On February 14th in U S Political History
Part VII
Part VII
On February 14th in 2007 - German-US auto giant Daimler Chrysler said it planned to trim 13,000 jobs at its loss-making Chrysler subsidiary as part of a broad restructuring plan aimed at returning the US unit to profitability by 2009. The bulk of the job losses will affect union workers, with 9,000 hourly jobs eliminated in the United States.
On February 14th in 2007 - In Ethiopia former President Jimmy Carter announced distribution of thousands of insecticide-treated mosquito nets, in a drive that could save up to 100,000 lives annually.
On February 14th in 2008 - The US Mint officially issued the Monroe dollar coin, the 5th of its Presidential dollar series.
On February 14th in 2009 - US envoy Richard Holbrooke met Afghan President Hamid Karzai as part of Washington's push to step up efforts against extremism.
On February 14th in 2011 - President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.73 trillion spending blueprint that pledges $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the next decade through spending cuts and tax increases.
On February 14th in 2011 - A senior US official said the US has received requests from Egypt's new government to freeze the assets of officials who worked for ousted Egyptian Pres. Mubarak.
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