"All the gentlemen here understand both the pressures and possibilities of this office," said Obama, standing next to Bush and three former occupants of the White House, ex-presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush and Jimmy Carter....
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"We advised the United States government that we would not be agreeing to those resettlement requests," said Gillard, who is filling in for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd while he is on vacation….
The half-measures of Bush's predecessors failed utterly to advance the cause of Palestinian liberation and Israeli acceptance in the region, and the outgoing president's own warmongering approach has made matters even worse, a fact evinced by the latest outrages committed against the Gaza Strip…
"The boost in numbers was driven by massive unprecedented discounting all at the expense of retailer margins."
Some retailers have not survived, with sweets-to-DVDs chain Woolworths and furniture group MFI falling into administration, a form of creditor protection, in the run-up to Christmas and several smaller companies following suit in recent days……
GMAC, the US lender part-owned by General Motors, moved quickly yesterday to widen its lending and boost the country's stricken car industry after receiving a $6billion bailout from the federal government….