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This Week from Washington

This week, the United States recognizes the contributions of Native Americans on Veterans’ Day, and training wildlife conservationists in Latin America.
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This week, Secretary Clinton discusses Middle East peace in Cairo; progress in the judicial proceedings of Guantanamo Bay detainees; and the 2nd annual Alliance of Youth Movements Summit in Mexico City.
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October 30, 09

October 30

This week, Secretary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan; and the State Department releases its 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.
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October 23

This week, the latest on Afghanistan’s electoral process; Vice President Biden visits Eastern Europe to discuss missile defense; and advancing a credible peace plan for Sudan’s Darfur region. Podcast | Transcript

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October 16

This week, international cooperation in the fight against corruption; progress in Russian-U.S. efforts to reduce their nuclear arsenals; and information on applying for the 2011 Diversity Lottery Visa program. Podcast | Transcript

October 9

This edition looks at the Obama administration’s review of security in Afghanistan and how Greg Mortenson is helping villages in South Asia build for the future through education.
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October 2

The United States pledges to help developing countries increase agricultural output, and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency helps American Samoa assess the impact of a September 29 earthquake and resulting tsunami.
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September 25

This podcast edition reviews President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Clinton Global Initiative and the launching of the Inter-American Social Protection Network.
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September 18

This edition reviews U.S. priorities at the 64th U.N. General Assembly and preparations for upcoming talks between Iran and the six nations collectively known as the P-5+1.
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September 11

This edition reviews Afghanistan’s recent elections, preparations for an upcoming meeting of G20 finance ministers in Pittsburgh, and President Obama’s address to America’s schoolchildren.
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Women Entrepreneurs' Comments

Janet Cronick
Friday, November 6, 2009

Janet Cronick is the owner of Ultimate Gifts, a promotional products company that helps clients enhance their brands through the use of promotional ideas. Cronick travels often to Latin America to share her experience as a Latina entrepreneur with various businesswomen organizations, national universities and local microenterprises. Cronick participated in Pathways to Prosperity, a women entrepreneurs’ conference in Washington on October 9th, 2009. She talked with us about some key issues that women face as entrepreneurs.
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Theresa Daytner

Friday, November 6, 2009

Theresa Daytner is president and CEO of Daytner Construction Group in Maryland. She's a true entrepreneur, having started several businesses ranging from roofing to tax planning. Daytner talked to us about risk, and why conferences like Pathways to Prosperity, a women entrepreneurs’ conference in Washington on October 9th, 2009, are so valuable.
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Freedom Writers – Comments from Erin Gruwell

The Freedom Writers Diary

November 3, 2009

The Freedom Writers Diary is a testament to the power of writing. It’s the story of a remarkable woman named Erin Gruwell, a high school English teacher from Woodrow Wilson High School in the city of Long Beach, in California.
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CO.NX Podcast – Ecoservices, climate change, and forest conservation

September 18, 2009

The establishment of global frameworks that place a financial value on ecosystem services and conservation are taking a central role in climate change negotiations. In addition to businesses like ecotourism, other schemes are being considered to place financial value on the role of forests in the water cycle.
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Knowledge Centers Could Help Regions Cope with Climate Change

The ground is cracked from lack of rain between the rows of corn in some fields on a farm in North Dakota in 2002.

September 18, 2009

Making sense of the enormous amount of data that is collected is a challenge. Policymakers and scientists are working together to turn this raw environmental data into practical knowledge that city planners, water resource managers and other regional and local decision makers can use.
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President Obama Makes Climate Change a National Priority

September 11, 2009

During his campaign, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama promised to fight global warming, cut energy consumption and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. On January 26th, less than a week after taking the oath of office as America’s 44th president, he declared that America is ready to lead on climate change.
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