• Ron Paul Endorsed by South Dakota State Rep. Jon Hansen
  LAKE JACKSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul was endorsed today by South Dakota State Representative Jon Hansen (R-Dell Rapids). Serving his first term, the conservative upstart Rep. Hansen represents South Dakota’s 25th House District encompassing Hanson, McCook, and Minnehaha counties. His committee assignments include Judiciary, and Transportation. In addition to being an elected official and candidate for re-election, Rep. Hansen serves as a Republica
• Samenvatting: Reactie van Dow Corning en Hemlock Semiconductor op zonne-energieheffingen door Amerikaanse ministerie van Economische Zaken
  MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robert D. Hansen, ceo van Dow Corning Corporation en Andrew Tometich, president van Hemlock Semiconductor Group: Dow Corning Corporation en Hemlock Semiconductor Group begrijpen dat het besluit van het Amerikaanse ministerie van Economische Zaken in de Solar World handelszaak omtrent import van Chinese zonnepanelen is bedoeld om de Amerikaanse markt te beschermen. Toch vinden wij dat de gevolgen van deze beslissing het tegenovergestelde effect hebben. De groei va
• New Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll: Social Media Could Pave Path to Victory in 2012 Presidential Race
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll on presidential campaign shows voters believe social media platforms will shape race.
• C.A.R. Commends California Congressional Members for Introducing Bill to Stop Bulk REO Sales in California
  LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) applauds California Congressmen Gary Miller (R-Brea) and seven other California congressional members for introducing legislation that calls for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to cease its plan to sell Fannie Mae-owned foreclosed homes in California to large investors. H.R. 5823, the “Saving Taxpayers from Unnecessary GSE Bulk Sale Programs Act of 2012,” prevents the FHFA from implementing an initiative to
• Ag Energy Coalition Tells Congressmembers That Farm Bill Energy Programs Support Energy Security and Job Creation
  WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farm Bill energy programs have a positive impact on U.S. energy security and economic growth for rural areas, Ag Energy Coalition's Ryan Stroschein testified before a House Agriculture Subcommittee
• 道康宁和Hemlock Semiconductor对美国商务部有关征收太阳能产业关税的决定作出的回应
  密歇根州米德兰--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美国商业资讯)--编者按：以下言论代表的是道康宁公司(Dow Corning Corporation)总裁兼首席执行官Robert D. Hansen和Hemlock Semiconductor总裁Andrew E. Tometich之观点。 道康宁公司和Hemlock Semiconductor Group明白，针对有关进口中国制造太阳能电池板的Solar World贸易案，美国商务部(DOC)的初步调查结果之目的是保护美国市场。但是，我们认为此项决定将起到恰恰相反的效果，事实将证明该决定将对美国太阳能技术的增长和应用、就业增长，以及我们该产业在全球范围具有竞争力的领导地位产生破坏性影响。 此项决定将使美国在获取最成熟、最具成本效益的太阳能技术方面面临成本更高、更困难的情形，从而在美国太阳能产业发展的这一关键阶段削弱该产业。实际上，尽管总部位于德国波恩的Solar World及其共同诉讼人最初可能会从此项决定中受益，但是美国的整个产业都将因此受苦——有经济学家认为，如果开征新关税，美国将因此损失数千个工作岗位，其中约一半与该产业直
• BIO to Testify at Congressional Hearing on 2012 Farm Bill Energy Programs
  --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotechnology Information Organization (BIO):   WHAT: The Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry is holding a public hearing regarding Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Energy and Forestry Programs. This continues a series of Farm Bill hearings throughout April and May to hear from national agricultural stakeholders on their policy priorities for the farm bill.   WHO: Jim Greenwood, President and CEO, Biotechnology Information Organization (BIO);   Ryan Stroschein,
• Reacción de Dow Corning y Hemlock Semiconductor ante la Determinación Preliminar del Departamento de Comercio de los EE. UU. sobre Aranceles Solares
  MIDLAND, Michigan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOTA DEL EDITOR: La siguiente declaración puede ser atribuida a Robert D. Hansen, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de Dow Corning Corporation y a Andrew E. Tometich, Presidente de Hemlock Semiconductor Group. Dow Corning Corporation y Hemlock Semiconductor Group entienden que la decisión preliminar del Departamento de Comercio (Department of Commerce, DOC) de los EE. UU. en el caso comercial de Solar World, relacionado con las importaciones de paneles solares f
• Dow Corning e Grupo Hemlock Semiconductor reagem à determinação preliminar do Departamento de comércio dos Estados Unidos em relação às tarifas solares
