BARACK OBAMA News, Sep 06, 2011

Is Obama Bad for the Environment? TIME One has been done very publicly — more than 1000 activists, ranging from celebrities and scientists to former Obama campaign organizers — have been arrested outside the White House, protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport ... See all stories on this topic »

White House-NASCAR flap sign of contentious times Boston Herald A silly "controversy" is brewing because several drivers have declined an invite from President Obama to visit the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 7, to honor the 12 drivers who made the 2010 Chase for the Championship. Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, ... See all stories on this topic »

White House Speechwriter Leaving for Hollywood The Atlantic ... of Arianna Huffington) and who along with lead Obama wordsmith, Jon Favreau, was the genius this year behind President Obama's Trump-stirring White HouseCorrespondent's Dinner speech -- will be leaving DC to write funny stuff for Hollywood. ... See all stories on this topic »

White House Declines To Comment On Union Leader's Anti-Tea Party Rhetoric At... ABC News (blog) Despite President Obama's repeated claims to change the tone in Washington, theWhite House had no comment this afternoon after Teamsters Union leader James Hoffa, speaking at an event before President Obama, said of Tea Party activists that, ... See all stories on this topic »

White House sings the blues with mid-session review Lakeland Times With President Barack Obama set to deliver what many are calling a make-or-break jobs speech on Thursday, and with his approval ratings hovering at about 40 percent amid a 9.1 percent unemployment rate and 14 million unemployed Americans, the White ... See all stories on this topic »

Of Princeton pair of Krueger and Krugman, it matters which is going to Washington Washington Post Andrew Harrer/BLOOMBERG - President Obama announces Alan Krueger, left, as a nominee to lead the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Krueger returned to Princeton University last November after serving as the Treasury Department's chief economist ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP to Obama on Jobs Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) House Republican leaders are urging President Obama to find areas of common ground with the GOP on ways to spur new job growth, as Speaker John Boehner sent a letter to the White House two days before Mr. Obama addresses a Joint Session of Congress. ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Paving Way For Infrastructure Bank TheStreet.com President Barack Obama's big jobs speech Thursday will be the first significant response from the federal government. The White Houseplan is expected to include a hiring tax credit for small businesses, funding for roads and repair projects and an ... See all stories on this topic » TheStreet.com

Climate test for Obama: 1252 people arrested over notorious oil pipeline Mongabay.com Two weeks of climate disobedience at the White House ended over the weekend with 1252 people arrested in total. Activists were protesting the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in an effort to pressure US President Barack Obama to turn down the project ... See all stories on this topic » Mongabay.com

Video: Obama hits all-time low in new poll msnbc.com that's right. anybody in congress who may be looking at this saying, wow, thewhite house has a real problem, they better stop and look at their own house, as well. how about this number? 82% of the people in our poll disapproved of the job congress in ... See all stories on this topic »

President Obama's White House Bowling Alley Gets ... - ABC News Thousands Visit Bowling Alley in Obama White House ... Obamas Throw WhiteHouse Luau Watch Video. Relocating to the White House Watch Video ... abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obamas-white.../story?...

After jobs speech dust-up, Obama changes date - politics - White ... Next story in White House Labor economist rounds out Obama's new team. related. Advertise | AdChoices. Video: Obama changes date of jobs speech ... an issue. that would coincide with the nbc news politico republican presidential debate... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../after-jobs-speech-dust-up-obama-agr...

White House: No special treatment of Obama's uncle - Yahoo! News Read 'White House: No special treatment of Obama's uncle' on Yahoo! News. TheWhite House says it expects the arrest of President Barack Obama's illegal ... news.yahoo.com/white-house-no-special-treatment-obamas-un...

NFL.com news: White House: Obama speech won't clash with NFL ... Don't worry, football fans. President Obama won't interfere with the NFL's opening night, after all. ... The Associated Press reported that White House officials were working on the precise timing of the speech to avoid a conflict. ... Videos. 0 / 0 ... www.nfl.com/.../white-house-obama-speech-wont-clash-with-...

White House official: Boehner's office knew Obama wanted Wed ... The conflict was resolved Wednesday night when White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement that Obama had agreed to address Congress on ... thehill.com/.../179221-white-house-official-boehners-office-k...

