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China Asserts World Domination -- in Web Surfing
China asserts it has the largest internet population in the world, the first time any country has surpassed the United States in that metric. With 253 million people online despite strict government restrictions and blocked sights it deems subversive or pornographic, China's surfers grew more than 50% in the last year alone.
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China asserts it has the largest internet population in the world, the first time any country has surpassed the United States in that metric. With 253 million people online despite strict government restrictions and blocked sights it deems subversive or pornographic, China's surfers grew more than 50% in the last year alone.
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China: More Web Surfers Than US
China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday
Time.com – 20 hours, 33 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday
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Cooperate with UN or face more pressure: US tells MyanmarAFP - The United States warned Myanmar's military rulers that they must cooperate with UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari or face increased pressure from the Security Council.
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Obama presses Europe on Afghanistan in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilizing Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
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Mission Auto Connection honored as a model of business success
COSHOCTON - Les and Sharon Revennaugh founded Mission Auto Connection in 1996 to help missionaries find a vehicle to purchase during stays in the United States.
Coshocton Tribune – 21 hours, 39 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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COSHOCTON - Les and Sharon Revennaugh founded Mission Auto Connection in 1996 to help missionaries find a vehicle to purchase during stays in the United States.
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Message To the Congress of the United States
Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the "order") that expands the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, which was relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13391 of November 22, 2005, and takes additional steps with respect to that national emergency.
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Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the "order") that expands the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, which was relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13391 of November 22, 2005, and takes additional steps with respect to that national emergency.
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Executive Order: Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
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Weak economy hits workers
The number of newly laid off workers in the United States soared past 400,000 last week as companies pared their work forces to deal with a weak economy and the real estate collapse in many parts of the country.
GreenvilleOnline.com – 21 hours, 43 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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The number of newly laid off workers in the United States soared past 400,000 last week as companies pared their work forces to deal with a weak economy and the real estate collapse in many parts of the country.
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found in Local: South Carolina: Greenville
Iraqis who aided U.S. may get visas
Thousands of Iraqis who fear being killed because they worked for the American government or military in Iraq will be awarded visas allowing them to settle permanently in the United States, the U.S. embassy said.
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Thousands of Iraqis who fear being killed because they worked for the American government or military in Iraq will be awarded visas allowing them to settle permanently in the United States, the U.S. embassy said.
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On this date in history
In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater test of the device.In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
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In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater test of the device.In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
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