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Obama announces more corporate investments in Africa
2014-08-06 04:49:41| Chemicals - Topix.net
Former president Bill Clinton, second from right, talks to panel discussion participants, including General Electric chief Jeff Immelt, left, Dangote Group CEO Aliko Dangote, second from left, and Dow Chemical chief Andrew Liveris, right, after their roundtable as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
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Obama announces $33B in commitments for Africa
2014-08-05 23:01:07| Beverages - Topix.net
Seeking to strengthen America's financial foothold in Africa, President Barack Obama announced $33 billion in commitments Tuesday aimed at shifting U.S. ties with Africa beyond humanitarian aid and toward more equal economic partnerships.
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President Obama is beginning to make climate-hawk noises
2014-08-04 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: At times, I become really, really curious about the Barack Obama we`re going to see once he`s done being president. He has a gift for talking about complex and unpleasant issues - one that has, for the most part, been submerged by political expediency, but that still pokes through occasionally. This interview with The Economist, conducted on Air Force One by John Micklethwait and Edward Carr, is one such occasion - and offers some encouraging signals about his administration`s approach to climate...
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Obama Directs Federal Contractors to List Labor Violations
2014-07-31 21:58:06| ENR.com: Headline News
Worker advocates praise action, but contractor groups threaten legal and legislative challenges.
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Obama food aid ravages Third World farmers
2014-07-27 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: The US taxpayers who finance foreign food aid surely believe they are feeding starving people, writes James Bovard. But the truth is the reverse - it is undermining indigenous agriculture in recipient countries - creating famine and chronic malnutrition, while sabotaging self-sufficiency. Despite uplifting rhetoric, Obama is perpetuating a program that sabotages foreigners' self-sufficiency. President Obama proclaimed two years ago: "As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States...
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