The Americas
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New U.S. Partnership in the Americas Is Bush Legacy to Obama
The Bush administration will pass on to President-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy and national security teams a legacy of a greatly strengthened U.S. partnership with the Americas says State Department’s Thomas Shannon, adding, "These and other successes have created a very strong and enduring base that will really allow the United States to enhance our relationship."
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The Fifth Summit of the Americas: Trinidad and Tobago, 2009
The framework of the Summit of the Americas assists the leaders and institutions of the inter-American system in building modern nations to compete in a global economy while satisfying the needs and demands of the citizens. The Summit process is a reflection of the importance given to regional governance and the need to find collective answers to the problems and challenges facing the Hemisphere.
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College of Opportunity
Community colleges give countless Americans the opportunity to receive higher education.
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Financial Firsts
The U.S. Treasury and central bank have taken sweeping steps to deal with global economic turmoil.
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eJournal USA
Choosing a Career
Americans recount the paths they took to find their life’s work and what they learned along the way.
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Agricultural Development
Agricultural development boosts economic growth and reduces poverty all over the world.
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eJournal USA
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 60
The 1948 U.N. declaration has improved the lives of individuals worldwide.
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Science Planet
America.gov's resident scientist blogs about leading-edge discoveries in science.