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VIDEO: Obama promotes trade deal in Asia
2014-04-29 05:30:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama ends his Asia tour in the Philippines, promoting a potential free trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Obama admin tightens coal dust rules to reduce black lung cases
2014-04-23 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Obama administration said Wednesday it is cutting the amount of coal dust allowed in coal mines in an effort to help reduce black lung disease. "Today we advance a very basic principle: you shouldn't have to sacrifice your life for your livelihood," Labor Secretary Thomas E Perez said. "But that's been the fate of more than 76,000 miners who have died at least in part because of black lung since 1968." Perez was one of several top government officials to announce the long-awaited final...
Keystone Allies Revive Congressional Effort To Bypass Obama
2014-04-23 08:38:00| OGI
Forcing approval remains a heavy lift -- backers acknowledge that they still are a few votes short of the 60 needed to advance a bill in the 100-member Senate.
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Obama, Abe and a high-stakes trade deal
2014-04-22 14:51:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Obama, Abe and a high-stakes trade deal
Climate change will have profound impacts on humankind: Obama
2014-04-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Observing that climate change is altering the planet in ways that will have profound impacts on humankind, US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to protect environment for a healthy and sustainable future. "Today, we face a problem that threatens us all. The overwhelming judgement of science tells us that climate change is altering our planet in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind," Obama said in a proclamation issued on Monday. "Farmers must cope with increased...
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