Four days of debate stretched into wrangles that lasted throughout the final night, and IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri of the Energy Research Institute in New Delhi, India, confided at the concluding press conference that he was wearing the same clothes he'd put on the morning before. Four days of debate stretched into wrangles that lasted throughout the final night, and IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri of the Energy Research Institute in New Delhi, India, confided at the concluding press...

The legislation creates the state crime of impersonating a veteran, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for first-time offenders. The measure covers actions such as wearing, buying or selling a medal or other military honor to pretend to be a veteran; improperly claiming to have earned a medal or similar award; and fraudulently describing oneself as a veteran. People who impersonate a veteran would face criminal charges under legislation Governor Blunt...

Bondholders had long put themselves at risk by funding private-equity acquisitions that gave them few protections and seemed to put the sellers' interests first. The buyout boom that helped fuel Wall Street's recent record rise may be stalling now that debt investors who helped finance that surge are starting to turn away. No doubt that investors have been rattled by the unraveling of other risky debt, namely the near-collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds that had big holdings in...

He suggested bringing more European nations into the decision-making process about how the shield is structured, and maybe incorporating a radar system in southern Russia. Bush said he agreed with having a more regional approach to missile defense, but he didn't budge on his desire to put installations in Poland and the Czech Republic, something Russia has opposed. Washington has been clear it doubts the Azerbaijan facility is up to becoming a substitute. Putin is the first head of state...

agriculture sector by facilitating the sale of U. IPACPA of Veracruz, Mexico, which has a long-standing relationship with Ex-Im Bank, is buying the rice for processing and distribution to its customer base in Mexico. Ex-Im Bank's Houston Regional Office introduced IPACPA to the Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank in 2003. Small-Business Rice Exports Sustain Jobs at Home. jobs and creating work for U. farmers, rice storage elevators and barge companies by exporting about 50,000 tons of rice to...

Agricultural safeguard measures will be available for certain products, allowing for temporary tariff increases if import quantities exceed agreed trigger levels. For some products with longer tariff phaseouts, immediate duty-free market access will be provided through the creation and expansion of TRQs (providing duty-free access for a specified quantity of imports) In December 2006, the United States and Panama signed an extensive agreement on SPS measures and technical standards to...