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TEXAS Fires News, Sep 06, 2011

Texas Wildfires 2011: 2 Dead, 1000 Homes Destroyed [PHOTOS]

International Business Times By Laura Matthews | September 6, 2011 12:00 PM EDT Texas wildfires continue burning out of control Tuesday, and one official says the fire is a "monster" and "it's zero percent contained." Thewildfires, which have caused billions in damage to Texas' ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Texas wildfires San Antonio Express Rick Perry holds a news conference to discuss wild fires in central Texas, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Bastrop, Texas. A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid ... See all stories on this topic »

The entry titled "Perry: Fires in Central Texas 'a powerful visual'." Austin American-Statesman (blog) Across Texas, more than 1000 homes have been destroyed and about 3.6 million acres have burned since the fire season began last December — blackening an area about the size of Connecticut, Perry said. Around 100000 fires have burned in recent days, ... See all stories on this topic »

First Reading: Wildfires draw Perry back to Texas as he keeps surging in polls Austin American-Statesman (blog) We begin this morning with the horrific fire damage hitting this region and the Statesman's main fire story (known in the newspaper world as a “mainbar”): “Firefighters battled raging wildfires across Central Texas for a second day Monday as ... See all stories on this topic »

Dallas Stars' Brad Lukowich Reaches Out to Victims of Texas Wildfires Defending Big D by Taylor Baird on Sep 6, 2011 11:00 AM CDT in General While many North Texans were enjoying the cold front that brought relief from the brutal 100 degree days, that same cold front was wrecking havoc in central Texas. The wind brought in by the front ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas wildfires cost agriculture $5.2bn Financial Times At the weekend, Texas Forest Service responded to 63 new fires, many fanned by winds from tropical storm Lee. Texas has been in drought for a year, with more than 3.6m acres burnt in wildfires since the fire season began in November. ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas Wildfires, Via Facebook and Twitter Houston Press (blog) 6 2011 at 11:01 AM We're getting some slight taste of it with the wildfires raging through Central texas and magnolia. Harris County official say there is no threat here, but they have put up info on how they are helping battle the blazes. ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas Burning: 63 Fires Since Sunday; More Than 300 Houses Damaged or Destroyed ABC News Volunteer firefighters work to quell a wildfire, Sept. 1, 2011, in Graford,Texas. Crews have been battling dozens of wildfire throughout the drought-stricken state. In response to the fires Texas Gov. Rick Perry cancelled his planned appearance at a ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Wildfires continue to rage across region Longview News-Journal East of Longview, crews battled Harrison and Gregg County fires that billowed smoke into the evening. Harrison County crews fought blazes near Waskom and Darco communities, as authorities considered whether to close roadways such asTexas 43 between ... See all stories on this topic »

Lighter winds could help firefighting efforts today Austin American-Statesman (blog) By Claudia Grisales | Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 07:41 AM Lower wind speeds today could give fire crews an advantage in gaining control of raging fires in CentralTexas. Winds out of the north are expected to be 5 to 10 miles per hour today, ... See all stories on this topic »

Texas Wildfires Destroy Hundreds Of Homes By The Huffington Post News Editors Speaking at a news conference near one of the fire-ravaged areas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said more than ... Texas Wildfires. Firefighters from around the state battle a large wildfire on Highway 71 near Smithville, Texas, Monday, Sep. 5, 2011. A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland inTexas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. (AP Photo/Erich ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

Perry addresses Texas wildfires, Jimmy Hoffa remarks on FOX News ... By Tom Benning / Reporter 6, 2011 | Permalink. Rick Perry remained focused on the Texas wildfires during an appearance this morning on FOX and Friends, but he also responded to Teamsters President Jim Hoffa's remarks about congressional Republicans. ... Trail Blazers Blog

Texas Wildfires Destroy 300 Homes Near Austin Hurricane Irene 2011 · Extreme Weather · Nuclear Power · Energy .... TexasWildfires 2011: 1.6 Million Acres Burned | NowPublic News ... Filed by Mark ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../wildfires-texas-austin-homes-dest...

