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Alleged Dumping by Overseas Competitors is Costing Midwestern Jobs

April 24, 2008 -- MADISON - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to protect jobs in Wisconsin by stopping the flow of artificially low-priced lightweight thermal paper to the U.S. from overseas competitors. Appleton Papers, the largest domestic manufacturer of lightweight thermal paper, which is used for ATM receipts and many other applications, has major operations in Wisconsin.    » read more »

03.27.2008 -- Last.fm, the online music discovery network owned by the CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS), announced today that F. Scott Woods has been named Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Germany. Woods, who joins Last.fm from Google where he served as Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development, Northern and Central Europe, will oversee the expansion of the Last.fm presence in Germany, the country with the second largest Last.fm userbase after the U.S.

Woods will help set up a permanent Last.fm office in Hamburg, where he will manage all marketing, advertising sales and business development partnerships inside Germany and Northern Europe, as well as work with Last.fm's established German PR firm on communications opportunities.    » read more »

MIESAU, Germany — Mar 20, 2008 -- MIESAU, Germany — For the Global War on Terror to be successful, it's going to take a worldwide effort. Therefore, warriors in this effort often interact as one fighting force.

Accordingly, Sgt. 1st Class Paul Adams, a certification authority for U.S. Army Europe kennels, takes every opportunity for his dog handlers to train alongside service members and law enforcement specialists from foreign countries.    » read more »

NEW YORK, NY, February 21, 2008 – News Corporation today announced it has secured additional shares in leading German pay-TV operator, Premiere AG, increasing its total stake to 19.9 percent. In January, the Company initially acquired a 14.58 percent interest in Premiere from Unity Media.

“We’re looking forward to working constructively with Premiere’s management on the growth and future direction of the business,” said James Murdoch, News Corporation’s Chairman and Chief Executive for Europe and Asia.    » read more »

14 February 2008 -- Iron Maiden’s year has got off to a roaring start with the February 4th release of the band’s long-awaited DVD Live After Death smashing straight into the UK music DVD charts at Number One not only outpacing its nearest competitor by three to one, but outselling the rest of the Top 6 combined!    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today held a productive meeting with a number of EU Sports Ministers and their representatives at its headquarters in Lausanne. Aimed at fostering stronger dialogue between the governments and the Olympic Movement, this first gathering was a concrete step towards closer collaboration now that sport is mentioned in the EU Treaty - agreed upon by heads of states in Lisbon in October last year.    » read more »

22 January 2008 -- Foreign ministers of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany said Tuesday they have agreed on the contents of a new sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program. U.S. officials say it will toughen travel bans and asset freezes against Iranian leaders.

The agreement, which breaks a months-long stalemate over terms of a resolution, was announced by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a brief statement capping a two-hour meeting in Berlin.    » read more »

NEW YORK, NY, January 7, 2008 – News Corporation announced today it has acquired a 14.58 percent stake in Premiere AG, the leading German pay-TV operator for 287 million Euro in cash.

“Pay-TV is a core business for News Corporation and it’s a category that’s thriving across Europe with a multitude of new services and innovations. We see enormous potential for growth in Germany and believe the time is right to invest in its foremost pay-TV business, Premiere,” said Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation’s Chairman and Chief Executive.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a Senate resolution today praising the opening of the vast Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, Germany.

“These archives may yield long-buried answers for countless families of Holocaust survivors and victims. These are stories we must tell and retell if we are to keep our solemn commitment to never forget,” Senator Clinton said. “Helping survivors and families gain immediate access to these archives must be our priority now.”    » read more »

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff has reinstated the eligibility of Iowa State University basketball student-athlete Lucca Staiger.

Staiger, a freshman at Iowa State, will be required to sit out the 2007-08 season of competition while being charged a season of eligibility, as a condition of his reinstatement for playing 82 games on a professional team in Germany prior to enrollment at the university. Staiger will have three seasons of remaining eligibility.    » read more »

November 10, 2007 -- MS. PERINO: Good afternoon, everyone. I have the pleasure of bringing with me today the National Security Advisor to the President, Steve Hadley. He will spend some time with you, talking about the visit and the meeting. The President and Chancellor Merkel gave you pretty much the readout on the meetings, and Steve will be able to flesh that out a little bit, provide some background on what was definitely a successful meeting and an enjoyable visit.

And so I will introduce Steve. He'll take some questions, and then we'll all have the Saturday afternoon to ourselves.    » read more »

10 November 2007, Washington (By Scott Stearns) -- President Bush is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Texas ranch. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the two leaders are expected to discuss Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan.

The president and Mrs. Bush welcomed Chancellor Merkel and her husband to their central Texas ranch with a meal of pecan-smoked tenderloin, sautéed mushrooms, and green chili and cheese grits soufflé.    » read more »

30 October 2007 -- India and Germany have agreed to work towards finding solutions to combat climate change.

In a joint statement released Tuesday, the two sides said there is an urgent need to find effective ways to fight global warming.

The statement followed talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Ms. Merkel put climate change high on her agenda during her visit to India - one of the world's biggest polluters.    » read more »

A Proclamation by the President of the United States

October 4, 2007 -- "Generations of German Americans have helped shape our national culture and advance our legacy of freedom. On German-American Day, we recognize the many contributions that Americans of German descent have made to our vibrant country.    » read more »

With the addition of EMI Music's digital repertoire, Weltbild.de now offers Germany's largest catalogue of higher quality, DRM-free MP3 tracks

1 October 2007 -- German online retailer Weltbild-download.de has added EMI’s premium quality, downloads, which come without Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions, to its music catalogue. The tracks are available as 320kb/s MP3 files and are on sale now.    » read more »