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Countries With the Most Students Studying in the United States   Source: Institute of International Education:   The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by five percent to 723,277 during the 2010/11 academic year, according to the Open Doors report, which is published annually by the Institute of […]

Russia, The Next Silicon Valley?   Kenneth Rapoza Forbes   Some time in the near future, Russia will no longer be known as a country whose growth depends on natural gas development. The future Russia is a tech powerhouse rivaling the brain trust and talents of Silicon Valley, says the country’s presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich […]

2 onshore Nigeria oil fields sold to local firms   Associated Press   LAGOS, NIGERIA— Nigeria’s state-run oil company says two onshore oil fields once owned by Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Eni SpA and Total SA have been sold to local firms.   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said in a statement Sunday the fields […]

Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski Ties Bob Knight’s 902 Wins as Division I Coach   By Nancy Kercheval Bloomberg   Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is one victory away from a record 903rd win that would move him past Bob Knight atop college basketball’s highest level.   The sixth-ranked Blue Devils beat Presbyterian College 96- 55 […]

Battleground Poll: Obama vulnerable By JAMES HOHMANN | Politico   President Barack Obama’s persistently low approval ratings for his handling of the economy and a growing sense that the country is on the wrong track could make him more vulnerable next year than current polls suggest, according to a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll. […]

China to make Nigeria regional manufacturing hub   By Ade Ogidan, Business Editor The Guardian (Nigeria)   From China, the world’s second biggest economy, came a pledge to turn around Nigeria’s industrial landscape and make the assessed biggest market in Africa a major manufacturing hub in the continent.   The disclosure was made during a […]

          Smokin’ Joe Frazier, the man who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat Photograph: AP S.Res. 319: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Joe Frazier.   This resolution has been passed in the Senate. The resolution now takes effect. This resolution passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent.   […]

U.S. to Delay Decision on Pipeline Until After Election By JOHN M. BRODER and DAN FROSCH The New York Times   WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to delay a decision on the contested Keystone XL pipeline while it studies an alternate route, effectively pushing any action past the 2012 election, officials and lobbyists […]

Alabama county files biggest municipal bankruptcy                   By Melinda Dickinson Reuters   BIRMINGHAM, Alabama- Alabama’s Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy court protection on Wednesday in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.   Commissioners for the county, which is home to Birmingham, the state’s biggest city and […]

Rick Perry’s November 9th Republican Presidential Debate Memory Issue Please excuse Youtube title