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Spokesman: Clinton not seeking World Bank presidency
Washington BureauA spokesman for Hillary Clinton swiftly and emphatically denied a report Thursday that the secretary of state was considering stepping down to seek the World Bank presidency in 2012. Reuters cited three unnamed sources in its report that Clinton was open...Tags: International Economic Institution, Robert Zoellick, World Bank Group, White House, Joe Biden
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California winemakers hail South Korean trade agreement
Money & CompanyCalifornia grape growers and vintners are excited about ratification by Congress of a free-trade agreement with South Korea.... -
Retail sales up in September
Money & CompanyAn increase in consumer spending in September is good news because it counteracts concerns that the economy is falling into a recession. Retail sales are a big part of the economy, accounting for 70% of economic activity.... -
Say it ain't so, Joe -- that you oppose free trade
Opinion L.A.Joe the Plumber -- a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher -- is running for Congress from Ohio. His platform seems to be in tune with the Republican Party -- with one exception. Joe the Plumber opposes free-trade agreements.... -
Japan joins multilateral free-trade talks, hopes to boost economy
World NowJapan announces it will take part in talks about creating a nine-nation free-trade pact. Japan wants to to jumpstart an already moribund economy further crippled by the March earthquake and tsunami.... -
LEBANON: Former World Bank president shunned by students and faculty, withdraws from ceremony
Babylon & BeyondWhat has been coined the "Arab Spring" has gained momentum, this time in the region's most well-reputed and prestigious university, the American University of Beirut. The campus has been a scene of protests ever since the university decided to grant...... -
Weekly remarks: GOP's John Hoeven says trade pacts would spur new jobs; Obama salutes Father's Day
Top of the TicketRepublican says Obama holding up trade pact ratification; Obama says unconditional love is important to children.... -
MEXICO: Poet's peace caravan to end drug war approaches Ciudad Juarez
La PlazaEvery few years in Mexico, a grass-roots social movement pops up that seeks to shake up the status quo, take on longstanding corruption, the wide gap between rich and poor, and the often-unresponsive political class. There was the Zapatistas' march to... -
ALGERIA: Postponing economic therapy is playing with fire
Babylon & BeyondEditor’s note: This post is from analyst Lahcen Achy, below left, with the Carnegie Middle East Center. Neither the Los Angeles Times nor Babylon & Beyond endorses the positions of the analysts, nor does Carnegie endorse the positions of The...... -
Housing, industrial production data give conflicting signals
Money & CompanyEconomists had been waiting for a series of data releases Tuesday for an indication of where the direction the economy was headed. But so far the numbers have been mixed. July housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted rate of...... -
Obama's bus tour themes: Washington (not him) really screwed up and we should spend a lot more
Top of the TicketObama changes his mind about free trade: It's good now.... -
Demonstrations on Mexico drug war offered look at Mexicans abroad
La PlazaWhen large demonstrations in Mexico calling for an end to the drug war grew last spring, communities of citizens abroad perked up and took notice. Chatter began popping up on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Virtual groups formed. Mexicans...
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