International Business News - Text 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 Text of President-elect Barack Obama's letter published in Illinois newspapers Sunday, when he officially resigned from the Senate: Today, I am ending one journey to begin another. After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate--one of the highest honors and privileges of my life--I am stepping down as senator to prepare for the responsibilities I will assume as our nation's next president. But I will never forget, and will forever be grateful, to the men and women of this great state who made my life in public service possible. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081116/text-of-letter-from-obama-in-illinois-newspapers.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:41:46 EST Text of Republican John McCain's concession speech Tuesday in Phoenix, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/text-of-mccains-concession-speech.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:02:05 EST Text of Democrat Barack Obama's speech in Chicago after winning the presidential election, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/president-elect-barack-obamas-remarks-in-chicago.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:57:42 EST Text of the joint statement from Barack Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng on the death of their grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/obamas-statement-on-his-grandmothers-death.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:38:53 EST Open Text Corp., a Canadian corporate software company, said Friday it has closed a deal to purchase Captaris Inc. for $131 million. Captaris stockholders, who will receive $4.80 per share under the agreement, approved the deal in a meeting Friday morning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/open-text-closes-buyout-of-captaris.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:28:40 EDT Text of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's remarks Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/text-henry-paulson-remarks-tuesday.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:12:21 EDT Text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks on Tuesday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/text-ben-bernankes-remarks-tuesday.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:16:33 EDT A woman is accused of badgering her daughter's teenage ex-boyfriend with hundreds of e-mails and text messages and threatening to post nude images of him on the Internet unless he started seeing the girl again, a prosecutor said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/woman-accused-of-threatening-teen-daughters-ex.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:24:08 EDT Open Text Corp. shares slid Thursday after an analyst downgraded the stock on concerns that the economic slowdown will hurt sales of its business software licenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/open-text-shares-slip-after-analyst-cuts-rating.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:20:11 EDT Sending a text message home to boast about a beach vacation should cost less than half of what it does now, EU regulators said Tuesday. The European Commission wants to set a price cap for text messages of 11 euro cents (16 U.S. cents), far below the current EU average of 29 euro cents (43 cents). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/eu-says-text-message-charges-should-be-slashed.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:30:34 EDT Text of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's news conferences Friday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/text-of-paulsons-news-conference-friday.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:41:24 EDT Text of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's remarks to reporters Wednesday on the bailout of AIG: "Disappointed that taxpayers are called upon to bail out another one. Certainly AIG though with the construction bonds that they're holding and with the insurance that they are holding very, very impactful for Americans, so you know the shot that has been called by the Feds--it's understandable but very, very disappointing that taxpayers are called upon for another one." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/text-of-palins-remarks-on-aig-bailout.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:09:58 EDT A key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the nation's top four wireless carriers to justify the "sharply rising rates" they charge people to send and receive text messages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/senator-examining-rising-text-messaging-rates.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:02:49 EDT Some homeowners in Frederick County, Md., may soon get "smart thermostats" that can tell them how to save money. As part of a test of high-tech, energy-saving devices, electric utility Allegheny Power is proposing installation next year of "smart thermostats" in hundreds of homes in the Urbana area about 40 miles northwest of Washington. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/utility-plans-smart-thermostat-test-in-md-town.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:18:17 EDT Prepared remarks of Cindy McCain, wife of presidential candidate John McCain, to the Republican National Convention on Thursday: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/prepared-remarks-of-cindy-mccains-address.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:39:39 EDT Open Text Corp., a Canadian software company, will acquire Captaris Inc. for $131 million cash, the companies said Thursday. Open Text is offering $4.80 per share for Captaris, a premium of 28 percent over its closing price of $3.74 on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/open-text-to-acquire-captaris-for-131-million.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:18:40 EDT Text of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/remarks-by-alaska-gov-sarah-palin.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:08:02 EDT Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: Almost exactly one year ago during a Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, I said that if I weren't running for president myself, I'd be supporting John McCain. Well, I'm not, and I do. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/prepared-remarks-by-former-mayor-rudy-giuliani.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:02:44 EDT Text of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's speech Wednesday to the Republican convention, as prepared for delivery: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/text-of-mitt-romneys-speech.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:07:30 EDT Remarks as prepared for delivery to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday by former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn.: Tonight our thoughts are still with our friends and fellow citizens in the Gulf Coast area, and our thanks go to those who have worked so hard to keep them safe. There can be no more important work than this. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/text-of-prepared-remarks-by-sen-fred-thompson.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:32:06 EDT