Didik Nini Towok in LA
Acclaimed Indonesian folk dancer, Didik Nini Thowok, and his associate ran a two day program, sponsored by Paguyuban Jawa Plus, in Los Angeles on April 30th and May 1st. The program was meant to instill…
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Chinese stock scams are the latest U.S. import
It seemed like the perfect China play, a way for investors to cash in on the world’s fastest growing economy. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc, which provides advertising on buses that clog the smog-choked streets of…
Gingrich jumps into presidential race
Washington — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made it official Wednesday — he’s running for president. The Georgia Republican announced via Twitter that he is formally seeking the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. Gingrich is widely…
Connecting Test Scores to Teacher Pay – Do It Right, Or Not At All
Editor’s Note: Recently, 69 percent of Californians said the state should tie student achievement to teachers’ pay. One teacher says giving bonuses, not punishment, would be fair. A recent Public Policy Institute of California survey…
Wawancara Khusus dengan Wakil Menhan Letjen TNI Sjafrie Syamsudin
Kepada VOA, Letjen TNI Sjafrie Syamsudin mengklarifikasi soal isu penolakan visanya untuk masuk ke AS dan dugaan pelanggaran HAM. Letjen TNI Sjafrie Syamsudin tidak diberikan visa oleh Kedutaan AS di Jakarta pada saat akan mengikuti…
U.S.-CHINA COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR PROMOTING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE, AND BALANCED GROWTH & ECONOMIC COOPERATION
U.S.-China Comprehensive Framework for Promoting Strong, Sustainable, and Balanced Growth & Economic Cooperation Following the consensus reached by President Hu Jintao and President Obama in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2011, the special representatives…
The President’s Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2011 WASHINGTON — Today, Domestic Policy Advisor and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes posted the following statement to…
Tasyakur Masjid Al-Falah Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Minggu 8 Mei lalu Indonesian Community of Greater Philadelphia (ICGP) merayakan HUT ketiga Masjid Al-Falah.  Acara dibuka dengan pembacaan Al-Quran persembahan putra-putri  kelompok TPA (Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran) . Kerinduan, kebersamaan, kehendak kuat, kerja keras…
U.S. was prepared to fight Pakistani forces, officials say (video)
The Obama administration had “very detailed contingency plans” for military action against Pakistani forces if they had tried to stop the U.S. attack on Osama bin Laden’s compound, according to two U.S. officials familiar with…
Schwarzenegger and Shriver split up (video)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announce their split after 25 years of marriage. See how politics affected them.
Readout of the President’s Meeting with the Co-Chairs of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2011 Readout of the President’s Meeting with the Co-Chairs of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue The President and…
Feeling Trapped by your Mortgage? Education Is Key!
When faced with unaffordable mortgage payments, your house can feel more like a cage than a home. You may feel trapped because it’s hard to know what to do to improve your situation, and you…
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating More Jobs for Americans
Amidst the highly charged debates on immigration and our economy, a remarkable fact often goes unmentioned: Many Americans owe their jobs to immigrant entrepreneurs. It isn’t just big tech companies like Google or Sun Microsystems.…
Exclusive: Bin Laden’s young Yemeni bride was confident, conservative (video)
When 18-year-old Amal al-Sadah became the fifth wife of 43-year-old Osama bin Laden in 2000, she was “a quiet, polite, easygoing and confident teenager” who came from a big, conservative family in Yemen, a relative…
Rumah Baru Mark Zuckerberg Rp 60 Miliar
Palo Alto -Â Sebagai salah satu orang terkaya di dunia, bos Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg kini tahu cara membelanjakan uangnya. Beberapa hari menjelang ulang tahunnya yang ke-27, dia membeli rumah di Palo Alto, California seharga US$7 juta…
Panel Diskusi dengan Wakil Menteri Pendidikan Nasional RI
Dunia pendidikan di Indonesia mengalami perubahan cepat dan mendasar, seiring dengan akselerasi dinamika dunia yang berlari cepat (sebagaimana sosiolog terkemuka Anthony Giddens, menyebut dunia kita saat ini sebagai “run away world”) Agar Indonesia tidak tercecer…
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