Uncontrolled Central Texas wildfires ... - San Antonio Express-News Planes drop fire retardant on wildfires in the Bastrop, Texas area Monday September 5, 2011. Photo: JOHN DAVENPORT/jdavenport@express-news.net, JOHN ... www.mysanantonio.com/.../Uncontrolled-Central-Texas-wildfi...

Thousands Evacuated As Wildfire Destroys More Than 1000 Homes ... Fox News - Fair & Balanced ... Published September 06, 2011 ... Crews have responded to nearly 21000 wildfires in Texas since the traditional fire season ... www.foxnews.com/.../5000-evacuated-as-wildfire-destroys-ne...

Texas wildfire destroys nearly 500 homes - CBS News CBS News.com US ... September 5, 2011 7:31 AM ... Since December, wildfiresin Texas have claimed 3.5 million acres, an area the size of Connecticut, Perry ... www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/05/.../main20101648.shtml

Texas battles huge wildfires as hundreds of homes destroyed ... Reuters; guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 September 2011 03.05 BST ... You realise the devastation when you see it first hand," Perry said at a news briefing. ... The Texasforest service responded on Sunday to 63 new fires burning on more than ... www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../texas-wildfires-homes-destroye...

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New Drug Boosts ‘Good’ Cholesterol, Sep 06, 2011

An experimental pill that boosts levels of "good" HDL cholesterol produced encouraging results in a mid-stage study, researchers say.

In the nine-month study of about 475 patients, dalcetrapib raised HDL levels by 31% compared with placebo. It did so without increasing blood pressure or impeding blood flow through the blood vessels.

The findings should ease safety concerns about HDL-boosting drugs that were raised when dalcetrapib's predecessor, torcetrapib, was shown to increase blood pressure and raise the risk of heart attacks and death from heart disease"

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LATEST World News, Sep 06, 2011

Survey reveals mainland China's major chip design companies invest in world ... Sacramento Bee Dr. Wayne Dai, Chairman & CEO of Shanghai-based IC design firm VeriSilicon, said: "The current global environment is very conducive to the rapid development of mainland China's semiconductor companies. The focus of the world's semiconductor industry is ... See all stories on this topic »

BBVA Joins Synaptic Digital Client Roster PR Newswire UK (press release) Tweet: Journalists - looking for the latest video content from @LigaBBVA? Check out bit.ly/ligaBBVA for match highlights, interviews and more. Synaptic Digital (http://www.synapticdigital.com) is expert at helping brands tell their stories across ... See all stories on this topic »

Digital World Expo Announces UK's Dean Donaldson as Keynote Speaker MarketWatch (press release) LAS VEGAS, NV, Sep 06, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Digital World Expo is proud to name Dean Donaldson, global director of media innovation at MediaMind, as its third keynote speaker at its inaugural event, Sept. 25-27, at the Mirage Resort and ... See all stories on this topic »

FXTimes Fundamental Video - 09.05.11: EUR and GBP Slide to Start Week ... YouTube I outline the top stories to start the week - including defeat of Merkel's party in regional elections and weak UK services data - and the impact on the EUR/USD and GBP/USD pairs. I also lay out the important risk events for this week including the ... See all stories on this topic »

Lifting Frames and Cranes - Top 10 Global Markets Sacramento Bee The lifting frames and cranes market analyses give an overview of the actual situation, trends and future outlook of the lifting frames and cranes markets in top 10 Global countries. The market analyses provide essential market information for ... See all stories on this topic »

PRESS DIGEST - Canada - Sept 6 Reuters Sept 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. -- Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty is still the guy more Ontarians turn to when asked ... See all stories on this topic »

SOFTS HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day NASDAQ NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--World's sugar surplus is expected to fall to 9.161 million tons in 2011-12 from the previous estimate of 10.575 million tons, global consultant Kingsman SA said Tuesday. NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--Sugar production in Brazil, ... See all stories on this topic »

Where Were You and What Changed on Sept. 11? Patch.com 11 world, she said it's important to learn about the differences in the world. "We need to become more global and learn about interacting and reacting with other people," she said. "We have to look at the world with a kinder heart. ... See all stories on this topic »

