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- Oregon Reps. David Wu, Peter DeFazio vow to defend Social Security and Medicare from cuts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:05AMAs a vote to cut spending and balance the budget approaches, lawmakers vowed to fight any reduction in benefits in bedrock programs.
- Pan PacificAggregate - Final Results and Notice of AGM Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:39AMPan PacificAggregate - Final Results and Notice of AGM
- Kosher chicken is with four legs? Israel today Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:57PMHome » Opinion » Kosher chicken is with four legs? Israel today Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of “Hezbollah”, said today at a presentation by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon UN prosecutors arrest warrants for members of the leadership of a terrorist organization, accused of preparing and implementing the assassination of Rafik Hariri in 2005. In his television speech, two days after ...
- Duped by Son, Mom Stuck With $20,000 Debt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:28AMSteps to reducing debt.
- Uganda: Inflation, Weak Shilling Threaten Growth Target of Seven Percent Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:15AMUganda, more than any other country in the region, has been hit by a wave of street protests that have raged for the better part of this year.
- PSM 6: For the good of all, the sacrifice of a few — Veronica Anne Retnam Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:52PMJULY 18 — A rocky path indeed that a group committed for a better Malaysia has chosen. That path today is suddenly being joined by ordinary Malaysians, rising to the occasion. And they come from all shades, beliefs, from all ages; for the simple reason that the truth must be told, that one must take sides with. Our PSM 6 friends, detained without ...
- Butts County, cities to meet on SPLOST Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:12AMButts County commissioners, and leaders from each of the county’s three cities -- along with representatives from the water authority and development authority -- will soon decide how to divvy up proceeds from the next 1-cent sales tax, if it passes.
- Lawmakers snipe as deadline nears Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:14PMWASHINGTON - Testy lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama today as negotiations over raising the national debt limited entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations.
- Lawmakers snipe, Bernanke warns as deadline nears Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:12PMFuming lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of economic damage, and an anxious Wall Street envisioned catastrophe if the U.S. defaulted on its obligations.
- Lawmakers Snipe, Wall St. Frets as Deadline Nears Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:11PMTesty lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Wall Street eyed the standoff with growing anxiety, warning of catastrophe if the U.S. defaults on its obligations.
- Lawmakers snipe as US debt deadline nears Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:23PMFuming lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on as negotiations over raising the national debt limit entered a perilous endgame. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned of economic damage, and an anxious Wall Street envisioned catastrophe if the US defaulted on its obligations.
- Legislation could open up health care for sole proprietor business owners Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:31AMSmall businesses would be allowed to form alliances through chamber of commerce under legislation
- Hip-Hop Artists Drop Defaults, Foreclosure Knowledge Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:35PMWith the news that singer R. Kelly is facing foreclosure, Developments looked at what hip-hop artists have to say about the housing crisis and ones obligations vis-à-vis private property.
- Vanguard Announces Partial Redemption of Notes Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:08PMNASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - Jul 12, 2011) - Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. ( NYSE : VHS ) announced today that it will redeem for cash a pro rata portion of its outstanding 10.375% Senior Discount Notes due 2016 (CUSIP No. 922036AD0 and CUSIP No. 92203AC2) (the "Notes"), such pro rata portion being approximately $95.2 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Notes (or approximately ...
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 7/12/2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:24PMRelease Time: For Immediate Release Location: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I think we’re ready. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here on this very, very warm day in the summer in Washington. I have no announcements to make, so I will go right to questions. Ben Feller of the Associated Press. Q Thanks ...
- Quebec’s Gaz Metro to buy Vermont’s largest electric utility Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:41AMQuebec gas company Gaz Metro has come to an agreement with Central Vermont Public Service Corp. to purchase the border state’s largest electrical utility in a US$702 million deal.
- America Needs Austerity Not Hypocrisy: Economist Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:46AMPoliticians on Capitol Hill are playing with fire on the debt ceiling and need to accept responsibility for the debt crisis rather than engaging in a hypocritical debate on tax and spending, according to Jan Poser, the chief economist at Sarasin in Zurich.
- Obama: Let’s make a debt deal Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:56PMWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday that “we need to” work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to fashion a deficit reduction package for the next 10 years.
- Obama: ‘We need to’ work out debt deal in 10 days’ Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:25AMWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday that “we need to” work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to fashion a deficit reduction package for the next 10 years.
- Obama makes another pitch for $4 trillion debt reduction bill Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:25AMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans have rejected for its tax increases and Democrats dislike for its cuts to programs for seniors and the poor, administration officials said hours before talks resumed Sunday.
- President Obama not giving up on big debt deal Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:46AMWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pressing congressional leaders to accept a $4 trillion debt reduction deal that Republicans have rejected for its tax increases and Democrats dislike for its cuts to programs for seniors and the poor, administration officials said hours before talks resumed
- Obama pushes leaders on debt Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:35AMObama calls for deficit reduction deal in 10 days, at rare Sunday session with congressional leaders. The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Sunday that "we need to" work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to
- Obama: Americans ‘need’ debt deal Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:54PMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Sunday “we need to” work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders, aiming to fashion a deficit reduction package for the next 10 years. Obama and...
- Obama: We Need Debt Deal In 10 Days Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:42PMPresident Barack Obama said Sunday that "we need to" work out a debt deal within the next 10 days as he convened a meeting with congressional leaders.
- Full interview: Craig Bellamy on leaving Manchester City for Cardiff City and his colourful life in and out of football Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:22AMWelsh striker explains his reasons for leaving Manchester City and why he chose to go to Cardiff.
