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The House of Representatives returns to business after a three-week break with a symbolic vote planned Wednesday rejecting President Barack Obama’s request to raise the national debt ceiling.

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Not content with owning a basketball team, studying business and making wine, China’s former NBA superstar Yao Ming has now become the youngest — and tallest — legislative advisor in Shanghai.

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to emerge as a credible and moderate force after marathon elections propelled it to the forefront of the political scene, analysts said on Thursday.

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Nobel peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei’s decision to quit the race for the presidency was seen in Egypt as a slap in the face for military rulers and one depriving liberals of a key force.

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Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and other political groups want to assume full authority over state affairs, despite efforts by the country’s ruling generals to retain some power after transition to civilian rule.

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority earned 5.22 billion dollars in revenues last year, almost half a billion dollars more than the previous year, its chairman said on Sunday.

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Egypt’s reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei has withdrawn from the presidential race, saying a fair election is impossible under the military’s grip nearly a year after Hosni Mubarak’s

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The Pentagon opened a formal probe into a video showing Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters, but the move may not be enough to prevent the footage from becoming one of the

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Canada’s trade balance with the world jumped from a revised deficit of Can$487 million (US$487 million) in October to a surplus of $1.1 billion in November, the government said Friday.

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Saudi officials in Riyadh on the first stop of a Gulf tour, as tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme spark fears of major oil supply disruptions, local media said.

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The potassium hydroxide market is indicating steadfast growth due to the vast pressure on the agricultural fertilizers that comes from the rising demand for food throughout the globe today. Comprehensive review of the potassium hydroxide market …

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US Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue offered a grim outlook for cutting the politically sensitive unemployment rate ahead of Election 2012, citing a forecast for relatively weak economic growth.

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In our recent Commerce With a Conscience Series, supported by FedEx, Mashable wrote about the intersection of tech, entrepreneurship, business and social good. This roundup showcases the …

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s business confidence index increased to 99.1 in December from 97.4 in November, the first rise since April last year, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Tuesday. The BCI averaged 100.4 in 2011, well below …

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China’s punitive anti-dumping duties imposed on luxury cars from abroad have had little impact on General Motors’ business there, a top GM executive said Monday.

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The Indian government’s decision to allow foreign nationals to invest directly in stock markets is an attempt to revive its reform agenda but any benefits will only be seen long-term, analysts say.

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s legislation on its central bank will be a key issue at the country’s talks next week with the International Monetary Fund, the Fund’s Managing …

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Egypt’s Coptic Christians were set to celebrate their first post-revolution Christmas on Friday amid heightened security, after Christmas and New Years festivities were marred by deadly violence for the past two years.

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