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...“There’s a lot of grievances, there’s a lot of upset, but the economy is doing well,” said Gwen Moore, the Democratic congresswoman representing Milwaukee, who attended Biden’s event....
...Augustus John once predicted that “in 50 years’ time I will be known as the brother of Gwen John.”...
...Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project in Washington, said: “As this wears on and as the public health crisis abates, I’m not sure that the jobs are going to come...
...Vera, which is funded by the Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy, has six fact-checkers taking turns to vet posts in an archipelago with more than 100 distinct local languages....
...I don’t want . . . to have Florida voters think that I’m so concerned about Washington I’m not thinking that much about them,” he says....
...Kamasi Washington: Space Traveller’s Lullaby/Fists of Fury (Director: Jenn Nkiru) US jazz star Washington’s latest material has yielded a series of florid yet fleeting “teaser” films, rather than conventional...
...director of the Asean Center for Biodiversity in April, acknowledged that her group was spurred into action this year only after the scale of the region’s problem was highlighted by Ocean Conservancy in Washington...
...If the US were to “reverse pivot” out of Asia, Washington would almost certainly be less inclined to lecture about human rights abuses such as Mr Duterte’s deadly war on drugs, which has seen more than 3,000...
...Retirement can be “traumatic”, says Ms Paulson, who is based near Washington. “People are so defined by what they do. It’s their identity.”...
...The US has taken further steps to ease restrictions on US corporate investment and business activities in Myanmar, following intense debate within the US Treasury and the State department after Washington...
...For US and other multinational companies, however, the most significant development has been Washington’s move last month to clarify investment guidelines for its companies....
...Like other US multinationals, Ford initially maintained a cautious stance after Washington eased sanctions in April 2012....
...The UK visit comes amid heated debate in Washington about upgrading Myanmar military ties after elements of the US government and Congress rejected Pentagon proposals to offer human rights training and other...
...Hilton would be the first US hotel chain to move into Myanmar after Washington eased sanctions last year....
...On Monday President Barack Obama will welcome Thein Sein to the White House on his first official visit to Washington....
...In the context of an Asia strategy that is partly aimed at addressing the rise of Chinese influence in the region, there has been considerable debate in Washington about how to treat human rights....
...Derek Mitchell, the recently appointed US ambassador to Myanmar, said this week that he had “conveyed quietly” Washington’s concern about “any escalation of violence”....
...In Washington, Victoria Nuland, state department spokeswoman, said the US had asked the government “to make every effort to locate him and figure out what’s happened”....
...Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar opposition leader, brought Washington’s political tribes together for a rare moment when she was given a hero’s welcome in Congress on her first visit to the US since her release...
...But, as Gwen Robinson reported in the FT, Washington has not offered what Thein Sein most wants – the permanent removal of US sanctions that were temporarily relaxed this year....
...A delegation of more than 30 US military and civilian officials has arrived in Myanmar at the weekend, in Washington’s most comprehensive push yet to engage with Myanmar’s military and government....
...US military commander in the Asia-Pacific region has played down tensions between China and its neighbours over rival territorial claims and stressed the need for long-term military co-operation between Washington...
...Washington has indicated to Myanmar’s government that Mr Obama will not waive the ban if Ms Suu Kyi opposes the action....
...Although Washington recognises Naypyidaw as Myanmar’s capital, Mr Obama wanted to avoid any implicit endorsement of the former military regime of Than Shwe, which abruptly moved the capital in the early...
...He will not go to Washington – he has not been invited, let alone welcomed to the Oval office....
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