U.S. manufacturing edge persists amid China growth
Washington based report notes U.S. factories still lead global output with about 18 percent of 2008 manufacturing, despite China raising its share from 6 to 15 percent. Job gains emerged slowly with 136,000 added in 2009 as firms shift from electronics and consumer goods to specialized medical devices and high tech manufacture.
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Clinton says U S will not suspend Haiti aid
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Port au Prince, said the United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake ravaged Haiti despite a disputed presidential race. She backed OAS recommendations to drop Jude Celestin and urged respecting Haitian voters while continuing humanitarian and governance programs. Final results from the first round are due Wednesday with Preval’s term ending February 7.
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Man Arrested With Explosives Near Detroit Mosque
A 63 year old Southern California man Roger Stockham was arrested outside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn Michigan after police found explosives in his vehicle. He faces one count of making a false report or threat of terrorism and one count of possessing explosives with unlawful intent. He remains jailed on a 500000 dollar bond and a preliminary exam is planned.
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Tunisian Islamist Leader Returns Home From Exile
Rachid Ghannouchi says he is not Khomeini and promotes moderate visions after returning to Tunisia from Britain with about 70 Ennahdha exiles. Crowds greet him at the airport as Ben Ali’s ouster shone a new political path.
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Ivy League drug arrest tests New York diversion laws
Attorneys for two Columbia University students charged in a campus drug takedown seek treatment rather than prison under New York's Rockefeller law overhaul. The case tests how diversion to treatment works after the 2009 changes, with Coles and four other students facing court in March and the incident described as a high profile NYC college bust.
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