International Business News - Pact http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A unit of defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. recently received a $5.9 million contract from the Army to provide technical support for the Abrams tank, including "leave behind equipment" at Fort Carson, Colo., the Pentagon said late Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/general-dynamics-gets-5-9m-army-deal.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:49:45 EDT Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116135-mideast-iraq-us-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/iraqi-leader-insists-on-deadline-for-troop-pullout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/iraqi-leader-insists-on-deadline-for-troop-pullout.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:13:09 EDT Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115955-mideast-iraq-us-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/iraqi-prime-minister-demands-us-pullout-timetable.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/iraqi-prime-minister-demands-us-pullout-timetable.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:06:09 EDT The former principal of a Massachusetts high school who told Time magazine there was a pact among some students to get pregnant now has a new job. Joseph Sullivan resigned last week from Gloucester High School following a furor over his comments about a surge in pregnancies among students. He said the mayor had slandered him by questioning his integrity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/mass-principal-in-pregnancy-pact-has-new-job.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:01:36 EDT A high school principal who set off a furor after being quoted as saying that teenage girls formed a pact to get pregnant has resigned, weeks after his comments were publicly questioned by the mayor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/mass-principal-behind-pregnancy-pact-row-quits.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:42:52 EDT A high school principal who set off a furor after being quoted as saying that teenage girls formed a pact to get pregnant has resigned, weeks after his comments were publicly questioned by the mayor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/mass-principal-behind-pregnancy-pact-row-quits.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:04:14 EDT The Horribles Parade in an affluent area north of Boston is supposed to poke fun and feature all things politically incorrect. But a float that spoofed the spike in teen pregnancies in a nearby city was too much for three parade judges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/parade-pokes-fun-at-gloucester-teen-pregnancies.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:47:27 EDT The high school where the principal claimed girls formed a pact to get pregnant is one of the few in Massachusetts with a day care center, leading some to wonder whether that sent a message that teen motherhood is OK. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/mass-pregnancy-pact-stirs-debate-over-child-care.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:51 EDT The principal of a Massachusetts high school who said a group of students intentionally got pregnant stood by his comments Thursday, saying his information "was and is accurate." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80430-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/principal-in-pregnancy-pact-story-defends-comments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/principal-in-pregnancy-pact-story-defends-comments.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:18:33 EDT The principal of a Massachusetts high school who said a group of students intentionally got pregnant stood by his comments Thursday, saying his information "was and is accurate." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/80358-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/principal-in-pregnancy-pact-story-defends-comments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/principal-in-pregnancy-pact-story-defends-comments.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:29:40 EDT One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/78718-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/pregnant-mass-teen-says-there-was-no-pact.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/pregnant-mass-teen-says-there-was-no-pact.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:54:59 EDT One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/78683-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/so-called-pregnancy-pact-in-mass-town-questioned.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/so-called-pregnancy-pact-in-mass-town-questioned.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:54:07 EDT The city's mayor said Monday there is no evidence a group of young girls made a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together, seeking to dispel an explosive theory put forth by the high school principal. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/77899-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/gloucester-officials-to-discuss-teen-pregnancy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/gloucester-officials-to-discuss-teen-pregnancy.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:59:54 EDT School counselors, teachers and families of students the principal said made a pact to get pregnant and have babies together have no information to back the claim, the mayor of Gloucester said Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080622/mayor-no-support-for-claims-of-pregnancy-pact.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:38:55 EDT The girls showed up repeatedly at the high school health clinic, asking for pregnancy tests. But their reactions to the test results were puzzling: high-fives if they were expecting, long faces if they weren't. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/76285-pregnancy-pact.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/reports-teen-girls-made-pact-to-get-pregnant.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/reports-teen-girls-made-pact-to-get-pregnant.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:54:22 EDT A joint statement by the Burundi government and the country's last remaining rebel group says the two sides have signed a "cessation of hostilities." The statement says Monday's pact has been signed by Evariste Ndayishiniye for the government and National Liberation Force spokesman Pasteur Habimana. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080526/burundi-rebels-repledge-peace.htm Mon, 26 May 2008 05:28:51 EDT Iamgold Corp., a gold-mining company, said Monday workers at its Niobec mine ratified two three-year labor agreements. The two collective agreements with the Canadian Auto Workers Union cover the 175 production and maintenance employees and 40 clerical and technical employees at the niobium operation near Chicoutimi, Quebec. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/iamgold-reaches-labor-pacts-with-workers-at-niobec-mine.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 17:37:28 EDT President Hugo Chavez joined with his leftist allies on Wednesday to create a $100 million program to fight the rising cost of food for Latin America's poor. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/41861-venezuela-alba-summit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/latin-american-allies-attack-food-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/latin-american-allies-attack-food-crisis.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:02:35 EDT The Nasdaq Stock Market told PacificNet Inc., a Chinese information technology provider, that the company has regained compliance with the exchange's independent director requirement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/pacificnet-back-in-line-with-nasdaq-rule.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:06:57 EDT U.S. regulators agreed Tuesday to a broad-reaching memorandum of understanding designed to formalize closer cooperation between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/sec-cftc-formalize-pact.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:04:08 EDT