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July 21, 2008
In case you missed it: 75 new non-U.S. blogs.
"Americans do tend to think that the rest of the world is rather far away and not terribly important." Delia Venables, UK legal IT commentator, in interview with UK's Law Society Gazette, March 2, 2006. See our May 29 post on new sites added to the Directory of Non-U.S. Blogs on your lower left. Our total is now about 300--but there are more worthy ones out here. If you have suggestions of additional sites on law or business from around the world, just forward them.
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Grits courting Brits.
The cheap dollar lured foreign investors to the U.S. last year for the biggest spree since 2000. Some American investors want that favor repaid. Last week's The Economist: "America’s Confused, and Sometimes Scared, Relationship with Foreign Investors". It begins:
Eight-five Alabamians will descend on Britain on July 13th. Despite the timing, they will not be tourists in garish shorts. This group wears pinstriped suits and includes Alabama’s governor. Their destination is the Farnborough Air Show. Their goal, in flying overseas, is to convince foreign investors to return the favour. [more]
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