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Corey Welford, a spokesman for the Middlesex district attorney’s office, told the Associated Press that prosecutors dropped the murder charges in part due to “additional developments of the facts and witness statements...
Quotes By: "All I can say is that I have no idea what it is all about." - After his car was searched in New York by federal investigators, a move followed by a series of terrorism-related raids in New York City. (Associated Press, Sept...
...called the Center for Science and Environment (CSE)--a group focused on environmental-sustainability issues--which alleged that samples of the companies' drinks tested high for pesticide residue. Both firms' sales and reputations were hit hard. In a rare moment of solidarity, Pepsi and Coca-Cola held a joint press conference attacking the NGO. The claims were raised again in 2006, and annual sales of carbonated drinks shrank. An expert panel appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare later found problems with CSE's testing...
...fact is, despite what the headlines in your financial press might say about China's 'strong' growth, our economy is still hurting - thanks to the financial collapse your country inflicted on the world. Our export sector is particularly suffering, so the last thing anyone needs is for us to go all nationalistic and start a trade war. We understand we need the U.S. market, and we also have a desire for stability right now - more so than usual. Next month is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and then in November...
...Second, we still buy a whole lot of your Treasury debt, though this is less of a weapon than is often portrayed in your press. (We have to recycle the dollars we earn from trade somewhere, and your Treasury market remains the largest and most liquid in the world. Plus, we, like the Japanese before us, have no real interest in seeing your interest rates rise and growth slow, particularly not now, and that's what would happen if we went on a T-bill buying strike.) But holding your debt does give us leverage, and we have some decisions...