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Jakarta, Indonesia "It's the most logical choice," says Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Not only is Jakarta the capital of the world's most populous Muslim nation, it is also part of the Obama narrative: he lived in the city for a few years as a child. Hooper says the President "will get an incredibly warm welcome there" - which will help with the symbolism of the moment...
...Green tech will gain a growing portion of the U.S. military's $104 billion procurement budget in the coming years, according to DOD spokesman Chris Isleib. "It's beyond a high priority for us," he says. "In the Iraq theater, such a high percentage of our convoys were fuel convoys. Our reliance on these [fuel] convoys was putting our soldiers' lives at risk. We realized that the need for alternative fuels was urgent. We needed to mobilize...
...crunch for them," Jajoo says. The company is pursuing several options: floating shares of Tata Motors, rolling over the JLR loan at a higher interest rate, and getting a bailout for JLR from the British government. "Tata Motors is progressing on the refinancing options and discussing with banks," a spokesman said. It can also tap funding from stronger sisters within the Tata Group, which controls 98 companies in sectors ranging from steel to technology services. But "the whole group is under major debt," says Swarup of SupplierBusiness India...
...billion annual subsidies paid to the industry. Commission officials say the new rules could help European wines compete against their New World cousins. "We're importing rosé made by blending, so it's pretty daft that we don't allow it in Europe," says Commission spokesman Michael Mann...
Obama, President Barack • avoidance of horrible Gridiron Dinner by • German culinary "homage" to spokesman for explains that joking reference by to Jay Leno about lack of bowling skills of "was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics...