propublica.org - 10/25/2008
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As AIG was on the brink of bankruptcy and facing a government takeover, the insurance giant made sure Congress knew where it stood on U.S.-India nuclear relations, that is. AIG deployed its lobbyists to Washington last month to influence a bill that allows U.S. companies to sell nuclear ...
guardian.co.uk - 10/23/2008
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guardian.co.uk —
Growing inequality in US cities could lead to
widespread social unrest and increased mortality, says a new...
United Nations report on the urban environment. In a survey of 120 major cities, New York was found to be the ninth most unequal in the world ...
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Wealth gap creating a social time bomb |
World ...
news.yahoo.com - 10/21/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
NEW DELHI Scientists have better maps of distant
Mars than the moon where astronauts have walked. But...
India hopes to change that with its first lunar mission. Chandrayaan-1 which means "Moon Craft" in ancient Sanskrit is scheduled to launch from ...
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India readies 1st moon mission in Asian space race - ...
longwarjournal.org - 10/30/2008
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longwarjournal.org —
Aftermath of one of the 13 bombings in
Azzam. India has been hit with another coordinated bombing...
attack, this time in four districts in the eastern state of Azzam. Sixty-one Indians were killed and more than 470 were wounded in ...
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61 killed in multiple bombings in India
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Tanking AIG lobbied for U.S.-India nuclear deal
Politico Live's Blogs —
Even as insurance giant AIG was tanking, it was lobbying Congress to pass a deal on trade in civilian nuclear equipment with India.
In the end, the lobbying effort was more successful than the company itself. AIG has nearly burned through an $85 billion-plus bailout from the government. But President Bush went on to sign the agreement between the U.S. and India into law.
Propublica.org has the details.
Instahoglets October 26th 08
Newshoggers.com —
... - AIG, even after it had taken a bailout deal that left it 80% taxpayer owned, was still actively lobbying. The millions of your money it has spent influencing your representatives included a big chunk in favor of the US/India nuclear deal. Say whaaa? ...
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