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The First Draft: Deja Vu Internet News Record 27/07/09 - 28/07/09 LibertyNewsprint.com U.S. Edition The First Draft: Deja vu - it’s China EU to renew US bank and healthcare again scrutiny deal By Deborah Charles (Front Row (BBC News | Americas | World terrorism investigators first came to Washington) Edition) light in 2006. The data-sharing agreement was struck in 2007 after Submitted at 7/28/2009 6:04:13 AM Submitted at 7/28/2009 3:04:02 AM European data protection authorities Presidents are never afraid of The EU plans to renew an demanded guarantees that European beating the same drum twice. agreement allowing US officials to privacy laws would not be violated. Today, President Barack Obama scrutinise European citizens' banking Speaking on Monday, EU Justice continues his quest to boost support activities under US anti-terrorism Commissioner Jacques Barrot said "it for healthcare reform with a “tele- laws. would be extremely dangerous at this town hall” at AARP. Then he talks EU member states have agreed to stage to stop the surveillance and the about relations with China, just like let the European Commission monitoring of information flows". on Monday. negotiate new conditions under A senior member of Germany's With Obama’s drive for healthcare which the US will get access to ruling Christian Democrats (CDU), reform stalled in the Senate and the private banking data. Wolfgang Bosbach, said any new House — even though both chambers US officials currently monitor agreement had to provide "certainty are controlled by his fellow transactions handled by Swift, a huge about data protection and ensure that Democrats — the president is inter-bank network based in the personal data of respectable looking to ordinary Americans to Belgium. people is promptly erased". push harder for an overhaul of the House for talks with the leaders of back-to-back news conferences to German politicians have voiced The leader of the liberal Free system. the U.S.-China Strategic Economic give their own versions of what concern about the scope of US bank Democrats (FDP), Guido Democrats have backed away from Dialogue. happened. scrutiny. Westerwelle, said the proposal for a vow to take a vote on the Obama is expected to talk with the Will they announce similar results? The US wants to have access to a data-sharing with the US "must be legislation before the month-long top Chinese officials about the need For more Reuters political news, new European database that Swift is stopped". August recess but lawmakers in both for the two economic powers to work click here. setting up in Switzerland. The US The co-chairmen of the Greens in chambers are still working on the together for global economic Photo credit: REUTERS/Larry Treasury already has access to the European Parliament, Rebecca bill. This afternoon, Obama heads to recovery and also discuss issues like Downing (Obama shakes hands with Swift's American database. Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, AARP headquarters to take questions North Korea and global climate Chinese State Councillor Dai Tracking the funding of terror meanwhile accused EU foreign from senior citizens about health change. Bingguo (c) and Vice Premier Wang groups globally has been a priority ministers of bypassing the assembly. insurance and his proposed reforms. After meeting with Obama the top Qishan on Monday) for Washington since the 11 Mr Barrot said it was not a Then he heads back to the White U.S. and Chinese officials will hold September 2001 attacks on the US. "question of giving the US a blank TV to DVD & Blu-Ray: July Swift handles millions of cheque". Suspect in Kan. abortion provider killing in court (AP) transactions daily between banks and "The US authorities would continue (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) Buchanan) 28, 2009 other financial institutions to temporarily access the relevant worldwide. It holds the data of some data only after legal verification and Submitted at 7/28/2009 5:09:04 AM 9 seconds ago 2009-07- (ETonline - Breaking News) 28T07:50:03-07:00 8,000 banks and operates in 200 under strict judicial control," he Learn2turn buzzed up: Sgt. Submitted at 7/28/2009 12:03:00 AM countries. added. Crowley, a Cop in Full (Pat Privacy concerns Print Sponsor Swift's co-operation with US anti- 2 Politics/ Top News/ Internet News Record Drink orders in for Obama meet with policeman, professor By David Alexander (Front Row men. Obama inflamed the situation at his week, but it hadn’t been set yet. a fan of Red Stripe, a Jamaican lager, Washington) Crowley, who is white, arrested news conference last week by saying The timing may be up in the air, and Beck’s, a German lager. Gates, a prominent black scholar and he thought the police “acted but the drink