Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 29, 2008	Morning Update: Obama Focuses on Economy
In his speech closing the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) accepted his party’s nomination with a speech that focused on improving the U.S. economy and bolstering the fortunes of the American middle class. Obama called it “one of those defining moments-a...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 27, 2008	Heavyweight panel tackles international affairs
DENVER — National Security Day kicked off in Denver Wednesday, with delegates looking forward to speeches from former Vice President Al Gore, former President Bill Clinton, and Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) vice presidential selection, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), among others. Just...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	Foreign Policy and ‘Swing States’
One of the (few) nice things about being housed 15 miles from the site of the actual convention – yes, hotel rooms downtown were tough to come by even for CFR – is the serendipitous conversations you find yourself having in the Marriott breakfast nook, in the taxi queue. In this case, as I...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 24, 2008	The Signing Date Of The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Between CARIFORUM States and The European Community (EC) Is Still Uncertain
Date for EPA signing still unclear: By Stacia Browne - FIRST it was to be signed in July then the date was postponed to September 2. Yet it now appears that the signing of the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will come off sometime in September, although a later date is...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 13, 2008	Morning Update: Trade Competitiveness
Responding to new trade deficit figures, an economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Jason Furman, said the United States should “ change our economic policies by investing in education, new energy jobs, and technology so that we can strengthen the productivity...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Aug 1, 2008	Morning Update: Old Energy, New Trade
In a town hall meeting in Iowa on Thursday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) discussed his energy plan ( Des Moines Register ) and responded to news that Exxon Mobil made nearly $12 billion last quarter. “While big oil is making record profits, you are paying...... [view]

Posted By:  CFR Posted On:  Jul 31, 2008	Morning Update: A Trade Policy Debate
The Wall Street Journal is hosting an online debate on trade policy between an economic adviser to Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Daniel Tarullo, and an economic adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Phillip Levy. Both have offered differed responses to collapse of the WTO...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 29, 2008	Bahamians and Other Caribbean Citizens Want More Information on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union Countries
More information needed on EPA: Nassau Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: A number of concerned citizens have been expressing their opinions on the intriguing yet controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). While those who have some idea of what it entails, there are others...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008	The National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB) Supports The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) - Designed to Open Up Trade Between ACP Countries (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and The European Union
Major labor union supports EPA: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: One of the nation's top umbrella trade unions has thrown its support behind the economic partnership agreement (EPA) while simultaneously calling for 17 recommendations in preparation for the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	Proudfoot Consulting: Caribbean Banks Growing, But Face A New Set Of Challenges
Firm: Caribbean Banks Growing, But Face New Challenges - Bahama Journal - Nassau, Bahamas: Although banks in the Caribbean are thriving, financial firms are facing a new set of challenges, according to Proudfoot Consulting, a global management consulting firm based in the United States. ...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 11, 2008	Bahamas Equipped To Tackle The Future - Says Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham On The Country's 35th Birthday
PM: Bahamas Equipped to Tackle The Future: By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas: In his Independence Day address to the nation, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday urged the Bahamas to draw on all its talents, resources and cultural strength in facing internal and external...... [view]

Furman Global Justice
Submitted By:   desirae E-mail:  furmanglobaljustice@furman.edu	Vision:   Furman Global Justice is a student-led organization in its first year at Furman University. The group participated in Oxfam's National Student Lobby Day for Farm Bill Reform, the Jubilee campaign for debt cancellation, a......   [view]

Submitted By:   rm4improvement Event Date:  Jul 12, 2008 & Time: 13:45 PM-15:00 PM Event Location:  Education Building, University of Saskatchewan [view]

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