Military surveillance aircraft scoured the battlefield -- from the lowest-flying aircraft such as the Army's Hunter and the Marines' Pioneer, to the Predator, to the higher-flying Global Hawk and U-2 -- and on up to the information-gathering satellites.
Beginning last year with a build-up of U.S. forces near al-Qaeda strongholds in the city, U.S. soldiers and Marines joined Iraqis in an offensive to gain control of Ramadi.
Higher taxes combined with more and more regulations are stifling many start-up companies in the U.S. China, on the other hand, is encouraging start-up companies and provides generous incentives to those who create industry.
Consumer U-verse revenue was up 43.7%.
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Obama has banned the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen since January 2010 because of security concerns after a would-be bomber attempted to blow up a U.S.-bound flight on instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen.
At the same token, a potential pick-up of U.S. growth into 2Q13 are set to support inflation expectations.
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Lots of people do, or at least think they do: There are now 18, 000 family foundations in the U.S.--up 50% over the past decade.
In Tokyo, shares of Elpida Memory Inc. rallied 6.6% after the Yomiuri Shimbun said the chip maker would seek a capital tie-up with U.S. firm Micron Technology Inc.
U-verse related revenue was up 38.3%.
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On average, 20% of start-ups fail within their first year, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which also conducts an annual study on entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. Its newest report, due out next month, is expected to show that start-up volume in the U.S. increased by just a few percentage points in 2011, just as it did in 2010, 2009 and 2008, says E.
In addition, the Treasury Department says, U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies buy about 80% of their inputs from U.S.-based firms, helping to prop up the U.S. economy.
T-Mobile will bulk up its U.S. wireless network starting this quarter and will sell high-speed data services beginning next year, company execs said Friday.
The ten-year U.S. Treasury bond has edged up to a two-year peak, so mortgage rates have crept up rather painfully.
Last year non-U.S.-headquartered companies built 4 million cars in the U.S., up from 3.2 million in 2002.
Since then, its up 11.4% while the iShares 3-7yr U.S. Treasury ETF is up 6.2%.
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Between 2010 and the end of October, 49 U.S.-listed companies announced their intention to give up their U.S. listing, 19 of which had already completed the process and become private firms, according to investment firm Roth Capital.
But Seinfeld's income doesn't come from past work alone--he's parlayed his fame into packed houses across the U.S., revisiting his stand-up roots for big money.
Additional follow-up by the U.S. would mean more fees and more delays for Satyam.
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It takes a close-up look at U.S. involvement with Saddam at that time and the legacy of this involvement.
UA's initial offering last November scored the hottest one-day run-up by a U.S. company in five years, according to Thomson Financial.
For the past seven and a half years, the United States has boycotted Durban follow-up activities and voted against every Durban-related U.N. resolution.
Last fall, Nintendo started selling the Wii U, though it plays catch-up in some respects in bringing the ability to play high-definition games.
And actually today, Turkish Prime Minister also stated that that would be disgraceful for Turkey to vote for the sanctions because what -- run-up to the U.N.
Under a shake-up of the U.K.'s regulatory system, the FSA will be disbanded in April and its responsibilities split between the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, supervising banks' financial health.
Those doubts will be reflected in a softening of targets, in an easing of terms that does not quite add up to a U-turn, but signals their doubts that the policy to save the eurozone is working.
In the market for U.S government bonds, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note edged up to 1.78 percent from 1.76 percent in late Monday trading.
According to CareerBuilder, a Chicago-based employment services provider, 26% of U.S. companies plan to beef up full-time staffing, up from 23% from 2012.
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His female counterpart, Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence, was the most-talked about nominated actress across the U.S. leading up to the awards, and was the front-runner among men on Facebook.
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Clients--most of them U.S. multinationals--have had the company set up contingency evacuation plans for Azerbaijan, Yemen, Eritrea and parts of Russia.
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