The most positive region was the Middle East, with 17.4 percent saying things were getting worse and 30.2 percent saying the economy was improving.
That said, the optimist has us believing that a surplus is a positive for the region because exports are dominating.
So those conversations have contained discussions about his views of the historic change in the region and his vision for how the United States can best support positive change in the region, both with leaders from the region and with leaders from elsewhere among the nations of the world.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon says the U.S. has a positive agenda in the region.
And that has, I think, repercussions and hopefully positive repercussions throughout the region.
Down the road one can imagine a China that is all those things, and a positive influence on its region and on the world as well.
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So the second way that we must support positive change in the region is through our efforts to advance economic development for nations that are transitioning to democracy.
"It is important that Syria plays a positive role in the region, " he told Syria's al-Watan newspaper, adding that peace in the Middle East "passes through" Syria and France.
As complex relations with Syria, Iran and Iraq are also confirming again, Turkey must reach a political settlement with its own Kurds if it is to play a positive role in the region.
The snapshot of activity in each Fed region showed positive growth in 10 of the central bank's 12 districts, helping extend gains driven earlier by encouraging news on manufacturing, productivity and jobs.
And in terms of the broader region, again, I think the suggestion that we have not taken significant actions that have been helpful towards a process of positive change in the region I think would be mistaken.
Investors in the region tracked a positive lead from Wall Street Tuesday where the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 1.1%, rebounding after a false tweet about explosions at the White House briefly sent financial markets veering.
Rather than reject the plan as their predecessors did, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni are embracing it as a basis for negotiations while applauding the Saudis for their "positive" role in the region.
Egypt had played a "positive and moderating role" in the region over 30 years.
Stocks elsewhere in the region were also supported by positive cues from Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 13, 000 Tuesday as consumer confidence data and easing oil prices lifted sentiment.
While I think the region-based visa would be a positive step by itself, there is an additional twist I would recommend adding to the policy: require the purchase of a home from the visa recipient.
And that has broad significance for the region and broad significance for the potential for positive developments in Libya going forward.
The region has been experiencing major changes, both positive and negative.
In some areas in the region 25% of the workforce is HIV-positive.
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She asked Hagel how he can assure China that the increased military deployments to the region are part of an effort to build a more positive relationship with Beijing.
The slow return to strength of the enterprise sector in the U.S. is a big positive for Cisco since it derives almost 60% of its revenues from the region.
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Stocks across the region took their cue from the disappointing official data, but the more positive data from HSBC, which came out later in the day, prompted some markets to turn positive.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's February index of business activity, an indicator of business conditions for manufacturers in the region, posted a surprise decline to -12.5, while a positive reading had been expected.
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