Emkay Global sees more downside to market than 4700 Moneycontrol.com Also watch the accompanying video. Q: Are you getting a sense that we will at all attack the low of 4700 that we touched or whether that low will hold for now? A: I think if I were to look at the Indian scenario isolated, probably, we were somewhere ... See all stories on this topic »

Coming soon: United States of Europe? Post-Bulletin But privately they say the issue has gained urgency in recent months, as it has become clear that Europe's current approach, which requires unanimity on any significant moves, is unwieldy and inefficient. The idea is being promoted by some global ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 20 Contract Research Organizations (CRO) - Asia-Pacific, Especially India ... Sacramento Bee 6, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: GBI Research has released its latest research "Top 20 Contract Research Organizations (CRO) - Asia-Pacific, Especially India and ... See all stories on this topic »

Rick Warren say he's not conspiring with C. Peter Wagner to 'rid the world of ... LGBTQ Nation For further background, see the following videos and stories. Transforming Uganda: Cited in January 2010 testimony before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, my 20 minute documentary, Transforming Uganda, exposes the immense political influence in ... See all stories on this topic » LGBTQ Nation

GOLDMAN COMMENT: Swissy never lies EmergingMarkets.me I shall return to the Swissy-specific issue later, but let me now bring in the latest developments from around the world this past week. Last week was another one of "those" weeks for the US. Much of the evidence continued to suggest signs of a modest ... See all stories on this topic »

Hungry World Cup fans' meat feast New Zealand Herald Silver Fern Farms has signed up 138 restaurants to promote top quality Kiwi red meat. The meat processor co-operative said more than 430 farmers had taken an opportunity to contract supply for the August and September period - committing 25000 lambs, ... See all stories on this topic »

GRAIN HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day NASDAQ BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China's state-owned grain trader, Cofco Corp., has postponed some soybean purchases due to high global soybean prices, but the overall purchase plan isn't affected, a senior official said Monday. BEIJING (Dow Jones)--Wheat prices ... See all stories on this topic »

WITI Announces 16th Annual Hall of Fame Awards Honorees: Alicia Abella, Ph.D ... Broadcast Newsroom Through a comprehensive library of high quality, instructional videos taught by recognized industry experts, lynda.com teaches technology and design skills to over one million individual, corporate, academic and government subscribers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fortune Cookie founder joins Go Global speaker line up to talk about ... The Drum Speaking of the Go Global line up of speakers Richard Draycott, managing director of MiNetwork, said: "Our Go Global speakers have some fantastic stories to tell and great advice to share with other marketing business owners considering expanding ... See all stories on this topic »

Canon DSLRs providing impetus for region's filmmaking industry, says Nayla Al ... Al-Bawaba The DSLR technology pioneered by Canon has changed the motion picture industry and has made it possible for the average person to shoot video with a tight budget. Canon offers advanced filmmaking capabilities through its top-of-the-line DSLRs, ... See all stories on this topic » Al-Bawaba

Russian markets -- Factors to Watch on Sept 6 Reuters YAROSLAVL, Russia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to open the Yaroslavl global policy forum. MOSCOW - United Russia senior official Andrei Vorobyov holds a press conference. MOSCOW - Russia's top mobile phone operator MTS reports Q2 financials. ... See all stories on this topic »

Africa: The Truth About the Libyan Conflict and Consequences for the Continent AllAfrica.com They ended up being captured by the Gaddafi forces who, displayed them before the world's media and then released them. But the penetration of special forces into Libya, if we are to believe Franco Bechis, the Italian Journalist, writing in the 24th ... See all stories on this topic »

Forza 4 interview: 'We throw away all the manufacturer data' The Guardian (blog) If you fix it in the real world, guess what, we'll fix it in the game. So are all the in-game performance attributes genuinely based on physics? You don't just tap in the manufacturer's quoted top speed and the car model performs to that – you honestly ... See all stories on this topic »

Fahrenheit 451: Firing up the Reading group The Guardian There's no accounting for taste - the film is in my top 10 while the book, like a lot of Bradbury, I find over-written and generally hard work. I still think that Illustrated Man is his best work. You may not like short stories but Bradbury's ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

