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Japanese electronics giant set to slash 10,000 jobs
February 14, 2009Original source: Japanese electronics firm Pioneer announced on Thursday that it will slash 10,000 jobs worldwide to cope with sinking sales of car audio equipment and flat-screen TVs. It will also withdraw from its money-losing plasma...
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Pakistan comes clean on Mumbai attack
February 13, 2009Original source: Pakistan acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that the Mumbai terrorist attacks were launched from its shores and at least partly plotted on its soil. Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik confirmed that Pakistan...
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Senate panel approves Solis as labor secretary
February 12, 2009(AFL-CIO Blog) One week after postponing a confirmation vote on Hilda Soli as secretary of labor, the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved on a voice vote President’s Obama’s choice to lead the...
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US Senate oks Obama plan
February 11, 2009Washington, (Prensa Latina) The US Senate voted 61 to 37 to approve a federal anti-crisis rescue plan Tuesday, proposed by President Barack Obama valued at $838 million. In the final vote, three moderate Republicans joined the...
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Declassified U.S. documents recall Cuba contacts
February 10, 2009George Washington University’s National Security Archives has released classified government documents shedding light on U.S. relations with Cuba. On the National Archives website (gwu.edu), Senior Analyst Peter Kornbluh notes, “This rich declassified record of the past...
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