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Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar
faustasblog.com - 5/19/2009
Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar
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The handwriting on the wall? Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 5/16/2009
Utah Governor to Become Ambassador to China
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — President Obama will announce on Saturday that he is nominating one of the nation's leading Republican governors... to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China, a White House official confirmed, selecting Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman for the key diplomatic post. (more) Utah Governor to Become Ambassador to China

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AP source: Obama to name Utah gov envoy to China (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 5/16/2009
AP source: Obama to name Utah gov envoy to China (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - A source close to Utah's Gov. Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama plans to name... the Republican governor as ambassador to China. (more) AP source: Obama to name Utah gov envoy to China (AP)

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ft.com - 5/18/2009
FT.com / Americas - Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar
— ft.com — Brazil and China will work towards using their own currencies in trade transactions rather than the US... dollar, according to Brazil’s central bank and aides to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president. The move follows recent Chinese challenges to ... (more) FT.com / Americas - Brazil and China eye plan to axe dollar

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