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Former RBS bank chief in pension storm
The former chief executive of British bank RBS faced scrutiny over his million-dollar pension Thursday after the troubled bank announced a record loss of £24.1 billion ($34.6 billion) for 2008. Fred Goodwin, 50, retired from RBS after the company’s government bailout last year. He receives an annual pension of £650,000 ($933,000)
Clinton visits Asia to send key message
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Japan Monday to begin a week-long trip through four Asian nations, looking to begin building new international relationships to help tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges. Speaking to reporters en route to Tokyo, Clinton said “going to Asia is, for me, a very big part of how we’re going to demonstrate the Obama administration’s approach to dealing with the multitude of problems that we see, but also the opportunities as well.” Her visits to Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, and China will include discussions on a host of sensitive topics, from climate change to nuclear proliferation