- Goldman, Blackboard, UBS, JPMorgan, Madoff, Wells Fargo in Court News Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:29PMThe plaintiffs, which also include Peerless Insurance Co., said they invested $37.5 million in the offering of Freddie Mac shares, which Goldman underwrote, according to a filing July 6 in federal court in Boston.
- McInerney chief proposes liquidation of company Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:50PMThe Supreme Court is expected to rule shortly on a rescue plan, writes BARRY O’HALLORAN
- Algosaibi Family Ordered by British Court to Reveal Saudi Arabian Assets Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:43PMSaudi Arabia’s Algosaibi family and their company, which defaulted in 2009, were ordered by a U.K. judge to disclose their assets after admitting liability in a $250 million lawsuit by HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) and four other banks.
- Grassley says there may be a way out of debt limit logjam Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:21AMU.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says he’s not comfortable with it, but he broached the idea Wednesday that a provision in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution may provide a way out of the debt limit impasse.
- Nigeria: Our Economy in Trouble, Say Okonjo-Iweala, Aganga, Nnaji Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:28AMTHREE ministers-designate at the heart of the Goodluck Jonathan economic revival team, yesterday, reviewed the Nigerian economy and posited big trouble unless the present consumption pattern is reversed.
- County dealing with state cuts Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:39AMBy Mary Drier Staff Writer MICHIGAN — The state cut funding to municipalities and departments, and is now also asking for reductions on lease costs. “Our state revenue sharing is set to be cut by 24 percent – ...
- Federal bankruptcy program works to keep people in their homes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:39PMBy Mark Puente, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, July 5, 2011 A program pioneered in federal court in Orlando to help prevent foreclosures by trimming monthly payments and sometimes forgiving mortgage principal is coming to the Tampa Bay area. The Orlando program has a higher success rate than the mediation required in foreclosures in state courts. Borrowers in the federal program are being given ...
- U.S. Treasury has more money than you think Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 3:26PMA simple accounting change could give Uncle Sam more than US$350 billion extra to play with if a debt ceiling deal is not struck.
- Past campaign successes Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:56AMWDM was founded in 1970, by bringing together a number of groups which had been campaigning against world poverty during the late 1960s. We broke new ground by focusing on the causes of poverty and demanding policy changes rather than charitable giving.
- Zimbabwe: Hotel Operators Urge Opening of Skies Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:27AMHOTEL operators in the country have urged government to look beyond Air Zimbabwe and consider opening the skies to save hospitality, freight and related businesses, stressing the collapse of the national airline heavily weighed on these industries.
- England versus Scotland: A cross-border dispute Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:33PMScottish politics, the Queen joked this week, is not for the "meek, the passive or the faint-hearted". But the infamous tribalism north of the border is nothing compared with the extraordinary battle expected in the next decade between devolved assemblies demanding greater independence, and a wounded English political class – and their electorate – who fear they are getting an ever rawer deal.
- Atkins (WS) - Annual Financial Report Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:33AMAtkins (WS) - Annual Financial Report
- Greece clears final hurdle Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:04AMATHENS, Greece — Greece bought itself time to deal with its crippling debt crisis Thursday after lawmakers passed the second and final austerity bill essential for the release of crucial bailout funds that will prevent the country from defaulting next month.
- Greece clears final hurdle to get bailout funds Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:01PMATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece bought itself time to deal with its crippling debt crisis Thursday after lawmakers passed the second and final austerity bill essential for the release of crucial bailo...
- Greece clears final hurdle to get crucial bailout funds Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:13PMGreek parliament passes second and final austerity bill amid riots that injured more than 300 people.
- Greece passes final austerity bill needed for critical bailout Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:30AMWithout the next installment of rescue loans, Greece was to run out of money in mid-July.
- Many Republicans as well as Democrats want a timely hike in the debt limit to protect US creditworthiness and not just ... Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:07AMMany Republicans as well as Democrats want a timely hike in the debt limit to protect US creditworthiness and not just a temporary fix, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.
- U.S. says debt limit hike not partisan issue Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:00PMMany Republicans as well as Democrats want a timely hike in the debt limit to protect U.S. creditworthiness and not just a temporary fix, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.
- Key Greece vote boosts euro against dollar Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:15PMEuro rises as Greece passes key budget cuts, paving way for aid needed to avoid default
- US debt ceiling: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:35PMA federal default is no option under the US Constitution. Rating-agency warnings and budget-talk walkouts aside, America’s founding document probably won’t let the government stiff its creditors. That’s no reason to derail a deal on the debt ceiling.
- Letter to the Greeks: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:19PMThe anger you feel about your plight is understandable. You are staring at several unpalatable alternatives, all of which will involve big cuts in living standards for years to come. But the options you face are not all equally bad.
- Anatomy of a Debt Default in the United States Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:47AMWhile many economists say a genuine default is unlikely because politicians in Washington will ultimately agree on a way to raise the debt ceiling, naysayers in Washington have downplayed the potential consequences such as higher interest rates and inflation.
- Ex-French President Giscard: "Mad" For Greece To Try To Repay Euro Debts Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:57AMEx-French President Giscard: "Mad" For Greece To Try To Repay Euro Debts
- What options for Greece? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:22AM(BRUSSELS ) - From quitting the eurozone to being placed for years on a foreign financial drip-feed, the outlook for Greece ranges from black to bleak, depending on how the parliament votes on Wednesday.
- Austerity plan debate begins in Athens Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:49PMATHENS — Greece wants to conclude negotiations for a second bailout by the end of the summer “at the latest,’’ the country’s new finance minister said yesterday at the start of a parliamentary debate on unpopular but crucial austerity measures.
