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US Eases Ban on Myanmar Investments in Recognition of Changes
BusinessWeek
By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Roger Runningen on May 17, 2012 The USgovernment today loosened a ban on American investments in Myanmar in the strongest acknowledgment yet of the political and economic transformation put in motion by a new government of ...
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Obama Lunch With Boehner Ends With Standoff Over Budget
BusinessWeek
By James Rowley and Kathleen Hunter on May 17, 2012 The lunch meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner had the trappings of collegiality as they munched on hoagie sandwiches and potato chips from a local deli.
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Obama's home-turf summits will test his leverage
Kansas.com
Tourist pose for photographers with Oxfam activist wearing masks depicting G8 world leaders during a demonstration outside theWhite House in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012. President Barack Obama will welcome G8 leaders to his presidential retreat...
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Kansas.com
Budget official picked for top cybersecurity post
Huffington Post
RICHARD LARDNER | May 17, 2012 01:40 PM EST | AP WASHINGTON — The White House has selected the head of the intelligence branch in its budget office to be President Barack Obama's top adviser on cybersecurity issues, a move that comes as Congress and ...
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Brand USA CEO Jim Evans Testifies Before US House Subcommittee
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jim Evans, chief executive officer of Brand USA, testified yesterday before the HouseSubcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. At the hearing, entitled "Where the Jobs Are: Promoting ...
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OSIsoft Receives Presidential "E" Award for Exports
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OSIsoft today was awarded the Presidential "E" Award for Exports by US Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson at the White House in Washington, DC The "E" Awards are the highest recognition any ...
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White House envoy rewards Myanmar political gains
Huffington Post
AP | May 17, 2012 01:52 PM EST | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has named the first full ambassador to Myanmar in more than two decades as US political ties warm with the former Southeast Asian pariah state.
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NuStep, Inc. Receives Presidential "E" Award for Exports
MarketWatch (press release)
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- NuStep, Inc. today was awarded the Presidential "E" Award for Exports by USDepartment of Commerce Secretary John Bryson at the White House in Washington, DC The "E" Awards are the highest ...
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The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday May 17, 2012
ABC News (blog)
The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top US newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com ABC News' Michael Falcone and Amy Walter: “The Bind That Ties Obama And ...
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House Approves Violence Against Women Act: SAVE Applauds Long-Overdue Reform...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The House of Representatives has passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act by a 222-205 margin. Responding to public discontent, HR 4970 contains a number of measures designed to ...
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Divisive issues in the House defense budget
Huffington Post
AP | May 17, 2012 11:22 AM EST | Associated Press The House is debating a $642 billion defense budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 that adds billions of dollars to President Barack Obama's spending blueprint and rejects several of his proposals ...
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Zippo Earns President's "E Star" Award
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today, Zippo®, maker of the world famous windproof lighter with the lifetime guarantee, was presented with the President's prestigious "E Star" Award by US Commerce Secretary John Bryson.
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The White House, Xerox, Ford, Verizon, Other Technology Leaders to Hold Key ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) today announced that on Monday, May 21, it will hold a key discussion event concerning intelligent transportation and its role in helping to ...
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Fed Board Nominees Powell, Stein Win Senate Confirmation
BusinessWeek
By Joshua Zumbrun on May 17, 2012 The US Senate today confirmed President Barack Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board with both receiving the support of at least 70 senators. The Senate voted 70-24 to confirm the nomination of Jeremy Stein ...
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Euro Strains Overshadow Obama Hosting G-8, NATO Meetings
BusinessWeek
By Margaret Talev and Roxana Tiron on May 17, 2012 Europe's financial crisis and its political fallout are shaping back-to-back international summits hosted by President Barack Obama on the global economy and military cooperation, including funding for ...
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Fattah Neuroscience Amendment Passes
Sacramento Bee
By Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House Appropriations Committee unanimously passed an amendment today offered by Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) the senior Democrat on the House ...
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US, Pakistan to reach 'conclusion' on supply route
Huffington Post
May 17, 2012 03:28 PM EST | AP WASHINGTON — The White House says the US and Pakistan have decided to "reach a conclusion" to their standoff over Pakistan's blockade of a key supply route. But National Security Adviser Tom Donilon says it's unclear ...
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Closing arguments in John Edwards corruption trial
Kitsap Sun
... NC, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought theWhite House in 2008.
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Obama Extends Myanmar Sanctions to Keep Pressure for Democracy
BusinessWeek
By Roger Runningen on May 17, 2012 President Barack Obama ordered sanctions extended on Myanmar to keep up pressure on the government to move toward democracy. The Southeast Asian country, which the US refers to as Burma, “has made important strides, ...
