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Inside the General Assembly's cavernous chamber, as leaders began filling nearly every seat and aisles were standing-room only, the light-colored robes of some African and Mideast leaders dotted a sea of dark business suits. Polite applause followed the opening remarks of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Ali Treki.
Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls.
Among the world leaders gathering this week at the United Nations to tackle problems ranging from climate change to the spread of nuclear weapons will be many new faces, including the presidents of the United States, Russia and China.
Venezuela's congress is often criticized for ignoring the business of the country as legislators don Arab keffiyehs to taunt Israel or gaze at photos of topless women — supposedly in the name of breast cancer research.
Boeing's billion-dollar plan to buy the South Carolina manufacturing plant of Vought Aircraft Industries was a much-needed, defensive move to rescue Boeing's fast-sinking 787 commercial jet program.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will pay his first visit to the United Nations this fall, the next president of the U.N. General Assembly said Friday.
Arab nations will totally reject any partial or interim solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because historically such arrangements have become permanent, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday.
Bono says Africa has the potential to become a major food producer rather than the epicenter of much of the world's starvation.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a new resolution Saturday reaffirming previous sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt its uranium enrichment program and offering Tehran incentives to do so.
Iraq's foreign minister says "there is a new world now" because of the global financial crisis and he hopes it won't lead to an immediate withdrawal of the 146,000 American troops in his country.
The new president of the U.N. General Assembly opened its 63rd annual session Tuesday by accusing some of the world body's most powerful members of relying on warfare.
A Nicaraguan priest who has been a stern critic of the United States won election Wednesday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, beginning his post with a "sermon" that touched on love, politics and the Iraq war.
The U.N. General Assembly's ministerial meeting that saw an international outcry over military repression in Myanmar, new killings in Darfur and Iran's nuclear program, closed on Wednesday with a call for global action on climate change, poverty and terrorism.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told world leaders his country will defy any further U.N. Security Council resolutions imposed by "arrogant powers" seeking to curb its nuclear program, accusing them of lying and imposing illegal sanctions against Tehran.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush "the devil" in a fiery speech to the United Nations, but later reached out to an audience of Americans, saying he sees himself as a friend of the United States.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."
Addressing world leaders for the last time as secretary-general, Kofi Annan painted a grim picture Tuesday of an unjust world economy, global disorder and widespread contempt for human rights, and appealed for nations and peoples to truly unite.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Needs time to 'Tidy Up' Remarks made at High School AssemblyWASHINGTON — The school newspaper at Dalton, a private school in Manhattan, contained a cryptic note from its editors last Friday.
Evergreen Solar to shift some operations to ChinaLittle more than a year after cutting the ribbon at a new factory in Devens built with more than $58 million in state aid, Evergreen Solar today said it will shift its assembly of solar panels from there to China.
NJ Assembly candidate sells sex toysOne candidate for state office in New Jersey is showing her entrepreneurial spirit hosting sex toy parties. The 29-year-old likens it to a Tupperware party, but more memorable. She says it's a great way to meet voters.
Schwarzenegger Lacks Respect for Veterans.This has to be the last straw for the Governator of Cahleephoneea, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In an apparent move of citizen solidarity and support, California Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass issued a scathing statement and willful attack on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the budget cuts he signed into law.
Speaker boycotts California budget sessionProspects for a resolution of the state's financial crisis darkened further Monday, with a top lawmaker saying negotiations were "getting worse," as the state's credit rating dropped to its lowest level in years.
In the upcoming days, when California government comes to a screeching halt due to our legislature's clumsiness, idiocy, and most likely apathy, I hope we the citizens will wake up from our half-assed stupor we've been in for all this time.
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Dear God, stop brainwashing childrenLet us now put our hands together and pray. O God, we gather here today to ask you to free our schoolchildren from being forced to go through this charade every day.
Renewable energy tax proposedInsisting that power customers benefit from Nevada's nascent renewable energy industry, Assembly Democrats want to tax solar, wind and other clean energy produced in the state.
Autism coverage urgedDozens of people wearing red and carrying signs arrived outside the Sawyer Building on Monday to show their support for Assembly Bill 162, which would require certain insurance plans to cover treatments and therapies for autism.
2008 Human Rights Report: PhilippinesThe Philippines, with a population of 89 million, is a multiparty republic with an elected president and bicameral legislature. In May 2007 approximately 73 percent of registered citizens voted in mid-term elections for both houses of congress and provincial and local governments.
Trickle-Down Preemption: Baghdad on the MississippiRNC protesters first hand account of suppression by local police, narrated by an CIA analyst and participant (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/35866 .
Ruger MKII Blast ShieldSome of the dirtiest ammunition available is 22 long rifle ammo, and with the high volume shooting that a 22 pistol usually endures, crusty black dirt accumulates in any 22 pistol. The Ruger MKII is a well designed and durable firearm, but it does have it's weaknesses.
RNC, Minnesota - "Ladies and Gentlemen, You're Under Arrest"Minnesota. Republican Nation Convention. September 18, an en masse arrest by police as they basically formed a line and began moving in toward people who were otherwise hanging out. This is a video.
The United States of America is pretty friendly towards homeschoolers. Many early presidents were homeschooled. Every homeschooling case brought up has been defended by the courts, federally and locally, and Congress (Wisconsin v. Yoder, California's In re Rachel L., etc).
State Assemblyman Caught with Child PornAnother elected public official involved in a scandal .... this time it's Child Porn.........whats going on?
Th!nk to build electric cars in North America + VideoBack in April, Th!nk made it known that they would be selling its all-electric "City" car in America in 2009 with a sub $25,000 price tag.
Ford to Build Fiesta in MexicoFord Motor Co. announced it will build its new global car, the Fiesta, in Mexico for sale in North America as part of a $3 billion investment in the country.
Nepalese enthusiastically prepare for pollsNepalese supporters of the Congress party attended a campaign rally in Kathmandu, Nepal as political parties were busy making last minute appeals to supporters on the last day of campaigning before the election on Thursday, APril 10.
ColoradoPols.com:: Caucus vs. PrimaryI am a staunch supporter of the assembly process to nominate candidates. I believe it is the primary responsibility of a political party to nominate candidates to represent the party in the general election.
Hundreds Could Leave Indiana For GM Jobs ElsewhereANDERSON, Ind. -- Hundreds of workers from Anderson's closed Guide Corp. plant could soon be leaving the area for jobs at General Motors factories across the country.
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