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Predictably, both Russia and the United States have portrayed the recent summit in Moscow as a success.

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The pharmaceutical and health products industry has long been the top dog on K Street. Since 1998, the industry has spent more than $1.6 billion on federal lobbying. Last year alone, it spent more than $234 million — a sum that translates into roughly $125,000 every hour that Congress was actually in session.

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Tags:  Obama, K Street, PHRMA, Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, SCHIP, Medicare Part D, FDA, Vioxx, Hatch-Waxman Act, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, Global Best Practice, 

And so the summer's come and they've broken up, heading off with promises made and friendships to be nurtured and sustained. But what did the G8 really achieve? After three days of talks and negotiations, it's time to give the group its final report on the issues that matter.

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Tags: G8 Canada 2010 Huntsville, Food Security, Climate Change, Global Development News, Global Trade, Global Financial crisis, Obama, Medvedev, Sarkozy, Berlusconi, Stephen Harper, Gordon Brown, Manmohan Singh, Lula, Hu Jintao, 

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised that the White House will do its part to support grassroots organizations that are successful in their efforts to improve communities.

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Tags: Obama, Social programs, Domestic policy council, Education department, White House, Harlem’s children, genesys works, Bonnie CLAC, HopeLab, Global Best Practice, US government policy, High impact social programs, social innovation,

In a speech in Moscow Saturday, the top U.S. military officer called on Russian officers to forge a new defense relationship with the United States to help lead the world to a more stable future. Admiral Mike Mullen spoke to students and teachers at Russia's Academy of the General Staff. 

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Tags: Russia's Academy of the General Staff, Admiral Mullen, Obama, Tolstoy, Russia’s Georgia policy, Nikolai Makorov, Russian military relations, Global Development News, US Military, US Russian relations, 

Obama gets drug companies to cut senior drug bills by $80 billion. Suddenly, his plan is no longer dead

WASHINGTON -- Last week didn't bring much good news for the Obama administration's drive to overhaul healthcare. Congressional budget wonks announced the draft legislation the Senate was working on would cost more than anyone expected; the industry players the White House had worked hard to bring into the reform process started grumbling about the whole thing. By the weekend, conventional wisdom inside the Beltway had more or less already declared reform dead.

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Tags:  Obama, Congressional Budget office, Phrma, Pharma lobby groups, Big Pharma, Healthcare for America now, GOP, New Yorker, Global Economic News, Pollsters, Senate, Beltway, 

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Access to green technology is becoming a growing stumbling block in global efforts to fight climate change, with US lawmakers bristling at what they see as China's attempt to "steal" US know-how.

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Tags: China, USA, Obama, Kyoto Protocol, EU, Greenpeace, Xinhua, Li Gao, Daniel Kessler, Shyam Saran, Global Development News, US House of Representatives, Copenhagen, Bali, Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen, Intellectual Property, Global Best Practice, 

Reaction to President Obama's Middle East Policy, outlined in his speech in Cairo earlier this month, has been mostly positive. At the center of his policy is a renewed effort to bring about a two-state solution, with a Palestinian state living peaceably alongside Israel. The Bush administration also endorsed a Palestinian state but was seen as favoring Israeli policies. For the moment, Israel has refused to agree to a total settlement freeze, demanded by Mr. Obama. 

"The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security," President Obama said in his Cairo speech.

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Tags:  Obama, Netanyahu, Ori Nir, ADL, Jewish, Mulim, USA, Israeli settlements, Capitol Hill, Imam Abdullah Khoug, Debra Rubin, Palestine, Global Development News, Middle East, Washington Jewish Week, 

The decision comes as many in the gay community have voiced disappointment with the president, especially after the administration filed a legal brief defending the Defense of Marriage Act.

(Reporting from San Francisco and Los Angeles) - Faced with growing anger among gay and lesbian supporters, President Obama is expected tonight to extend healthcare and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees.

His action is a significant advance for gay rights and comes days after the Obama administration sparked outrage by filing a legal brief defending the law forbidding federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Obama opposed the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act during his presidential campaign.

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Tags: Obama, Gay Pride Month, Bill Clinton, Defense of Marriage act, Same-Sex partners, Employee Benefits, Military, Gays in the military, Don’t ask don’t tell policy, Capitol Hill, HR, Human Capital, 

NEW YORK (AFP) – The US government took the unusual step of asking Twitter to delay a planned maintenance outage because of its use as a communications tool by Iranians following their disputed election, according to a senior official.

Read more: http://globaldevelopmentnews.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-asks-twitter-to-stay-online-because.html

Tags: US State Department, Obama, Biz Stone, Twitter, NTT America, Jack Dorsey, 140 Character Conference, Jeff Pulver, Iran, Iranians, Facebook, Election, Election Protests, Global Development News,