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Haiti hopes gold ore find will spur mining boom     Martha Mendoza Associated Press   Haiti’s capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its […]

Was British prime minister Margaret Thatcher correct about the euro, European Central Bank and a European Union?    Dilemma X     Margaret Thatcher’s statement of  October 30, 1990 to the House of Commons on the European Council meeting at Rome held on October 27/28, 1990. Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from  May 4, 1979 […]

  After fiery speech by Congressman John Lewis, Voting Rights Amendment is pulled By Jennifer Steinhauer The New York Times Sometimes during lengthy floor debates on bills, interesting things happen in the witching hours. Such was the case late Wednesday, when Representative John Lewis of Georgia pushed back with a fiery speech directed at an […]

South Africa’s economy to grow about 3% By Andres R. Martinez and Franz Wild Bloomberg South Africa’s economy will probably expand about 3 percent this year, even after a slump in manufacturing output cast doubt on the outlook for growth, South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said. Factory production unexpectedly fell 2.7 percent in March […]

The ArcelorMittal Orbit is officially unveiled at London’s 2012 Olympic Park The ArcelorMittal Orbit was officially unveiled on Friday, May 11, 2012 at London 2012 Olympic Park in east London. The London skyline is seen from the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit in the London 2012 Olympic Park in east London May 11, 2012. The structure was […]

Atlanta to host the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four and Divisions II and III men’s basketball championship games   By Tim Tucker The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The NCAA is adding more madness to next year’s Final Four in Atlanta. The Divisions II and III men’s basketball championship games will be played here April 7, the NCAA […]

May 09, 2012 Federal Reserve approves expansion of 3 Chinese banks in US Dow Jones Newswires WASHINGTON –  The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it approved the expansion of the U.S. operations of three of China’s largest banks, including the first acquisition of a U.S. bank by a Chinese bank. The Fed said it had approved applications […]

University graduate-degree holders receiving food stamps or some other aid more than doubled between 2007 and 2010     The Chronicle of Higher Education   The percentage of university graduate-degree holders who receive food stamps or some other aid more than doubled between 2007 and 2010.   A record number of people are depending on federally […]

North Carolina nominee for lieutenant governor: Democrat Linda Coleman       By John Frank The News & Observer   A Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor emerged Tuesday in the low-profile race for the state’s No. 2 post, but a crowded Republican field left the party’s nominee undecided. Linda Coleman, the state’s former personnel director, […]

Vladimir Putin returns as President of Russia Vladimir Putin is sworn in as the new Russian President during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 7, 2012. Vladimir Putin appealed for unity in Russia after being sworn as president on Monday and pledged to strengthen democracy in his new six-year term. REUTERS/Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti/Pool […]