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...Asian Nations (ASEAN), the 10-nation bloc that was founded, with American prodding, as a bulwark against communism in the 1960s. China's economic resilience (8.7% GDP growth in 2009) helped the U.S. and other developed nations avoid even worse pain from the global financial crisis. The only other major economies that posted decent growth in an otherwise dismal year? India and Indonesia. Asia, in other words, thinks it is shoring up the global economy - and it wants its efforts appreciated...
...early 1980s. While there's virtually no chance of the Pope himself being brought down - the last time a Pontiff bowed out in disgrace was in 1046 (Gregory VI, for financial impropriety) - it is entirely possible the scandals will permanently sully his papacy. "This is going to be a major part of his legacy," says an American priest in Rome who asked not to be named. (See pictures of Pope Benedict XVI visiting America...
...behalf. Little wonder then that many Europeans remain uninterested in these new positions, and that senior politicians in European countries have not put themselves forward for appointment. Foreign policy run by the E.U.? No thank you. If you are looking for the E.U. to act as a major political bloc at the international negotiating table, I think that you will have a long wait...
...March, Google Health said it is teaming with Surescripts, the nation's largest electronic-prescribing network, which connects physicians to major pharmacy chains as well as thousands of independent drugstores--and the insurance plans that cover 65% of U.S. patients. With your consent, your doctor can use this network to pull up your prescription history. Register with Google Health, and you'll be able...
...leaked out before the president arrived in Kabul, the trip would be canceled. Following the regular pool rotation, Gibbs invited 14 journalists to travel on Air Force One, including a television crew from ABC News and reporters from the Wall Street Journal, TIME, National Public Radio and the three major wire services, Bloomberg, Reuters and the Associated Press...