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US names ambassador to Myanmar,
Kansas City Star
By ANNE GEARAN and MATTHEW PENNINGTON AP Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the State Department in Washington. WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration ...
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Kansas City Star
Chico's FAS, Inc. to Participate in Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT MYERS, Fla., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) will participate in the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, beginning at 8:15 am EDT. The presentation will be webcast over the Internet ...
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Good Cholesterol May Not Lower Heart Risk: Study
BusinessWeek
By Shannon Pettypiece on May 17, 2012 Raising good cholesterol, a goal pursued by Merck & Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) (LLY) as the next milestone in cardiac care, may not cut heart attack risk, says a study that challenges the development of drugs ...
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Confrontation brews in Congress over US detainee law
Stabroek News
... May 17, 2012 WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Lawmakers moved toward a confrontation over the US government's power to detain suspected terrorists yesterday as the Republican-led House of Representatives began debate on a defense policy bill the White House ...
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House GOP defense bill challenges Obama policy
The Seattle Times
(May 17, 2012, by nwoceanlover) MORE So the republicans keep telling us that we need to cut spending because the debt is to... (May 17, 2012, by nir13) MORE They hypocrisy from the right is baffling ... but even more baffling are those... (May 17, 2012 ...
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Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
The Olympian
By ANNE GEARAN | AP National Security Writer • Published May 17, 2012WASHINGTON – Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United Statesand NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130000 international troops pull ...
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Another Islamist org created to infiltrate US agencies gets White House
By creeping
White House Briefing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building took place the second day of the conference and hosted approximately 100 community leaders from around the nation where representatives from government agencies .... Muslim linked to 9/11 hijacker arrested (video) http://t.co/g5vjmxzY #sharia #jihad #news May 172012 Reenit (Reeni Tvinnereim); RT @creepingsharia: Largest Muslim group in US urges Kansas governor to allow sharia law http://t.co/ PNMoIWwF ...
Creeping Sharia
Nation of Criminals: Selling Prisons 'for Profit' - US - CBN News ...
Nation of Criminals: Selling Prisons 'for Profit'. By Jennifer Wishon. CBN News White House Correspondent. Thursday, May 172012. RSS. Podcasts. The latest version of Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Please click on the ...
CBN.com - CBN News
Latino Art Beat Receives Recognition from White ... - Lawndale News
By Editor
Latino Art Beat Receives Recognition from White House. Posted by Editor onMay 172012 in Commentary | Comments Off. By: Daniel Nardini. LawndaleNews Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Commentary This year Latino Art Beat will ...
Chicago Hispanic Newspaper, Lawndale...
Persistent Exporters Recognized for their Achievements during E ...
By tradegov
Persistent Exporters Recognized for their Achievements during E-AwardsWhite House Ceremony. May 172012. Cory Churches is a Communications and Outreach Specialist in the Office of Public Affairs within the International Trade Administration. Today Commerce Secretary John Bryson presented 41U.S. companies and organizations with “E” Awards amd “E Star” Awards recognizing their significant contributions to the expansion of U.S. exports. These awards fall into two ...
Tradeology, the ITA Blog
Veterans and Military Families for Obama « The Obama Diary
By Chipsticks
1 Proud Former White House Intern. May 172012 at 9:54 am. Awesome. Reply. 2 Proud Former White House Intern. May 172012 at 9:55 am. First today is going to be a great day! Reply. 3 hopefruit2. May 172012 at 9:58 am. Congrats PFWHI on #1 :). Reply. 4 Proud ... @chucktodd From #Rove to the #KOCHSTERS to #Ricketts (apt name for a bigot) ALL they've got is LIES & HATE nytimes.com/2012/05/17/us/… ....http://edition.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=4 · Reply ...
The Obama Diary
Noontime News Roundup – May 17, 2012 | BPI Campus
By winterbanyan
Noontime News Roundup – May 172012. Posted on May 17th, 20122012-05-17T16:00:40ZF jS, Y by winterbanyan in Noontime & Nighttime News · Noontime News Roundup – May 172012. Noontime News is a snapshot of thenews from ...
BPI Campus
House passes VAWA reforms! | A Voice for Men
By S.A.V.E.
I liked a @YouTube video from @ianhawdon http://t.co/pTXMHyzD This is. ...House passes VAWA reforms! WASHINGTON / May 172012 – The House of Representatives has passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act by a 222-205 margin. Responding to public discontent, H.R. 4970 contains a number of measures ... A recent U.S. News poll found a strong majority of persons are opposed to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in its current form: See Here ...
