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...political benefits of this stop are easy to spot - though it would be easy to overestimate them too. It does not hurt Obama to be seen in the Lone Star state with Bush and Baker, two of the state's favorite sons, not to mention Gates, a Kansan who in College Station is something of an iconic figure. And as Republican criticism of his busy legislative program has increased, Obama may benefit from a joint appearance with a popular former Republican President elsewhere in the country...
...Huasteca, an expansive rainforest region in central and northeastern Mexico, is not easy to reach. The adventurous make the eight-hour drive from Mexico City to the state of San Luis Potosi, where some of La Huasteca's best attractions lie. Others knock several hours off the journey time by catching a flight to the state capital (also called San Luis Potosi, or simply San Luis) and then driving over the Sierra Madre mountains. But most holidaymakers still prefer to congregate on Mexico's famous beaches, margaritas in hand...
...Science and Technology. "China has been very active to get as many commitments on energy around the world before the dollar devalues too much." In August, China signed a $41 billion contract to buy liquefied natural gas over the next 20 years from Australia. Last month, China's state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) entered talks with Nigeria to buy as much as one-sixth of the West African nation's proven petroleum reserves, the Financial Times reported. This week, Guinea's junta announced a $7 billion mining deal with an unnamed Chinese company, which human-rights activists...
...most important thing is that Russia and China have the need and capacity to enhance cooperation and the two economies are complementary to each other," Putin told China's state-run Xinhua news service. For each side, there are clear benefits: Russia's energy companies secure a stake in China, which is set to become the world's biggest energy consumer within five years, according to the International Energy Agency in Paris. And for China, Russia provides a safer, more direct source for gas and oil than either the Persian Gulf or the Horn of Africa. Energy-rich Russia...
...campaign on a Euroskeptic platform. A high-profile, high-powered E.U. President such as Blair would surely increase the influence of Brussels; many Conservatives also feel personal animus toward the politician whose success consigned them to the wilderness for so long. "Having President Blair would put us in a state of permanent warfare if we won the election. I cannot stress how serious this is," a Tory source told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper...