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<title><![CDATA[Booz Allen Identifies 7 Leadership Practices for Government Leaders Facing Budget Cuts]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The federal government&rsquo;s most effective leaders can find big opportunities in the recent budget cuts to advance their agency&rsquo;s mission, according to new findings from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH).]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Swiss Economy in 2012: In the Shadow of the Euro Crisis]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The euro crisis continues to weigh on markets, with economic momentum in Europe fading unexpectedly quickly. The situation facing the Swiss economy has also deteriorated as a result. Credit Suisse economists are now forecasting growth in Swiss gross domestic product (GDP) of 0.5% (previously 2%) for the Swiss economy in 2012.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 November 2011 19:47:35 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[European Parliament urged to pass resolution condemning Hungary's new media law]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Despite unanimous opposition from leading media freedom   organizations, the Hungarian parliament has adopted a controversial law   overhauling the state-owned media and creating a Media Council with   utterly disproportionate powers. The law was passed by an overwhelming   majority of votes (256 to 87) on 21 December.]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 2 January 2011 09:49:44 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT researchers demonstrate how much candidate appearances affect election outcomes]]></title>
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<![CDATA[New    research from MIT political scientists shows that the appearances of    politicians do indeed strongly influence voters — and that people around    the world have similar ideas about what a good politician looks like. ]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 July 2010 23:54:24 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Democrats slam government for climate change inaction]]></title>
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<![CDATA[OTTAWA – The Harper Conservatives quietly posted a report on Thursday   admitting it has overestimated – by a factor of 10 – the effectiveness   of its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.  ]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 5 June 2010 15:28:45 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Management at USDA Reforms, Strengthens National Organic Program]]></title>
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<![CDATA[After an extensive audit and investigation of alleged improprieties at the USDA&#146;s National Organic Program, the agency&#146;s Office of Inspector General (OIG) made public their formal report, dated March 9, substantiating the allegations of prominent organic industry watchdog groups &#151; that under the Bush administration, the USDA did an inadequate job of enforcing federal organic law.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 March 2010 15:45:32 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President Obama Gives Portion of $1.4 Million Nobel Peace Prize Award to College Summit]]></title>
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<![CDATA[College Summit is honored to announce it has been awarded $125,000 of President Obama&apos;s $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award, which will support students in communities across the country on their path to higher education.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 March 2010 15:05:22 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Pacific Coast Collaborative Members to Sign MOU Furthering Agreement]]></title>
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<![CDATA[At the first Annual Leaders Forum of the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) that build upon the original PCC Agreement, signed on June 30, 2008. ]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 February 2010 14:32:36 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban Caucus Chair Praises Obama Jobs Plan as Bold, Wise and City-Friendly]]></title>
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<![CDATA[President Obama has unveiled a bold plan with multiple steps that will create jobs quickly and provide immediate incentives for businesses to invest, hire and expand. I am supporting the President wholeheartedly as he moves ahead with today&apos;s jobs acceleration initiative.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 December 2009 13:26:07 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama and Democratic Congress Deliver on Higher Education Benefits, Promises to Veterans]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Democratic National Committee's Veterans and Military Families Council Lauds Administration's Implementation of Post-9/11 GI Bill and Commitment to a New Generation of Veterans
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 August 2009 16:48:46 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Administration Begins Naming State Executive Directors for the Farm Service Agency]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ The Obama Administration today began naming individuals who will serve as State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency at the USDA.
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 June 2009 10:59:16 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon Praises White House Cyberspace Policy Review]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Verizon's cybersecurity teams are known around the world as the authority on investigative response, computer-security product testing and evaluation, and analysis of data collected on new vulnerabilities and threats. ]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 11:40:48 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President Obama Will Hear, Not Just Listen to, Our Neighbors at the Summit]]></title>
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<![CDATA[President Obama will ride the wave of sentiment at the Summit of the Americas to move forward US relations with Cuba, predicted John McAuliff, executive director of the Fund for Reconciliation and Development.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 April 2009 06:00:27 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Struggles to Explain Drop of Windfall Profits Tax for Oil and Gas Industry]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Barack Obama may already be losing credibility over his explanation as to why he dropped the windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry from his administration's agenda.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 December 2008 16:17:22 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AARP: Health Care and Pension Reform Critical to Economic Recovery]]></title>
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<![CDATA[AARP CEO Bill Novelli today released the following statement in reaction to the latest Congressional efforts to help failing industries.]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 December 2008 16:27:06 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless Network Primed and Ready for Presidential Debate]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Politics/Verizon-Wireless-Network-Primed-and-Ready-for-Presidential-Debate-6886</link>
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<![CDATA[The presidential candidates
weren't the only ones prepping for the foreign relations debate in Oxford
at the University of Mississippi.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 September 2008 15:19:09 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time Warner to Present Politics 2008: Media Summit on Election of the President]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Politics/Time-Warner-to-Present-Politics-2008_-Media-Summit-on-Election-of-the-President-6184</link>
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<![CDATA[Time Warner Inc. today announced that it will present Politics 2008 - The Media Summit on the Election of the President - a special event co-hosted by CNN and TIME on October 13 and 14, 2008 at the Time Warner Center in New York City.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 July 2008 00:13:34 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Qualifies Stance on Iran Diplomacy]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Barack Obama, under attack from President Bush and John McCain for pledges to meet with Iran's leadership, has started to qualify his prior bold stance, setting new preconditions and  qualifications.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 11:53:53 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Dominating Highly-Charged Youth Vote In Presidential Race, Harvard Poll Finds]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Economy Emerges as New Dominant Issue; Young People see Changing U.S.
Role in the World]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 April 2008 03:18:48 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[George Bush and John McCain Lack the Courage To Ban Torture]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Today, President Bush vetoed an intelligence bill because he opposed a provision in it that would ban the use of torture.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 8 March 2008 16:33:09 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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