A Voice for Men
Obama W.H. change official biography pages of past presidents ...
By Katie McLaughlin
Tell Jack how you really feel . Previous. Election 2012 · U.S. debt crisis · The Situation Room · The Obama White House · On Jack's radar. Next. Obama W.H. change official biography pages of past presidents? May 17th, 2012. 04:00 PM ET ... However, one expert tells ABC News that while these additions didn't "cross the line" by changing the presidential biographies, the White House could have made it clearer that they weren't part of the official White House presidential biographies .
Cafferty File
First White House Cyber-Security Coordinator to Retire - John ...
By John Paczkowski
Schmidt, who has spent the past two-and-a-half years working on protections for the country's critical infrastructure, will step down at the end of this month; he'll be succeeded by Michael Daniel, chief of the White House budget office's intelligence ... BigCharts · Virtual Stock Exchange · Financial News · WSJ Asia... First White House Cyber-Security Coordinator to Retire. May 172012 at 8:47 am PT. Tweet ... In the Race to Win Social Video, Is One App Gaming the System Too Much?
AllThingsD
New Video of the day: Neal Casal – 'White Fence Round House ...
By Tom D'Antoni
Oregon Music News Oregon Music News · Home · News · Venues · Calendar · Previews; Festivals. Soul'd Out Music Festival 2012 · Silverton Wine and Jazz... New Video of the day: Neal Casal – 'White Fence Round House'. May 17,2012. Tweet · YouTube Preview Image · Neal Casal: “White Fence RoundHouse” from the album Sweeten The Distance out now on The Royal Potato Family. iTunes, CD & vinyl. Neal Casal is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist and ...
Oregon Music News
Accusations of more class warfare from the White House
Accusations of more class warfare from the White House. May 17, 2012. - 4:42 -. Critics slam fiery Biden campaign speech attacking Romney's economic ...
video.foxnews.com/.../accusations-of-more-class-warfare-from...
Message -- Continuation of the National ... - The White House
Watch the Enhanced Video ... Browse White House visitor logs ... May 17, 2012 ... The United States is committed to supporting Burma's reform effort, but the ...
www.whitehouse.gov/.../message-continuation-national-emerg...
The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday May 17, 2012
The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday May 17, 2012 ... ABC News' Michael Falcone and Amy Walter: “The Bind That Ties Obama And Romney Together” Both ...
abcnews.go.com/.../the-notes-must-reads-for-thursday-may-17...
President Obama Awards the Medal of Honor to ... - The White House
Watch the Enhanced Video ... Browse White Housevisitor logs. President Obama greets ...
www.whitehouse.gov/.../president-obama-awards-medal-hono...
White House cybersecurity official stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt, who was instrumental in ... WASHINGTON | Thu May 17, 201212:25pm EDT ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-cyber-whitehouse-idUSBRE84G0...
White House envoy rewards Myanmar political gains - Thursday ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 11:08 a.m. - White House names 1st ambassador to Myanmar in 2 decades as ties warm with ex-pariah state.
www.lasvegassun.com/news/.../us-us-myanmar-ambassador/
Nation of Criminals: Selling Prisons 'for Profit' - US - CBN News ...
CBN News White House Correspondent. Thursday, May 17, 2012. RSS. Podcasts. The latest version of Adobe Flash Player is required to watch thisvideo .
www.cbn.com/.../Nation-of-Criminals-Selling-Prisons-for-Prof...
White House: We won't let GOP hold economy ... - CBS News.com
U.S. Coroner: RFK Jr. wife Mary Kennedy died of hanging 2 of 9; Iran to Google: ... White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his dailynews briefing .... by willard_romney May 17, 2012 2:09 PM EDT: The anti American GOP ..... Get instant access to original news stories, videos and interviews from Gayle King, ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../white-house-we-wont-let-gop-hold-econ...
White House declines comment on news report that US will seek G8 ...
White House declines comment on news report that US will seek G8 support for strategic oil reserve release ... Submitted May 17, 2012, 7:45 a.m. GMT by editor ...
www.breakingnews.com/.../white-house-declines-comment-on...
White House cybersecurity official stepping down - CTnow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard ...Thursday, May 17, 2012 ... FOX CT LIVE NEWS ... U.S. House of Representatives ...
www.ctnow.com/.../sns-rt-us-usa-cyber-whitehousebre84g0yn...
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