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APEC Russia 2012 logo on canopy, Vladivostok, September 2012 (photo: Roee Ruttenberg)
Asia-Pacific leaders promise to liberalize regional trade at APEC gathering
VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA — They gathered, they spoke, they made their positions known, one by one.  Leaders representing 21 economies from the Asia-Pacific region vowing, once more, to ease the barriers that can often make trade more difficult and more expensive.   They came, they saw, they conquered The event was rather diplomatic: lots of handshakes,…
By Roee Ruttenberg September 9, 2012
Hillary Clinton (Photo: State Department)
UPDATE: Clinton responds to Saudi women
Since I posted the appeal of want-to-be driving Saudi women to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, I thought it worth mentioning that she has officially responded. Clinton called their actions “brave” and added that their goal is “right.” She then stressed that the campaign for driving is a homegrown one, focused on equal rights,…
By Roee Ruttenberg June 21, 2011
Saudi women ask “Where’s Hillary?”
Following Dahlia Scheindlin’s post from a few days ago on the campaign by Saudi women for the right to drive, I thought it worth posting this press release calling for support by prominent international Western female figures, notably US Secretary of State and EU High Commissioner Catherine Ashton. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2011 Saudi…
By Roee Ruttenberg June 20, 2011
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