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Dartmouth's Jim Yong Kim gets World Bank post

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BANKING New president for World Bank Jim Yong Kim, an American who is president of Dartmouth College , has been chosen to be the next president of the World Bank. His selection Monday extends the U.S. hold on the top... Presented By: Save space and archive...(more) 





China increases US debt holding

a shared story    5 weeks 21 hours 26 minutes ago
China increases its holding of US debt for the second month in a row as its foreign exchange reserves continue to rise. 





GSA's pricey Vegas vacation gets four hearings in Congress this week

a shared story    5 weeks 23 hours 26 minutes ago
Capitol Hill is weighing in on the government’s Las Vegas spending scandal over the course four hearings this week, each billed as an examination of how one federal agency could have run up such excessive bills for one regional conference. 





February fire at Islamic religious site continues to baffle authorities

a shared story    5 weeks 1 day 26 minutes ago
County and federal agencies are asking the public’s help in solving a Feb. 22 fire that caused about $1.5 million damage when it engulfed an Islamic religious site that was under construction. 





The Times Wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes; Huffington Post Wins

a shared story    5 weeks 1 day 1 hour 26 minutes ago
The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes, but the bigger surprise this year came with awards for two new media outlets, a sign of the changing media landscape.  





VIDEO: Indonesia mulls 25% mining tax

a shared story    5 weeks 1 day 16 hours 26 minutes ago
Indonesia considers imposing a 25% tax on mining exports this year, and 50% next year, as it looks to cash in on the resources boom. 





Little change in Indian inflation

a shared story    5 weeks 1 day 17 hours 26 minutes ago
India's inflation rate was little-changed in March, making a decision on interest rate cuts more complicated for the central bank. 





George Zimmerman Trial Could Start a News Swarm

a shared story    5 weeks 2 days 1 hour 26 minutes ago
While a trial for George Zimmerman will most likely not start for months, if ever, some in the news media are already predicting blanket coverage.  





Solar power bears fruit in Chile desert

a shared story    5 weeks 2 days 2 hours 26 minutes ago
How the sun waters grapes in the world's driest desert 





Stiff-legged marching part of long tradition

a shared story    5 weeks 2 days 4 hours 26 minutes ago
(04-15) 11:39 PDT , (AP) -- The high-stepping precision marching on display by North Korean soldiers in recent photos is the latest in a long tradition of goose-stepping, performed to varying degrees by militaries... Presented By: Track your office equipment.   Use labels to keep track of...(more) 





Amazon’s E-Book Pricing a Constant Thorn for Publishers

a shared story    5 weeks 2 days 5 hours 26 minutes ago
In February, the Educational Development Corporation said it would remove all its titles from Amazon, more evidence of the tumult over who gets to decide how much a book costs.  





How has French business faired under Sarkozy?

a shared story    5 weeks 2 days 9 hours 26 minutes ago
How have businesses faired in the Sarkozy era? 




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