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 CBS Local | First time National Geographic Bee contender from Texas wins competition in Greenfield Daily Reporter BRETT ZONGKER AP WASHINGTON — A first-time contender from Texas won the annual National Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest that started with local competitions among about 4 million students around the country. National Geographic Bee finalists include student from Gaithersburg |
Down Under Lures US Workers to Mining Jobs Wall Street Journal Dawn King, one of nine Australian embassy officials who flew in from Washington, DC, fielded questions, the most common being: "Do Kangaroos bite?" Pointing to a map, she noted that Australia was about the same size as the US "Flying from DC to LA is |
US Advances East Africa's Trade Prospects AllAfrica.com Washington — A weeklong trip to East Africa by a senior US trade official has accelerated the prospect of regional trade integration and paved the way for more US trade with the region. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael Camuñez concluded a visit US commerce official promotes trade in EAC region |
 Inside INdiana Business | American Rivers Kicks Off National River Cleanup® Season San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 American Rivers, the nation's leading voice for healthy rivers and clean water, today announced the kickoff of National River Cleanup. For over two decades this program has mobilized hundreds of thousands of Confluence restoration included among 11 'model' river projects Cry me a river: Berkeley robots help clean up a waterway in California, and a Secretary Salazar Highlights 10 Projects in Pacific Northwest and Western |
 CTV.ca | China's Sea Claims Excessive, Says US Manila Bulletin WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that China's claims in the South China Sea exceed what is permitted by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). She added that US failure to approve the UNCLOS weakens its China sea claims exceed pact limit China, the Philippines, and the Scarborough Shoal |