CHINA’S POLITICAL ADVISERS PLEDGE FEALTY TO PARTY
By GILLIAN WONG Delegates line up to cast their votes during a plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in…
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CLINTON AWARDS MORE THAN $700,000 TO HAITI FARMS
By TRENTON DANIEL PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country’s agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation…
AMERICA’S NEW LOVE: WATER
By CANDICE CHOI In this Tuesday, March 5, 2013 photo, a selection of bottled waters stands on a kitchen counter in East Derry, N.H. Soda’s reign as America’s most popular…
MEXICO MOVES AGAINST TV, TELEPHONE TYCOONS
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Flanked by Mexican Senate Deputy Chairman Francisco Arroyo Vieira, left, and Mexican Senate President Ernesto Cordero, right, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, shows an agreement just…
SHERYL SANDBERG: ON A MISSION TO ELEVATE WOMEN
By BARBARA ORTUTAY FILE – In this Thursday, April 7, 2011, file photo, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, speaks at a luncheon for the American Society of News Editors…
FIRST LADY PUSHES FOOD INDUSTRY
By MARY CLARE JALONICK First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s second Building a Healthier Future Summit on childhood obesity, Friday, March 8, 2013, at…
US ADDS 236K JOBS, UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 7.7 PCT.
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, Sayed Mouawad, right, of Providence, R.I., gestures while speaking to a company representative during a job fair in Boston.…