  MIDLAND, Michigan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOTA DO EDITOR: A seguinte declaração pode ser atribuída a Robert D. Hansen, presidente e CEO da Dow Corning Corporation e Andrew E. Tometich, presidente do Grupo Hemlock Semiconductor. A Dow Corning Corporation e o Grupo Hemlock Semiconductor entendem que a conclusão preliminar do Departamento de Comércio dos Estados Unidos (DOC) sobre a ação da Solar World contra as importações dos painéis solares chineses tenta proteger o mercado norte-americano. Acreditamo
• Dow Corning und Hemlock Semiconductor reagieren auf vorläufigen Beschluss des US-Handelsministeriums zu Solarstromtarifen
  MIDLAND, Michigan (USA)--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ANMERKUNG DER REDAKTION: Die folgende Erklärung stammt von Robert D. Hansen, Präsident und CEO der Dow Corning Corporation, und Andrew E. Tometich Präsident der Hemlock Semiconductor Group. Die Dow Corning Corporation und die Hemlock Semiconductor Group können nachvollziehen, dass das vorläufige Urteil des US-Handelsministeriums im Fall Solar World zu Importen von Solarmodulen aus China zum Schutz des US-Marktes gedacht ist. Wir sind jedoch der Meinung,
• Réaction de Dow Corning et de Hemlock Semiconductor en réponse à la détermination préliminaire du ministère du commerce des États-Unis relative aux droits de douane dans le domaine solaire
  MIDLAND, Michigan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NOTE DU RÉDACTEUR : La déclaration suivante peut être attribuée à Robert D. Hansen, président et chef de la direction de Dow Corning Corporation & Andrew E. Tometich, président du Hemlock Semiconductor Group. Dow Corning Corporation et Hemlock Semiconductor Group reconnaissent que la conclusion préliminaire du ministère du commerce des États-Unis dans l'affaire commerciale Solar World relative aux importations de panneaux solaires fabriqués en Chine a pour

• Debt-ceiling showdown returns to Washington May 16, 2012
  First Read: Speaker Boehner lays down markers for the next debt-ceiling fight that include deep spending cuts and no tax increases.
• Obama: Gay marriage 'strengthens families' May 14, 2012
  At an LGBT event in New York, Obama spoke about same-sex marriage and the need of equal rights for all.
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• Campaigns taken off script in wild week May 11, 2012
  First Read: Obama’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage and story of Romney’s high school “pranks” knock campaigns off their messages.
• Is America in fiscal austerity yet? May 11, 2012
  The short-term importance of the budget bill which the House approved this week is that Democrats now have another vote which they can use against Republicans running in tough races this fall.
• Obama walks thin line on same-sex marriage May 10, 2012
  First Read: The president personally endorses same-sex marriage but is careful to leave it to the states; political impact could be on enthusiasm for both sides.
• Obama backs same-sex marriage May 9, 2012
  President Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday, a landmark pronouncement made in light of mounting pressure from gay right advocates. Obama became the first U.S.
• Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages May 8, 2012
  Pressuring Congress, President Barack Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list Tuesday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages.
• Is Obama's gay marriage stance all about suburban voters? May 8, 2012
  The American electorate, like President Obama, is "evolving" on gay marriage. In fact, there's been a sea change among Americans when it comes to the subject across lots of demographic groups.
• GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill May 8, 2012
  Republicans have blocked the Senate from debating a Democratic bill keeping interest rates on college loans from doubling this summer for 7.4 million students.
• Obama goes up with $25 million ad buy May 7, 2012
  Senior Obama campaign officials said that a new television ad buy underscores the need to build on the president’s first term while also responding to all attacks from the Romney campaign and its affiliated Super PACs.
• Can Obama be like Reagan in November? May 4, 2012
  Our view today of Ronald Reagan’s presidential re-election triumph in November of 1984 is colored by everything we know now that he and his critics didn’t know in the early summer of 1984.
• Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck May 3, 2012
  Tossing out President Barack Obama's health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems the administration has quietly informed the courts.
• Obama’s delicate dance on Afghanistan May 2, 2012
  First Read: After agreement, the president walks a fine line between reassuring the Afghan government and a war-weary American public.
• Obama, top aides discuss the killing of Bin Laden May 2, 2012
  President Obama describes the killing of Osama bin Laden as the “most important single day” of his presidency and said that the decision to carry out the raid was one that he had to ultimately make alone. An exclusive report from Rock Center.
• Obama, Romney engage over bin Laden decision May 1, 2012
  First Read: It started with surrogates but the candidates themselves entered the debate Monday over the decision to strike Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

• China pursuing steady military build-up: Pentagon May 19, 2012
  China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military build-up, according to the Pentagon.
• Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO May 19, 2012
  President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look Friday at options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.
• Jokes and sympathy _ Obama greets his G-8 guests May 19, 2012
  For a welcome, President Barack Obama acknowledged his Group of 8 guests with a joke, a pleasantry or sympathy for the weight of the world.
• Arizona elections chief seeks proof of Obama's citizenship May 19, 2012
  (Reuters) - Arizona's secretary of state said Friday he had asked officials in Hawaii to verify that Barack Obama was born in their state in order for the president's name to appear on the November ballot in Arizona. Ken Bennett, who is Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign co-chairman in Arizona, said he made the request on behalf of a constituent. Earlier this year, hardline Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that an investigation by his office had found that Obama's birth certificate was a forgery. ...
• Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO May 19, 2012
  President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers stepped outside discussions of European economic woes and Afghanistan that will dominate a long weekend of summitry for a look Friday at options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in Syria.
• France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout May 19, 2012
  In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job.
• Obama holds 2-to-1 cash advantage over Romney May 19, 2012
  President Barack Obama holds a cash advantage of more than 2-to-1 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney but the president's money advantage is beginning to dwindle.
• Obama backs Europe growth push May 18, 2012
  President Barack Obama threw his weight behind France's demand for pro-growth policies in Europe Friday, as world leaders gathered at Camp David for a G8 summit darkened by Greece's possible eurozone exit.
• Repsol: Exploratory oil well off Cuba comes up dry May 18, 2012
  An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for a cash-strapped nation hoping for an economic lifeline.
• At ''bridge to nowhere,'' Romney slams Obama on economy May 18, 2012
  HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere" rebuilt by stimulus money and warning the U.S. economy could suffer a fiscal crisis like California's if he is not elected in November. Rising in the polls this week, Romney is eager to follow through by hammering at the White House's handling of the weak economy. ...
• Birther Victory? Arizona Threatens to Keep Obama Off Ballot May 18, 2012
  COMMENTARY | If you thought the birth certificate controversy over whether Barack Obama was born in Hawaii was over and done with, think again.
• Romney: Obama action will 'undermine' NATO alliance May 18, 2012
  White House hopeful Mitt Romney urged NATO leaders gathering in Chicago this weekend to consider him a more reliable partner than President Barack Obama, whose actions "undermine" the alliance.
• U.S. says will bar some Motorola Mobility phones May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday. The order by the U.S. International Trade Commission has been sent to President Barack Obama, who has 60 days to consider whether to overturn it for policy reasons. The legal fight at the ITC is one of dozens globally between various smartphone makers. Google's Android system has become the top-selling smartphone operating system, ahead of mobile systems by Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion and others. ...
• Why Virginia Might Decide the Presidential Election May 18, 2012
  ANALYSIS | Virginia may be the most important swing state in the 2012 presidential election. The irony is that both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have electoral college strategies that would allow them to win the presidency without winning Virginia. The reality is Obama can afford to lose Virginia while Romney likely cannot.
• Obama Should Thank Romney for Veto of Ricketts' Wright Ads May 18, 2012
  COMMENTARY | Mitt Romney deserves credit for knocking down a plan by Republican billionaire Joe Ricketts to sponsor a $10 million ad campaign against President Barack Obama. Ricketts aimed to rehash the 2008 controversy over "Goddamn America" remarks by Obama's former longtime Chicago pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
• Obama 'Born in Kenya' Booklet Raises Questions May 18, 2012
  COMMENTARY | A 1991 information booklet printed by Barack Obama's then literary agent that states that he "--was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii" has surfaced, according to Big Government. This has lit a torch under the birther movement.
