New TechNet Sponsored Study: Nearly 500,000 "App Economy" Jobs in United States

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan policy and political network of technology CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new study showing that there are now roughly 466,000 jobs in the "App Economy" in the United States, up from zero in 2007.

United States Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Up to Half

The State Department is preparing to greatly reduce the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.

New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel

Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.

United States Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Half

The State Department is preparing to greatly reduce the enormous diplomatic presence it had planned for Iraq, a sharp sign of declining American influence in the country.

Interview with Wendy Sherman, undersecretary for Political Affairs of the United States

The under secretary for Political Affairs of the United States Department of State, Wendy Sherman, gave an interview for the program "Poder e Política - Entrevista", anchored by Fernando Rodrigues. The interview was recorded at the Grupo Folha's studio in Brasilia on February 3. This project is a partnership between UOL and Folha de S.Paulo . Mesmo após críticas de Dilma sobre Guantánamo, EUA ...