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ISSUE: November 15, 2009

Articles about United States

SUV COD - 12-15-2008

As America’s love affair with gas guzzlers wanes, auto exporters have found a welcoming embrace overseas.

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...of their vehicles. Dealerships all across the United States have been complaining about the glut of new and...

...an SUV there, which is not the case in the United States. "They don''t really have a green movement.

...wholesale prices of large luxury SUVs in the United States plummeted from roughly $32,000 to $26,000. At...

It’s A Bull Market - 6-15-2008

Looking to invest in hot growth companies? One stock exchange is full of them -- and its not in New York.

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...the gains in the S&P 500 index of United States companies in recent years. Really easily. As...

...do list higher-risk companies than a United States market might,” says Richard Nesbitt,...

...Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. as they can about United States-based giant General Electric. “Structu...

Veni, Vidi, Vici - 2-15-2009

How David Stern and the NBA conquered the globe.

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...one of 75 active NBA players born outside the United States. He is a member of the most successful...

...to the members of the teams representing the United States, Spain, and Argentina, 24 of the 36 medals went...

...present. Standing with hand over heart as the United States national anthem played and the flags of the...

Flight Of The Monarch - 9-15-2009

It’s one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful and inspiring mysteries: the migration of the monarch butterfly from North America to the Michoacán forest in central Mexico and back. It’s been happening for thousands of years, and it will, no doubt, continue for thousands more. But will we ever truly understand why?

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...spring, mate, and begin the journey back to the United States and Canada to lay their eggs. It’s an incredible...

... generation of eggs has been laid in the southern United States. As these eggs hatch, the new butterflies...

...the Great Lakes region and in the northeastern United States around July and August. According to Alfredo,...

Green Day - 4-15-2009

“Every day is Earth Day,” an anonymous source once said, referring to the fact that we should keep the fate of our fragile planet in our hearts and minds throughout the year. But on April 22, people from countries near and far will join together in a global celebration and call to action that’s said to be the largest secular holiday in the world. To help commemorate the occasion, we thought we’d turn our thoughts to the environment for this edition of UpFront. But first, let’s take a closer look at Earth Day itself.

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... Earth Day now 75% The amount of waste in the United States that is recyclable 32% The amount of waste...

...jobs that would become available in the United States by 2020 if automakers were required to meet a...

...of water per person used by a country) of the United States as compared to Japan (303,798 gallons) and...

Man with a Mallet - 7-15-2009

Jerry Stark gave up a perfectly good job to pursue an unlikely dream. The dream has become a reality.

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...his game and was eventually selected for the United States team by the United States Croquet Association...

...by making trips to England and around the United States, Stark grew his reputation. “He’s such a good...

...spread to other English-speaking nations. The United States didn’t really join croquet’s grand history until...

A Friend Of The People - 4-1-2008

Bamboo has become such a popular material for a plethora of products that its very existence is being threatened.

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...in 1994 to offer bamboo flooring in the United States. In the early years, he says, he and his wife,...

...started trying to sell bamboo fiber in the United States four years ago. When he had trouble finding...

...sees potential for farming bamboo in the United States. Three known species are native to North...

Old Tom Turkey - 11-15-2008

While the newest trend of going local with your food is all fine and dandy, if y...

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...words, that used to be standard fare in the United States but that have since fallen out of favor (and in...

... raised on a sustainable/organic farm. ¦ In the United States, 83 percent of dairy cows are Holsteins and only...

...Angus, or Simmental; and 75 percent of all United States pork comes from one of three pig...

Eternal Hope - 5-1-2003

Comedian Bob Hope turns 100 this month, but his legacy has long since outdistanced time.

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... By the time World War II began for the United States in 1941, Hope already seemed to be everywhere.

...tours of military bases and hospitals in the United States and abroad would transform him into a legend,...

...him into a legend, leading to shows for United States soldiers covering five wars - World War II,...

Crunch Time - 8-15-2008

In Cambodia, creepy-crawly snacks are never far away.

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... a few foreigners from Australia, Canada, and the United States are also onboard. My six-foot-one frame is...

...man in his 20s who is curious about the United States. We leave Phnom Penh, with its dirt streets...

