More information about the submission and selection process can be found on the State Department's Web site, www.state.gov on its Office of Global Women's Issues page.

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Mr.Obama said his administration, in its nine months in office, has dealt with many of the issues that created a strained relationship between the United States and the international community during the Bush administration.

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In China,Fuqiang Yang, the director of climate issues at the Beijing office of the World Wide Fund for Nature, says his country has already what he calls an ambitious target to cut carbon gasses.

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Snowfall is due for parts of England, Wales and Scotland over the weekend, as the Met Office issues "be aware" weather warnings for ice and snow.

BBC: Snowfall due for parts of Britain

Consultants must deal with the lack of benefits, finding work, billing and invoicing, taxes, compliance and all of the other back-office issues that come with running a business.

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The Tory spokesman on Cabinet Office issues, Andrew Lansley, said "no amount of spin surrounding the report" would be able to disguise the government's lack of progress on key issues.

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