30 Oct, 2008
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By Paul Goldman, NBC News Producer
TEL AVIV, Israel – Thousands of Americans living in Israel cast their votes this week for the U.S. elections. With approximately 40,000 Americans in Israel registered to vote, their numbers are small, but significant.
And Shimon Greenspan and Dina Lerner, founders of a private, non-partisan organization called Vote from Israel, [...]
30 Oct, 2008
Posted by: admin In: Around Beijing| News
By Lawahez Jabari, NBC News Producer
RAMALLAH, West Bank - With the U.S. election now just a few days away, Palestinians here have been fascinated by the race, not only because the system of primaries, conventions, and debates is so different compared to the way leaders are chosen here, but also because of the prospect that [...]
SANHE, HEBEI PROVINCE, China – Spend an afternoon with the men who run the HuaXia Dairy Farm in Hebei Province and you soon suspect they are on a mission that’s more than simply about making money.
“We want to provide all the Chinese people [the ability to] drink fresh milk,” said ER Hong, HuaXia’s Chief Strategy [...]
By Jason Cumming, msnbc.com reporter
LAKENHEATH, England – In a country where “football” means “soccer” and “American football” is derided as an inferior version of rugby, the quarterback painted on the bookie’s front window is an unusual sight to say the least.
On the other side of the High Street, the Stars and Stripes are on [...]
By Homero Nava for msnbc.com
MEXICO CITY – Given our common 1,900-mile border, it’s not surprising that Mexicans south of the border are paying close attention to the U.S. presidential election.
Migration issues and the violent anti-drug war along the border region are big issues – but without a doubt, the top worry for many Mexicans [...]