orders are apparently For more Reuters political news, Submitted at 7/27/2009 3:12:21 PM documentary filmmaker, after going stupidly” by arresting in his own known. click here. President Barack Obama’s to the professor’s home on a report of home his friend Gates, a 58-year-old Asked what beer the president Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Young peacemaking efforts with a Harvard a possible burglary in progress. man who uses a cane to walk because might have, Gibbs observed that (Obama at White House Friday after professor and a Massachusetts police Gates had arrived home from a trip of childhood injury. Obama drank a Budweiser at the calling St. Crowley); Reuters/Brian sergeant are still up in the air, but the to China to find his door jammed and Obama called Crowley and Gates baseball All-Star Game a couple of Snyder (Crowley and Sgt. Leon drink orders are in. had difficulty entering. The two men last week to try to calm tempers. At weeks ago. Lashley, who was present when Obama invited Cambridge Police got into a dispute and Crowley Crowley’s suggestion, he agreed to “Sgt. Crowley mentioned when the Gates was arrested, at a news Sgt. James Crowley and Harvard arrested Gates on a charge of invite the two to the White House for president offered this on the phone conference July 24) scholar Henry Louis Gates to the disorderly conduct – touching off a a beer. Friday that he likes Blue Moon,” said White House for a beer last week as debate over whether the incident Spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Gibbs. Blue Moon is a Belgian-style he tried to make amends for involved racial profiling. The charge Monday the White House was trying white beer brewed by Molson Coors. inflaming a dispute between the two was later dropped. to organize the meeting for this Gates told the Boston Globe he was Ala. police use Taser on deaf and disabled man (AP) (Yahoo! News: U.S. News) st buzzed up: Panel to vote on 12 seconds ago 2009-07- Sotomayor, confirmation likely (AP) 28T07:52:44-07:00 Internet News Record Politics/ Top News/ 3 Confucius? No, Yao Ming By Deborah Charles (Front Row basketball fan, I have learned from Washington) the words of Yao Ming, who said, ‘No matter whether you are new or Submitted at 7/27/2009 9:17:40 AM an old team member, you need time Instead of a cultural icon, well- to adjust to one another.’” known author or scholar, President “Well, through the constructive Barack Obama sought the advice of meetings that we’ve already had, and … a basketball player as he talked of through this dialogue, I’m confident the importance of strong U.S.- that we will meet Yao’s standard.” Chinese economic ties. Wonder if it makes a difference In a speech opening the Strategic that the seven-time All Star just had Economic Dialogue between the foot surgery which will rule him out United States and China, Obama — for the whole next NBA season? an avid basketball fan and player — For more Reuters political news, quoted China’s most popular sports two nations needed to hold click here star and Houston Rockets center, Yao “sustained dialogue to enhance our Photo credit: REUTERS/Danny Ming. shared interests.” Moloshok (Yao plays in basketball Obama said he and Chinese Then he went for the analogy. game in May) President Hu Jintao both agreed the “As a new President and also as a The First Draft: China Divorce 'health scars permanent' (BBC News | Americas | World chronic health conditions. Anastasia de Waal, of the think and healthcare Edition) People who remarried had 12% tank Civitas, said: "This research By Deborah Charles (Front Row lawmakers will be working on more chronic health conditions than highlights the fact that whilst divorce Washington) ironing out differences within their Submitted at 7/27/2009 4:21:31 PM those continuously married, which has become much more common, it own party. Obama has learned that Submitted at 7/27/2009 5:16:22 AM Divorce has a lingering, detrimental was slightly less than the 20% for the can take not just a tremendous although both the House and the impact on health that even remarriage divorced or widowed who did not emotional and financial toll, but also Topics of the day today: more Senate have big Democratic cannot fully repair, a study suggests. remarry. a heavy health one." healthcare and U.S.-Chinese relations majorities, that’s not always enough A Chicago study involving 8,652 Researcher Dr Linda Waite, a Christine Northan, a counsellor for President Barack Obama speaks at to get legislation passed. people aged 51 to 61 found divorced sociologist at the University of Relate, said: "I'm not surprised by the the beginning of a two-day U.S.- Democratic Senator Kent Conrad, a people have 20% more chronic Chicago, said divorce or widowhood findings.
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