Barack Obama, Nov. 4th acceptance Speech:
[To] all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular but our destiny is shared. A new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
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Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, congratulated Obama on his US election victory, saying it took the world into a "new era".
However, Karzai said Obama should aim to prevent civilians in Afghanistan from being killed and injured by the US military.
"Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with air strikes," Karzai said.
"This is my first demand of the new
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The nation's leading experts on green-collar jobs just released an important new publication, .
People everywhere are now talking about the promise of green-collar jobs to serve both the planet and the people. This publication will help people in cities across the country realize their dreams of a strong -- and green -- economy that provides pathways to prosperity for people in need.
The report profiles the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign's work on the Oakland Green Jobs Corps as a case study, along with almost a dozen amazing examples of other cutting-edge, local innovation in cities around the country.
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h1. Press Release - Leading Experts Publish Groundbreaking Guide:
"Green-Collar Jobs in America's Cities"
Publication outlines strategies for developing
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I just came across this great site: http://www.togethertv.org/
"Every country needs trade ? it drives the global economy. But the rules are rigged against poorer countries. The IMF and the World Bank have a lot of influence over developing countries? trade policies. They lend money to poorer countries on condition that they introduce 'free trade? economic policies. The idea is that these policies will help the poorer countries repay the loans. But too often the results are increased poverty and vulnerability."
"Trade facts:Half the world lives on less than $2 a day
Unfair trade rules cost developing countries $700 billion in lost income each year
While governments in countries like Honduras and Senegal are forced to cut subsidies to farmers, the average European Union cow is subsidized...