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    Executives with the Midland, Mich.-based company, which makes chemicals used in everything from plastic bags to automobiles, said there are signs that the economy has begun to improve. "In our view, the United States economy has found bottom but will be slow in recovering as unemployment continues to be a drag on consumer spending" Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO, said in a statement. Full Article at Miami Herald
    In our view, the United States economy has found bottom but will be slow in recovering as unemployment continues to be a drag on consumer spending
    SOURCE: Miami Herald 7 months ago

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  1. An Afghan woman with her daughter walks past a huge poster of Afghanistan's first President, Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan and a small poster of current President Hamid Karzai in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
  2. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, meets with newly appointed special Representative of the United Nations for Afghanistan Staffan De Mistura of Sweden in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
  3. England's captain Alastair Cook (2nd R) comes off the field with team mates after winning the first test cricket match against Bangladesh in Chittagong March 16, 2010.
  4. US actress Anna Kendrick waves to photographers during a press conference to promote her movie 'Up in the Air' in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The film will open in Japan from March 20.
  5. Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win, right, talks with Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos as he arrives at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on Tuesday Mar. 16, 2010. Win is in the country to attend the Special Non-Aligned Movement Minister Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue for Peace and Development.
  6. US actress Anna Kendrick poses for photographers during a press conference to promote her movie 'Up in the Air' in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The film will open in Japan from March 20.
  7. BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 16: A nurse deposits blood into a bottle as supporters of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather at a protest site on March 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters are donating blood with the intention of collecting one million cubic centimeters of blood to be thrown in demonstrations outside Government House, as the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva continues to reject calls for a dissolution of the House and a fresh election.
  8. US actress Anna Kendrick poses for photographers during a press conference to promote her movie 'Up in the Air' in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The film will open in Japan from March 20.
  9. US actress Anna Kendrick waves to photographers during a press conference to promote her movie 'Up in the Air' in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The film will open in Japan from March 20.
  10. US actress Anna Kendrick appears at a press conference to promote her movie 'Up in the Air' in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The film will open in Japan from March 20.
  11. England's fielders celebrate after England won the first test cricket match of the series against Bangladesh in Chittagong March 16, 2010.
  12. England's captain Alastair Cook (L) and Graeme Swann (R) come off the field after England won the first test cricket match of the series against Bangladesh in Chittagong March 16, 2010.
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  15. A family has a picnic under almond blossom trees which are in full bloom, in the Baadam Vaer (almond garden) Park, during spring in Srinagar March 16, 2010.
  16. Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win smiles as he arrives at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on Tuesday Mar. 16, 2010. Win is in the country to attend the Special Non-Aligned Movement Minister Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue for Peace and Development.
  17. Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim hugs teammate Junaid Siddique, left, for scoring a century during the last day of their first test cricket match against England in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
  18. Crowds of people are seen in front of the Universal Studio globe during a media preview at the Universal Studios Singapore, Southeast Asia's first and only at Resorts World Sentosa, a recently opened integrated resort, on Tuesday March 16, 2010 in Singapore.