Excerpt:
Bush declines Obama invitation to ground zero
May 3, 2011
WASHINGTON—A spokesman for George W. Bush says the former president has declined an invitation from President Barack Obama to attend an observance at New York's ground zero.
Obama plans to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center towers Thursday in the aftermath of a Navy SEALs raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The al-Qaida attack, which killed about 3,000 people, occurred in the early months of Bush's presidency in 2001.
The spokesman, David Sherzer, says the former president appreciated the offer to attend but has chosen to remain out of the spotlight during his post-presidency.
Sherzer says Bush celebrates bin Laden's death as an "important victory in the war on terror."
http://video.clintonglobalinitiative.org/health_cast/player_cgi2007_nointro.cfm?id=3493 (just click and watch, it's over an hour and a half... I couldn't watch it as the Billarys make me wanna hurl but if you are stronger, please watch and see what you think.) ...cal
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Full Video - Opening Plenary: The Need for Global Action
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States
Clinton Global Initiative
Session Moderator
•Biography
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President
Republic of the Philippines
•Biography
Hamid Karzai
President
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
•Biography
H. Lee Scott
President and CEO
Wal-Mart
•Biography
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Emeritus
•Biography
Robert Zoellick
President
World Bank
•Biography
Al Gore
Former Vice President
United States of America
•Biography
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http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/97057-weddings-white-house-staffer-psaki-al-qaeda-7-lawyer-eric-columbus-george-w-bush-staffers
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Halfway across the country, but equally A-list, was the wedding of former George W. Bush letter-writer Amanda Aulds, who works for the Barbara Bush Foundation, and David Sherzer, who serves as a spokesman for the 43rd president.
Held at the Dallas Arboretum, the ceremony and reception were attended by a rare set of VIPs: former President George H.W. Bush and his son, former President George W. Bush, as well as both their spouses.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124546087
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/229281/why-al-qaeda-seven-matter/andrew-c-mccarthy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2463525/posts
Excerpt:
http://video.clintonglobalinitiative.org/health_cast/player_cgi2007_nointro.cfm?id=3493 (just click and watch, it's over an hour and a half... I couldn't watch it as the Billarys make me wanna hurl but if you are stronger, please watch and see what you think.) ...cal
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Full Video - Opening Plenary: The Need for Global Action
Bill Clinton
42nd President of the United States
Clinton Global Initiative
Session Moderator
•Biography
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President
Republic of the Philippines
•Biography
Hamid Karzai
President
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
•Biography
H. Lee Scott
President and CEO
Wal-Mart
•Biography
Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Emeritus
•Biography
Robert Zoellick
President
World Bank
•Biography
Al Gore
Former Vice President
United States of America
•Biography
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http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/97057-weddings-white-house-staffer-psaki-al-qaeda-7-lawyer-eric-columbus-george-w-bush-staffers
Excerpt:
Halfway across the country, but equally A-list, was the wedding of former George W. Bush letter-writer Amanda Aulds, who works for the Barbara Bush Foundation, and David Sherzer, who serves as a spokesman for the 43rd president.
Held at the Dallas Arboretum, the ceremony and reception were attended by a rare set of VIPs: former President George H.W. Bush and his son, former President George W. Bush, as well as both their spouses.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124546087
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/229281/why-al-qaeda-seven-matter/andrew-c-mccarthy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2463525/posts
Excerpt:
So the names of the suspects are;
Neal Katyal, Principal Deputy General
Jennifer Daskal, National Security Division attorney
Jonathan Cedarbaum, Office of Legal Counsel
Eric Columbus, senior counsel in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Karl Thompson, Office of Legal Counsel
Joseph Guerra, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the Justice Department
Tali Farhadian, official in the Office of the Attorney General
Beth Brinkmann, now Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department’s Civil Division
Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division
I find this all VERY disturbing...the AG is certainly hiring some VERY reliable people...if you are the enemy.
Neal Katyal, Principal Deputy General
Jennifer Daskal, National Security Division attorney
Jonathan Cedarbaum, Office of Legal Counsel
Eric Columbus, senior counsel in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Karl Thompson, Office of Legal Counsel
Joseph Guerra, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the Justice Department
Tali Farhadian, official in the Office of the Attorney General
Beth Brinkmann, now Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department’s Civil Division
Tony West, the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division
I find this all VERY disturbing...the AG is certainly hiring some VERY reliable people...if you are the enemy.
3 posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:13:58 PM by jessduntno (They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth!)
To: jessduntno
Tali Farhadian: The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
http://www.pdsoros.org/current_fellows/index.cfm/yr/2002
TALI FARHADIAN
Undergraduate School: Yale University
Graduate Education prior to Soros: Oxford University
Subject: Oriental Studies
Degree: MA
Graduate Education prior to Soros: Oxford University
Subject: Oriental Studies
Degree: DPhil
Graduate Education under Soros: Yale University
Subject: Law
Degree: JD
Soros connection: Whoda thunk?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2654019/posts
http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v30.n31/story113.html
Excerpt:
SOROS FELLOWSHIPS. Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supporting up to two years of graduate study in any discipline were awarded to Tali Farhadian, Law School; Daphna Renan, Law School; and Julie Suk, Law School.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274361,00.html
Excerpt:
http://fishercapitalmanagement-worldnews.com/2011/05/fisher-capital-management-world-news-diary-imf-world-bank-spring-meetings-in-washington/
Excerpt:
Previously he was briefly United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. His term of office at the UN began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 31 December 2006, when he was succeeded by Asha-Rose Migiro of Tanzania; however, he was quite active in his UN service and cut a high profile while in office. He is a former journalist, development specialist, and communications consultant.