...Phnom Penh, Nin tells me she hopes to visit the United States someday -- the land of Big Macs, stuffed-crust...

Shoes, Spoons, and Evil Trains - 4-1-2009

Stuart Claxton has seen it all. as an adjudicator for guinness world records, he’s the man who separates the winners from the unworthy.

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... is Guinness''s most visible representative in the United States. Boyishly handsome and charming, Claxton has...

...is all about." Claxton has been all over the United States to adjudicate records -- everywhere from...

...Claxton is Guinness''s official spokesman in the United States -- and given that whole polite British thing.

The Brotherhood - 5-15-2005

These sons of a Venezuelan dynasty saved the family rum company. Now they're helping save street kids and slums.

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... in the United States, santa teresa’s rums are now distributed...

...in miami, miami being santa teresa’s United States headquarters, and beekman liquors in new york...

...available at airport duty-free outlets in the United States. but the rums are sold at aldeasa stores at all...

Great Leap Foward (again) - 5-15-2006

China is shaking off the rust from the old Iron Curtain days and moving foward with the world's most ambitious Industrial Revolution-ever. In the 1970's Merrill Weingrod spent a lot of time in Taiwan. Then the owner of a Massachusett...

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...rural, agriculturally based economy, than the United States did in twice the time, at least by some...

...which each economic revolution took place; the United States was relatively early to industrialize, with...

...the world''s third-largest exporter, behind the United States and Germany, sending more than $750 billion...

Come Together - 4-15-2009

A soccer team of immigrant children unites a tiny Southern town and its many races, backgrounds, and creeds.

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... Luma Mufleh, a woman who came from Jordan to the United States to attend college. Mufleh''s story could support...

...of its own: When she decided to remain in the United States after graduation, her well-off parents...

The American Dream (girl) - 10-15-2008

When Mila Kunis’s Ukrainian parents moved their family to the United States, they gave their daughter the ultimate gift: a chance for a better life. She’s certainly made the most of it.

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...Ukrainian parents moved their family to the United States, they gave their daughter the ultimate gift: a...

...Kunis and her older brother to the United States to live some 18 years ago. " Her Halloween...

Fair Deal - 7-1-2007

Is it possible to change the world one pair of chinos at a time? A new crop of businesses think fair-trade apparel will be as good for companies as it is for the conscience.

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...fair-trade products, partly because there is no United States certification of fair-trade apparel. But...

...$200 million to $225 million. "I feel the United States is slow to start but will move at a faster pace...

... decade, 10 to 15 percent of apparel sales in the United States will be from fair-trade clothing. And Fair...

Lucky 13 - 10-1-2008

In three decades as a band, the Cure has had enough successes that there’s no need to be superstitious about their 13th album. But with the release of their anticipated new disc, the group isn’t taking any chances.

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...(No. 1 in the United Kingdomand No. 2 in the United States). Standout Tracks: “Doing the...

...in the top 10 in both the UnitedKingdom and the United States. Coproduced by Ross Robinson, whose workis...

The War Heard 'round The World - 6-1-2004

The 60th anniversary of D-Day and the dedication of Washington, D.C.s first National WWII Memorial have heightened World War II interest in the United States, but the war reached all corners of the globe, leaving...

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...World War II Memorial It seemed strange. The United States capital had monuments honoring American soldiers...

...56 massive pillars representing wartime United States states and territories. A pair of 43-foot arches...

Troubled Man - 6-15-2006

Twenty-five years ago, Marvin Gaye rebuilt his mind, body, and eventually his career in an unlikely place: a tiny town on the coast of Belgium. retraces Gaye’s steps to find out what was going on back then.

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...no show. He spoke about his problems in the United States. He was very popular here; he spoke to everyone,...

... for almost two years before Gaye returned to the United States as his last hit song, "Sexual Healing," was...

Red Hot China - 1-15-2006

RED (HOT) CHINA Lured by the dizzying promise of more than a billion consumers, American companies are leading a Western invasion into retails final frontier.

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...economy has become a near-obsession in the United States and in economic circles around the globe.

...remains of the American apparel industry. The United States, meanwhile, has been applying all the high-level...