by Jessica Binsch | Apr 13, 2010 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Trying to tap into anger about the bank bailouts, labor leaders unveiled a Web site on Tuesday that’s devoted to criticizing multimillion-dollar pay packages for executives at six big banks. The AFL-CIO updated its paywatch Web site to focus...
by Jessica Binsch | Apr 8, 2010 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A group of 10 Afghan women were in the U.S. this week to learn more about how to negotiate the often-confusing world of diplomacy. The State Department brought the Afghan diplomats here in an effort to reach out to the war-torn nation’s...
by Jessica Binsch | Apr 8, 2010 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Teams of female Marines are stepping off their bases in Afghanistan and entering villages to build relationships with an often overlooked sector of the Afghan population: women. Contrary to their image in the West, Afghan women can be powerful allies...
