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...while short-term costs might seem painful during an economic slump, cities will be keen to press longer-term benefits. "The London 2012 Games will provide economic gold at a time of economic need," Tessa Jowell, Britain's Olympics Minister, wrote in the latest annual report on progress toward 2012. That will mean 100,000 contract jobs to stage the Games - of those currently working on the Olympic site, one-tenth were previously unemployed - with half as many long-term positions created in the park and surrounding area. "The Games remind us," Rogge said on a recent visit to London...
...pulled up by its roots and examined to make sure we have left nothing behind." - Colin Powell, secretary of state, after Khan confessed on TV to operating a secret nuclear proliferation network, Associated Press...
...called A. Q. Khan affair is a closed chapter. - Pakistani government official statement on Khan's release, Associated Press...
...least I have got my freedom. I can move around...I don't care about the rest of the world. I care about my country." - upon his release from house arrest, Associated Press...
...Obama's new foreign policy framework, made clear that the cost to Europe for a greater share in the decision-making would be a willingness to shoulder a greater share of the burden. While pledging to abide by international rules, fight climate change, engage with the Islamic world and "press the reset button" with Russia, Biden warned that Washington would also expect changes from Europe. "America will do more. That's the good news," he said. "The bad news is that America will ask for more from our partners as well." (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...