PRECIOUS-Gold hovers around $1900 on euro zone woes Reuters Africa For the top stories on metals and other news, click , or MARKET NEWS * European stocks tumbled 4 percent on Monday, as fears for the future of the euro zone bubbled up against a background of weak economic growth and threats to the banking sector. ... See all stories on this topic »

Mercury Prize looks a three-way race: Adele, PJ Harvey, Katy B The National The music tells its own story of a proudly mongrel nation: it's a hybridised pop-dance album, with production mixing up influences from across the world all fed through London, a collage that holds a mirror up to the London dance scene, ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Pre-marketing activities go ahead despite weak start to September FinanceAsia The $1.2 billion IPO attracted more than 500 institutional investors and nine top-quality cornerstones, which included the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), Khazanah, Tiger GlobalManagement and a unit of Bain Capital. ... See all stories on this topic »

Landon Turner Nominated for Courage in Sports Honor on CBS Indiana Athletics 13 on CBS. Each week for six weeks, two inspirational sports stories will be featured on the Courage in Sports Facebook page (Facebook.com/CourageInSports). The topweekly vote-getter will proceed to the finals, which run Oct. 3-16. ... See all stories on this topic » Indiana Athletics

Get a move on to fitness Taranaki Daily News Among the dozens of promising titles in New Plymouth's Puke Ariki library one stands out: Fighting Globesity - a practical guide to personal health and global sustainability, by Phillip (son of Les and Colleen) and Jackie Mills. ... See all stories on this topic » Taranaki Daily News

Following Lost iPhone 5, Apple Job Hunts for "New Product Security Managers" PC Magazine ... Silicon Valley company's ability to tap into official police resources – and so quickly – to assist with an internal investigation. For more from David, follow him on Twitter @TheDavidMurphy. For thetop stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at @PCMag. See all stories on this topic »

How Business of Software 2010 meant I now have too many sales The BLN. News about growth companies in the UK. (blog) Right before the conference in 2010, I had just been asked to start a SaaS and mobile products division for a successful global mapping firm, so I figured it was time to make the investment and travel to Boston for the conference. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Eritrea and IGAD: a matter for the IGAD Summit Walta Information Center (blog) Eritrea is also thought to be vulnerable to increased international food prices – according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) global food prices have risen 33 percent in the last year. Eritrea stopped sending market information to FAO ... See all stories on this topic »

China International Optoelectronic Exposition 2011 expands by 20 percent ... Sacramento Bee Also participating are international exhibitors from Canada and Germany, UK Trade & Investment, France's Optical Society and other government organizations and business associations from around the world. Global Sources' Executive Chairman, ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Stories On Zawya Dow Jones On Sep 5 At 1330 GMT Zawya (subscription) By Katarina Gustafsson Most Persian Gulf stocks markets end lower Monday; track internationalequity weakness--as investors worry about the global economic outlook after Friday's weak US jobs report and Monday's grim UK services PMI data. ... See all stories on this topic »

Top speakers for Gitex leadership summit Trade Arabia William H Saito, an advisor to governments worldwide, venture capitalist, educator and 2011 YoungGlobal Leader of the World Economic Forum, will be presenting 'From Science to Implementation: Approaches to Technology Innovation'. ... See all stories on this topic »

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eToro Scoops Two Global Banking and Finance Review Awards Sacramento Bee Investors are now able to create a people-based-portfolio comprised of their selected top performing traders in the network. eToro is the world's largest investment network, with over 1.75 million users in over 140 countries and thousands of new ... See all stories on this topic »

Bentall Kennedy ranked 1st in Americas and 5th globally for ESG performance in ... Sacramento Bee "Bentall Kennedy has earned the top place in the Americas and was ranked among the globalleaders in sustainability. This initiative, which is endorsed by 18 of the world's leading institutional investors, rewards actions and measurable performance. ... See all stories on this topic »

Tecnoroll Designs Spartan-6 FPGAs into New FLEXMod 3.0 Digital Video Broadcast ... Sacramento Bee Xilinx programmable devices enable faster adoption and migration to the latest standards, interfaces and codecs, allowing manufacturers to evolve from 3DTV to Digital Cinema (4K2K) and to Super HiVision Ultra HDTV while lowering overall CapEX and OPEX. ... See all stories on this topic »

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