• Romney rolls out first general election campaign ad May 18, 2012
  Republican Mitt Romney unveiled Friday his first TV ad focused on the general election campaign, saying he'd repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, cut taxes and approve a key oil pipeline.
• House Republicans top Democrats in April fundraising May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party's fundraising arm working to elect its candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives raised $6.9 million in April, slightly more for the month than its Democratic counterpart. The National Republican Congressional Committee figures released on Friday showed that the NRCC ended last month with $31.3 million left in the bank, adding about $4.2 million to the cash on hand in March. Republicans currently have a majority in the House. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $6. ...
• 1,700 Miles of Mitt Romney’s ‘Day One’ Promises, by the Numbers May 18, 2012
  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched its first official general election television advertising blitz. The television spot talks about Romney's "Day One" campaign promises to implement certain policies as soon as he takes office Jan. 20 should he win November's contest. Romney said the ad would be "positive" even though it is critical of incumbent President Barack Obama.
• US House passes huge defense spending bill May 18, 2012
  US lawmakers passed a sweeping defense spending bill Friday, defying the White House by exceeding a budget cap and refusing to make cuts outlined in President Barack Obama's revamped military strategy.
• Bush to return to White House for portrait event May 18, 2012
  Former President George W. Bush plans to return to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait later this month, marking a rare visit by the two-term president who has largely shunned the spotlight since leaving office.
• Romney 'Day One' Ad Relentlessly Positive May 18, 2012
  COMMENTARY | The Romney campaign has rolled out an ad called "Day One," which presents a positive vision of what a Romney presidency will be like. It also manages to hit President Obama on the economy, jobs, and health care reform.
• Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds May 18, 2012
  President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue, setting off a flurry of political activity in a number of states and serving as a rallying point in others where gay marriage votes are being held this fall.
• Romney Takes High Road Against Obama Attack Ads May 18, 2012
  COMMENTARY | In the political world, where the daily goings-on of a campaign can resemble a back-alley street fight, it's very refreshing to see when people actually do the right thing by their opponent.
• 172 Days to Go, Sleepover for World Leaders, 2 Candidates Named Roy, Biden Doesn't Blame WV (PM Note) May 18, 2012
  Story of the Day – Candidates With Same Name Run for Same Office -  http://abcn.ws/L5y7Mz Obama Campaign Launches Bid to Save USPS – $1.5 Million spent on postage, per FEC reports just released. (Hartfield) Elevator Endorsement – Romney Calls Bush to say ‘Thanks’ – http://abcn.ws/LkYhkc...
• Romney gives own money to election effort May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his wife Ann have each chipped in $75,000 to help his effort to beat U.S. President Barack Obama in the November 6 election, a source with Romney's campaign said on Friday. The pair gave the money this month to a fund jointly used by the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee to help the candidate's election bid. This is the first known donation by Romney to his own election bid in this campaign. In 2008, Romney self-funded with more than $44 million toward his failed presidential run. ...
• Maliki, in charm offensive, invites scholars to Baghdad May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, concerned by his portrayal in U.S. media as an autocratic leader intent on consolidating power, has invited several influential Washington scholars to Baghdad to meet his team next week. The rare invitation was extended to Kenneth Pollack of the Brookings Institution, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institution and Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group, Reuters has learned. ...
• Thousands protest in Chicago before NATO summit May 18, 2012
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested loudly but peacefully under the watchful eye of police at a downtown Chicago plaza on Friday, chanting mostly about economic issues that have little to do with the summit of the NATO military alliance this weekend. Police estimated about 2,500 people took part in the largest protest so far in a week of demonstrations before President Barack Obama and representatives from some 60 countries arrive for the two-day summit to discuss the war in Afghanistan and other international security issues. ...
• America expands once again _ digitally, this time May 18, 2012
  The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual land where progress and profits are forever around the next bend.
• Gay marriage spawns big spike in online videos May 18, 2012
  President Barack Obama's May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site.

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