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Pozew przeciwko Pfizer złożyła amerykańska Komisja Papierów Wartościowych (SEC). Koncern zgodził się zapłacić 60,2 mln dol. kary za nieuczciwe praktyki prowadzenia biznesu za granicą. Amerykańska ustawa o walce z korupcją zakazuje firmom zarejestrowanym w USA dawania łapówek tak w kraju jak i za granicą.
Ideą konferencji Quo Vadis, organizowanej od 2009 roku, jest spotkanie, szkolenie i nawiązywanie współpracy wśród młodych liderów i działaczy polonijnych (w wieku 18-35 lat).
Dear MoveOn member,
We all woke up to the tragic news of the killing of at least 12 people and the wounding of many more at a late-night screening of the new Batman movie in Colorado.
Reports indicate that the disturbed individual who committed this horrifying act had a bulletproof vest, used some kind of gas canister, and had multiple guns when he opened fire in the crowded theater.1 A three-month-old is among the injured.2
As the balance of world power shifts, the US is developing a novel range of diplomatic, social, economic, political and security tools to fix the world’s complex new geopolitical problems.
Today, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 6132, to require the United States Olympic Committee to “Buy American” to ensure that the uniforms and equipment it supplies to American athletes are made by American workers whenever possible. As a federally chartered nonprofit corporation, the USOC must report every four years to Congress on its operations, receipts, and expenditures. The legislation will also require the Committee to include in its report data on where the goods it provides for athletes come from and a description of the steps it has taken to ensure they are made in the United States.
SPRINGFIELD, IL (07/11/2012)(readMedia)– Polish Army Lt. Gen. Zbigniew Glowienka, the Polish Land Forces Component Commander, was awarded the Illinois Military Medal of Merit July 11 at Camp Ripley in Lake Falls, Minn.
Glowienka’s leadership has played a vital role in the military partnership between the Illinois National Guard and the Polish Land Forces.
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