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WASHINGTON - APRIL 20: IBM Executive Vice President Nicolas Donofrio speaks at the Green Apple Festival April 20, 2008 in Washington, DC. The free concert, one of eight nationwide, is meant to put pressure on Congress to take action on global warming.

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  3. SMARTER EDUCATION: ANALYTICS SKILLS FOR A NEW ERA OF BUSINESS LEADERS-- (L-R) Dr. Raghupathi, Professor of Information Systems, Fordham University, Ambuj Goyal, General Manager of Business Analytics and Process Optimization, IBM, and David De Armas, Fordham University Student discuss how analytics can be applied to the coming wave of jobs in healthcare, social services, energy, transportation and public service. In 2010, Fordham University will begin teaching a first-of-a-kind Business Analytics for Managers course to prepare its students to become business leaders of tomorrow with marketable analytics skills that can be applied to everyday problems. The collaboration between Fordham and IBM was unveiled today at Fordham Schools of Business in NYC.
  4. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Cam Jowitt poses during a Waratahs portrait session at the IBM Centre, Moore Park on December 1, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
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  7. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Damien Fitzpatrick poses during a Waratahs portrait session at the IBM Centre, Moore Park on December 1, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  8. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Rob Horne poses during a Waratahs portrait session at the IBM Centre, Moore Park on December 1, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  9. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  10. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  11. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  12. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  13. Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, to discuss his version of the worst spending projects of the 111th Congress.
  14. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., left, accompanied by Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, to discuss the worst spending projects of the 111th Congress.
  15. Tom Schatz, President of the Council for Citizens against Government Waste, center, accompanied by Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., left, and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, to discuss their worst spending projects of the 111th Congress.
  16. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with bipartisan members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, December 9, 2009. Pictured with Obama are (2nd L-R) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL).

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