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• More horses sent abroad for slaughter after ban
Horses are auctioned off at the sale barn in Rushville, Neb. Sept. 24. The closure of all U.S. horse slaughter plants last year has sharply increased exports of horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. RUSHVILLE, Neb. - At dusk, after all the fancy ...
• Obama’s jobs promise faces major challenges
How much of Obama's mammoth fiscal stimulus will "leak" abroad, creating jobs in China, Germany, or Mexico rather than the U.S? This is a question with big economic and political implications — and no easy answers. One problem is that over the past ...
• U.S. losing its economic edge? Not a chance
Advances abroad will help improve living standards in the U.S. Moreover, the benefits I identify aren't the usual ones of how prosperity abroad increases opportunities for U.S. exporters. I show how cutting-edge research developed abroad benefits ...
• Support waning
The airport blockade — carried out while the prime minister was abroad — is a fresh blow to Thailand's $16 billion-a-year tourism industry. Airport director Serirat Prasutanont, who had tried to negotiate with the protesters to allow passengers ...
• Israel's Livni calls on Olmert to step down
Livni's appeal came a day after Israel's attorney general said he was considering filing charges against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for allegedly double-billing Jewish groups for trips abroad. He wants Olmert to appear at a special hearing before ...