Following his appointment to government, Malloch Brown was created a life peer on 9 July 2007 as Baron Malloch-Brown, of St Leonard's Forest in the County of West Sussex (his title is hyphenated but his surname is not) and took his seat in the House of Lords that same day.
http://www.pdsoros.org/current_fellows/index.cfm/yr/2002
TALI FARHADIAN
Undergraduate School: Yale University
Graduate Education prior to Soros: Oxford University
Subject: Oriental Studies
Degree: MA
Graduate Education prior to Soros: Oxford University
Subject: Oriental Studies
Degree: DPhil
Graduate Education under Soros: Yale University
Subject: Law
Degree: JD
Soros connection: Whoda thunk?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2654019/posts
http://www.yale.edu/opa/arc-ybc/v30.n31/story113.html
Excerpt:
SOROS FELLOWSHIPS. Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supporting up to two years of graduate study in any discipline were awarded to Tali Farhadian, Law School; Daphna Renan, Law School; and Julie Suk, Law School.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274361,00.html
Excerpt:
Mark Malloch Brown: George Soros' Ace in the Hole at the World Bank ?
Monday, May 21, 2007 
By David Asman
By David Asman
http://fishercapitalmanagement-worldnews.com/2011/05/fisher-capital-management-world-news-diary-imf-world-bank-spring-meetings-in-washington/
Excerpt:
DIARY-IMF, World Bank spring meetings in Washington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Malloch_Brown,_Baron_Malloch-Brown
George Mark Malloch-Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, KCMG, PC (born 16 September 1953) is a former Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British government with responsibility for Africa, Asia and the United Nations. He left his role in October 2009 as part of a reshuffle and was succeeded by Glenys Kinnock.
Previously he was briefly United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. His term of office at the UN began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 31 December 2006, when he was succeeded by Asha-Rose Migiro of Tanzania; however, he was quite active in his UN service and cut a high profile while in office. He is a former journalist, development specialist, and communications consultant.
Following his appointment to government, Malloch Brown was created a life peer on 9 July 2007 as Baron Malloch-Brown, of St Leonard's Forest in the County of West Sussex (his title is hyphenated but his surname is not) and took his seat in the House of Lords that same day.
Finance ministers and central bankers from around the globe are in Washington this week for the semiannual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on April 15-16.
Finance officials from the Group of Seven meet on Thursday, while officials from the broader G2O hold a working dinner on Thursday followed by a longer session on Friday.
The International Monetary and Financial Committee, which is the IMF's steering committee, meets on Saturday.
Following is a schedule of the top events. All times listed are in Washington local time/GMT.
All times EDT/GMT
Wednesday, April 13
0900/1300 - Press Briefing on the Global Financial Stability Report by Jose Vinals, financial counsellor and director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
1000/1400 - IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks before Brookings Institution "The Global Jobs Crisis: Sustaining the Recovery through Employment and Equitable Growth" event
1200/1600 - Press Briefing on the World Bank's Latin America Semi-Annual Regional Economic Outlook.
Thursday, April 14
Group of 24 finance officials meet. Time to be announced.
0830/1230 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has a conversation with Lionel Barber of the Financial Times at the "Back to Work: Innovation, Investment & International Open Markets" conference.
0845/1245 - World Bank President Robert Zoellick holds press briefing.
0930/1330 - IMF Managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn holds press briefing.
1245/1645 - French Finance Minister Christine LaGarde participates in "Back to Work: Innovation, Investment & International Open Markets" conference.
1300/1700 - Group of 24 finance officials hold press briefing
1730/2130 - Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers meet. No communique expected.
2000/2400 - Group of 20 holds working dinner
Friday, April 15
0830/1230 - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin speaks at conference on Russia's economy at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
0900/1300 - IMF roundtable on "Youth, Jobs, and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and North Africa." Participants include Dominique Strauss Kahn, IMF managing director, and Mustapha Nabli, Central Bank governor, Tunisia.
0930/1330 - Alexei Ulyukayev, first deputy chairman of Russia's central banks, speaks at Peterson Institute.
0930/1330 - Brazil central banker Alexandre Tombini is expected to speak at seminar "Latin America's Economic Perspectives" sponsored by the the Brookings Institution.
1030/1430 - Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meet.
1600/2000 - Press briefing with G20 Chair, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. Time subject to change.
Saturday, April 16
The International Monetary and Financial Committee, the steering committee for the IMF, meets. Time to be determined
The joint IMF-World Bank Development Committee meets. Time to be determined
1400/1800 - IMFC Chair and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn holds a press briefing
1735/2135 - World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn hold press briefing after Development Committee meeting.
You may have heard of billionaire currency trader George Soros. It just so happens that he’s at the center of a controversy involving his friend, tenant and now business partner, Mark Malloch Brown. I'll tell you more about all that in a moment.
But first, a question about George Soros and his occupation. The hedge fund he created in 1969, The Quantum Fund, does much more than just trade currency. Still, he has made his mark with some spectacular currency trades.
So how does one make billions of dollars trading currency? Clearly, it’s not easy, or everyone would be doing it. But how is it done?
Before we can answer that one, we have to ask a simple
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