He brings a record as a turnaround whiz to Schering-Plough (nyse: SGP - news - people ), a company desperately in need of new direction.

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And we have a lot to learn from your nations in order to create the kind of sustainability in our environment that is -- we so desperately need.

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In a word: jobs, More specifically, the kinds of low-skilled jobs we desperately need.

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In February the Juba government cut off the oil in protest at high transit fees, depriving both countries of revenue they desperately need and helping to cause a global oil-price spike.

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