Word: interest
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...Census is gearing up for its once-a-decade tally of America's population. And so are thousands of groups with a vested interest in being fully counted - since the Census determines not just seats in the House of Representatives but also how some $400 billion in annual federal funding gets divvied up, the way companies think about where to build factories and stores, and the shape of political and social discourse about issues like race, ethnicity and urban vs. rural America...
...Each initiative is significant in its own right, but together they combine to support a larger U.S. interest. Against the background of a stubborn stalemate over Iran's nuclear program, the moves raise the pressure on Iran to come to the table for talks. (Read "Don't Worry So Much About Iran's Nukes...
...however, had become an embarrassing inconvenience to Baghdad's increasingly cozy ties to Tehran. Although Iraq has repeatedly said it is in its own national interest to remove the group, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in late February, left little doubt as to what he expected the Iraqis to do. "We await the implementation of our agreement regarding the expulsion of the hypocrites," he was quoted as saying...
...Kevin C. O'Connor, an assistant professor of neurology who has worked with Hafler for over 10 years, said that Hafler has expressed interest in taking his senior staff with him to Yale, but that nothing has been finalized...
...steel industry's turnaround helped spark the riot. Jianlong had invested in the company in 2005 but then pulled out as Tonghua lost money amid the global downturn this spring. But as China's steel demand surged, Tonghua turned a profit of $6 million last month, renewing Jianlong's interest. After the killing of Jianlong's representative on Friday, the local government announced the deal was canceled, China Daily reported...