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The New Workers Uniting Union Means Global Solidarity

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Uk, Multinational Corporations, Titanium Metals Corp., Economy, Alcoa, Workers Uniting, International Paper, Amicus Section, China, Georgia Pacific, Dick Cheney, Kimberly Clark, Unite the Union, Don Imus, Derek Simpson, Ireland, Dubai, Corporate Globalization, Halliburton, United Steelworkers, Justice Department, Las Vegas, Kuwait, Ceo, Global Union, Securities and Exchange Commission, Alcan, Timet, Pilkington, Rexam, Kbr, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Global corporations have set up a situation in which they are herding workers in a stampede to the bottom. So we created the first global union to face off unregulated multinational corporations.

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Dubai's Moving Skyscraper "Dynamic Tower" Planned For 2010

Posted 06.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Dubai Skyscraper, David Fisher, Swirling Skyscraper Photos, Dubai Dynamic Tower, Dynamic Tower, Swirling Skyscraper, Dynamic Architecture, Moving Skyscraper, Moving Skyscraper Photos, Video, Swirling Skyscraper Video, Business News

NEW YORK -- An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in moti...

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Swirling Skyscraper Planned For Dubai

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 06.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Dubai Rotating Skyscraper, Spinning Skyscraper, David Fisher, Dynamic Architecture, Business News

NEW YORK — An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in...

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Brad Pitt Designs New Green Hotel In Dubai

Ecorazzi | Posted 06.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Dubai, Eco Travel, Bradd Pitt, Green News

"Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion." -- Brad Pitt While most of the world is focused on his growing family, actor Brad Pitt is t...

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Layalina: Changing Perceptions About America in the Arab World

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.30.2008 | Media

Read More: The Middle East, Iran, Islam, Dubai, The Paley Center, Lebanon., Morocco, Middle East, Terrorism, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Israel, Bin Laden, Sundance Channel, Mbc, Media News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

One way to change adversarial attitudes toward us is to reintroduce America to the Arab world through the medium of television, which Layalina does with its responsible, American-style commercial programming.

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Citigroup Sending Top Banker To Dubai For A Foothold

New York Times | Eric Dash | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Citigroup, Alberto Verme, Business News

Citigroup announced late Wednesday that it was moving one of its most senior investment bankers to the Middle East, hoping to establish a stronger foo...

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Madonna's $50M Concert Windfall: $165,00 A Minute, Says Report

The Sun | Posted 04.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dubai, Madonna, Entertainment News

MADONNA is to sign the most lucrative contracts of her career - playing two gigs in Dubai for £12.5MILLION... The Queen Of Pop is finalising negotia...

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Dubai's Prince Buys $2.7 Million Camel

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Dubai Prince, $2 Million Camel, Abu Dhabi, Business News

MADINAT ZAYED, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's crown prince paid $2.7 million for a camel during a desert festival celebrating Bedouin traditions...

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Dubailand Lead Parade Of New International Theme Parks

Los Angeles Times | Kimi Yoshino | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Busch Entertainment, Mideast, Abu Dhabi, Six Flags, Far East, Theme Parks, United Arab Emirates, Dreamworks, Dubailand, Business News

From the Los Angeles Times' report on the growth of theme parks abroad, particularly in the Middle East: Twenty-five years after Walt Disney Co. bega...

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Emirates Offers In-Flight Showers

Crave | Kent German | Posted 03.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Emirates, Luxury, Dubai, In-Flight Showers, Luxury Travel, Airbus A380, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Showers, Mile-High Club, Business News

I've already raved about the prospect of relaxing in a posh first class on the new Airbus A380, but now Dubai-based Emirates Airlines seems to have ra...

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Islam's Moderate Leaders and That 3am Call

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Abdullah Badawi, Dubai, Al Qaeda, Islam, Clinton, Morocco, Presidential Campaign, Pakistan, Malaysia, Obama, Mccain, United Arab Emirates, Hillary 3AM Ad, Clinton 3AM, 3am Ad, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

The next president is going to have rebuild a lot of broken coalitions shattered by years of failed U.S. diplomacy to make that 3am call less of a threat to our sleeping kids.

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Bill Clinton Severs Ties With Burkle, May Reap $20 Million

Wall Street Journal | John Emshwiller | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ron Burkle Yucaipa, Clinton Burkle, Bill Clinton, Ron Burkle, Yucaipa Bill Clinton, Yucaipa Companies, Ron Burkle Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton Yucaipa, Dubai, Politics News

Former President Clinton stands to reap around $20 million -- and will sever a politically sensitive partnership tie to Dubai -- by ending his high-pr...

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Oil-Producing Nations Embark On Global Shopping Spree

New York Times | STEVEN R. WEISMAN | Posted 11.28.2007 | Business

Read More: Oil Prices, Abu Duabi Investment Authority, Dubai, Oil, Citigroup, Business News

Flush with petrodollars, oil-producing countries have embarked on a global shopping spree. With a bold outlay of $7.5 billion, the Abu Dhabi Investme...

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The Arabs Are Coming! Dubai Buys Sony Stake

Silicon Valley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business

Read More: Dubai Investment Fund, Dubai Investment, Dubai, Sony, AMD, Business News

In the 1990s, it was the Japanese who were buying up all the world's assets, triggering a panicked frenzy of economic nationalism. A few years ago, i...

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The Arabs are Coming! Dubai Buys Sony (SNE) Stake

Henry Blodget | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Sony, Sne, Dubai Technology, Dubai Sony, Business News
Henry Blodget

Frantic to find something, anything to do with the mountains of oil cash, Dubai's sheiks are now throwing some of it at the world's biggest technology companies.

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Tax Benefits, New Contracts Send Halliburton Profits Soaring

Reuters | Anna Driver | Posted 10.22.2007 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Halliburton Profits, Halliburton, Business News

Oil services company Halliburton Co (HAL.N) on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19 percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contra...

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Traveling The Polar Extremes Of The Middle East

Ned Lamont | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Dubai, Israel, Mercy Corps, Gaza, Ned Lamont, Palestinians, Politics News
Ned Lamont

Earlier this month, I put on my journalistic hat and traveled the polar extremes of the Middle East, from Dubai to Gaza City. The vast disparity of wealth and opportunity is chilling.

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American Investors Sink More Money Into Dubai, Middle East

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 09.27.2007 | Business

Read More: Dubai, International Investments, Middle East Investments, Carlyle Group, United Arab Emirates, Business News

As head of the Carlyle Group, David M. Rubenstein is a regular at power lunches along the New York-Washington corridor. But he recently had his midda...

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Dubai Acquires 20 Percent Of Nasdaq

AP | Karl Ritter | Posted 09.20.2007 | Business

Read More: OMX, Dubai, Business Acquisitions, Nasdaq, London Stock Exchange, Business News

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquir...

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