegian Embassy at Vincom City Office Tower in Hanoi to learn more about the issue [...]
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November 13, 2010
US President Barack Obama speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2010 in Yokohama, on November 13 US President Barack Obama Saturday firmly defended his economic recovery policies and said America’s role in conjuring the “Asian Miracle” proved it was in the region to stay. Ahead of a Pacific Rim summit in Japan, Obama said he [...]
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January 7, 2010
Sapporo Holdings Ltd., Japanâs fourth-largest brewer, will focus on expansion in North America and Southeast Asia, where returns on investment will be greater than in China, Chief Executive Officer Takao Murakami said. âCompetition in China is intensifying, and everyone seems to be having a hard time boosting profits,â Murakami, 64, said in Tokyo Wednesday. âWe [...]
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