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Last year proved to be difficult to describe. The economy didn't experience a double-dip recession as some had feared, though recovery is too strong a word to describe it. The Eurozone did not...

Mari Carmen Aponte will no longer be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, reports Reuters (Dec. 13, 2011). Her nomination was blocked by the U.S. Senate--11 votes short of the 60 she needed....

Puerto Rico's governor approved a two-part referendum to help decide the island's political status, but supporters of remaining a U.S. commonwealth criticized the decision to hold both votes on the same day as...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Israel's Channel 2 reported on Tuesday that Mossad director Tamir Pardo was in Washington for talks about a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations. Pardo's visit, which would normally be conducted...

HEADNOTE Three top Chinese tech companies-ALIBABA, BAIDU, and YOUKU-are remaking the country's moribund, hierarchical corporate culture with an injection of new ideas from the West. What is the sound of three hands clapping?...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Days remaining in session: 15 Sending a message to the U.S. Supreme Court: The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 38 to 29 to support a memorial opposing...

Byline: Trip Jennings Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday withdrew four State Fair Commission appointees from consideration by a legislative committee that is also looking into a controversial 25-year lease recently awarded at the...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Days remaining in session: 16 Avoiding a Senate shootout: Sen. Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque, wants to ban the carrying of firearms on the Senate floor, in the Senate Gallery...

From 1952, when the monarchy was toppled, to Feb. 11 when President Husni Mubarak had to step down because of a revolution by the liberal youth earlier in 2011, Egypt had a presidential...

U.S. needs real leaders Margaret Thatcher could indeed give us all lessons on leadership today. She was loyal to her party and would never throw a member of her cabinet under a bus...

PHOENIX -- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX): Net income attributable to common stock for fourth-quarter 2011 was $640 million, $0.67 per share, compared with net income of $1.5 billion, $1.63 per...

It has long been the bane of Minnesota’s business community, and this legislative session, both Republican majorities at the Capitol are looking to do away with it once and for all. The statewide...

Shields taxpayers and future generations from costly Washington enlargement, irresponsibility LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will pause from his active South Carolina campaign schedule to return to Washington...

NEW YORK -- Fitch believes that steps toward improving the status of the state of Illinois' underfunded pension liabilities could be taken during the course of the next year. However, a meaningful plan...

As Congress returns to work this week after its extended holiday vacation, members face two deadlines that, if not met, could bring transportation safety programs and construction projects to a halt. The first...

The first official even-year session of the Oregon Legislature will take place in Salem next month. While major initiatives that lead to an economic turnaround in the construction industry are unlikely to occur...

Big changes are afoot in Washington that could mean that San Fernando Valley businesses will be much more susceptible to union organizing. Here is what's happening and what it means. Government Posting. Earlier...

By Ha'aretz (Analysis) "When American officials declare that all options are on the table, most Israelis do not believe them. They have concluded, rather, that when the crunch comes (and everyone thinks it...

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation released the following statement today from NRF Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French on President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board:...