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Counterterrorism Techniques / The U.S. Economy / Chinese-American Mayors

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The United States is continually adapting its counterterrorism techniques to respond to evolving terrorist threats, says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. economy continues to strengthen but that unemployment remains stubbornly high. What is more important for the environment and for humans in the long run: clean energy or trees? And there are approximately 40 Asian-Americans currently serving as mayors of U.S. cities.

Janet Napolitano speakingPreventing Terror Threats
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The United States is continually adapting its “counterterrorism techniques to effectively detect, deter and prevent terrorist acts,” says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “Working with our federal partners, law enforcement across the country, the private sector, and the American public, we are making great progress in addressing today’s evolving terrorist threats,” Napolitano, right, says.

Bernanke on Economic Recovery
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The U.S. economy continues to strengthen as greater consumer and business spending take hold, but unemployment remains stubbornly high, says Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. “Until we see a sustained period of stronger job creation, we cannot consider the recovery to be truly established,” Bernanke said during a February 9 House Budget Committee hearing.

Solar Panels Versus Trees
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What is more important for the environment and for humans in the long run: clean energy or trees? As the United States continues to develop renewable power sources and encourage homeowners to take advantage of solar and wind power tax credits, clean energy advocates increasingly run into opposition from environmentalists who fear for the trees that are often lost to allow better access to sun and wind.

Chinese-American Mayors
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The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies says approximately 40 Asian-Americans currently serve as mayors of U.S. cities, with San Francisco and Oakland the two largest. At right, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (left) and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan (right) join other prominent Chinese-American guests at a White House state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Mideast Peace Talks, Muslim Chaplains, "Harvard Cookie Girl"

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The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority head to Washington for the historic resumption of Midddle East peace talks. Across America, Muslim chaplains are becoming more and more common on college campuses. The U.S. central bank will do whatever it can to sustain the economic recovery. And, finally, the story of an Iranian-American woman’s sweet success.

 
Mideast Peace Talks Relaunched
The United States will host Israeli-Palestinian direct negotiations on September 2 in Washington, with the intent that all final-status issues will be resolved within one year. At right, clockwise from upper left, President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Muslim Chaplains on U.S. Campuses
Since the 1999 appointment of Imam Yahya Hendi at Georgetown University as the first Muslim chaplain on an American college campus, more institutions have been looking to fill the void. Yale University’s Muslim chaplain, Omer Bajwa Bajwa says the number of Muslim Chaplains is growing to meet the needs of an expanding population of American Muslim students.

The Fed’s “Unconventional” Options
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. central bank will do everything it can to support the economic recovery and prevent the U.S. economy from spiraling into a period of deflation. In a speech at a U.S. central bankers’ gathering, Bernanke said the Federal Reserve has a limited range of “unconventional” options left to support the economy.

Harvard Cookie Girl
Bibi Kasrai, 43, grew up in Tehran, fled Iran for Russia, and studied at Harvard Business School.  This is the story of how she began teaching children about nutritious and tasty food as Harvard Cookie Girl. At right she works with daughter Ava, who at age 9 is the self-appointed mascot of Harvard Cookie Girl.