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1. United States and other wealthy nations vulnerable to water disasters
(World/International)

... the chair of the U.N. Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands told delegates that water and agriculture are inseparable. Agriculture consumes 70 percent of all ...

2. U.S. uneasy about China's growing relationship with Africa
(World/International)

... range of thorny issues, such as the US budget deficit and trade barriers. Few official media outlets reported that the United States delegates pressed Beijing on articulating clear guidelines for its ...

3. Foundation run by Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates is revising tax return after questions raised
(U.S./Nation)

BY ROBIN FIELDS PROPUBLICA A charity headed by star Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is filing an amended 2007 report to the Internal Revenue Service because $11,000 it paid to foundation ...

4. President Obama holds Beer Summit at White House with Henry Louis Gates and James Crowley
(U.S./Nation)

... giving people an opportunity to listen to each other." It all began on July 16, when Henry Louis Gates, an African-American scholar at Harvard University in Massachusetts was trying to force open ...

5. American beer recommendations
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Here are my recommendations for the "Beer Summit", all American microbrews: http://www.goodwillhinton.com/beer_recommendations_for_obamas_beer_summit_with_gates_and_crowley ...

6. President's ‘Beer Summit' not made in America
(Life/Style)

... involved in an incident that opened a new dialogue on race relations, law enforcement and politics. Last week, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his home in Cambridge, Mass., by ...

7. Political corruption and public responsibility
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the people they serve are looking over their shoulders, meeting after meeting. It's our right and our duty. Scrutiny helps keep public officials honest. It obligates them to explain the reasoning behind ...

8. New Jersey's GRC stopped from withholding records
(N.J./State)

... website, routinely sent surrogates to GRC meetings. Joe Tyrrell may be reached at jtyrrell@newjerseynewsroom.com  ...

9. Obama battles defense establishment over spending on the $143 million F-22 Raptor
(U.S./Nation)

... secretary, Robert Gates, who was appointed to that post by none other than President George W. Bush in November 2006. In speaking out on the issue, Gates has become increasingly caustic about opposition ...

10. Analysis: What does the Honduran democracy and constitution provide?
(World/International)

... elect delegates to a constituent assembly. But the president found himself increasingly isolated in the endeavor. In the week leading up to the coup, the military refused to distribute the ballot boxes ...

11. Secretary of State Clinton building a foreign policy of ‘smart power’
(World/International)

... Robert Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Adm. Mike Mullen, have complained repeatedly over the past two years that the military has been forced to take on functions, such as basic ...

12. Praise from President Obama caps strong run for N.J.'s green construction innovator Hycrete
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... half of 2009 included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Nintendo Headquarters, and Amazon.com Headquarters, among others. Additionally, Hycrete continued its international expansion ...

13. Travel early, light to see Obama/Corzine at PNC Arts Center
(N.J./State)

... campaign rally Thursday at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, get there early and travel light. The gates to the amphitheater will open at 1 p.m. and the rally will begin at 3:15 p.m. regardless of ...

14. U.S. uses false Taliban aid in Afghanistan charge to pressure Iran
(World/International)

... to the Taliban." Defence Secretary Robert Gates told reporters in Brussels Jun. 12, "Iran is playing a double game" in Afghanistan by "sending in a relatively modest level of weapons and capabilities ...

15. Another great jobs site
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The other site I would highly recommend looking at is LinkUp.com which aggregates and publishes jobs pulled directly from the career sections of company web sites themselves. In June, the site listed an ...

16. No progress expected in whaling stalemate
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... would reach a compromise that would reduce the number of whales killed each year. Delegates from more than 80 countries will continue the two-decade dispute between pro-whaling countries like Japan, ...

17. 'He knew exactly how his fate would be played out' — Lisa Marie Presley on Michael Jackson's death
(Entertainment/Movies)

... that. 14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, ...

18. Majority of issues equal ILLEGAL ALIEN COSTS.
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... would cost taxpayers 2.6 trillion dollars to implement on enactment. The person in the street who investigates the government statistics, think tank facts and a whole serious of data not corrupted by ...

19. Climate change brings experts together to study ways to fight wildfires
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  The affects of climate change have been a major point of discussion for international firefighting experts gathered in Sydney to look at ways to fight bushfires. Better technology could help Delegates ...

20. A miraculous return from the gates of hell
(Life/Style)

East Orange man draws on experience with drugs, HIV to give back to the people of N.J. BY MATT KADOSH NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM He was strung out on crack and stark naked when a limo driver found ...