Clean, on time and empty. 'Ghost bus' to spare ministers' blushes
Times OnLine (UK) - 17 ore fa
No one ever gets on and, a moment later, it departs - empty - on a 70-minute trip to Wandsworth Road in South London. Once there, it waits for two hours and 15 minutes before returning, again carrying no passengers. Welcome to Britain's most luxurious bus service, paid for by the taxpayer ...
Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax- Times OnLine (UK)
Bailiffs and bankruptcy become common currency of council tax- Times OnLine (UK)
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Sandra Botha to step down
News24 (SA) - 16 ore fa
Botha took over from Tony Leon as the DA's parliamentary leader in May 2007 - a time of debate between government and the opposition - partly because of her good relationship with key leaders of the ANC. She was the first woman in South Africa's history to be elected as leader of the opposition ... |
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No serious objections expected to Hillary Clinton
The Seattle Times (USA) - 6 ore fa
Hillary Rodham Clinton has held lengthy private discussions with leaders of the Senate committee reviewing her nomination to be secretary of state and will face a public hearing Tuesday.. The incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, said ... |
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Pelosi urges mid-February action on stimulus
Reuters (USA) - 7 ore fa
Opening a Democratic-sponsored forum on suggested approaches for a recovery plan, Pelosi said Congress must approve legislation by mid-February to ensure any response has a rapid and meaningful impact on the reeling economy. We need action," Pelosi said. "Failure to act quickly will only lead to ...
Obama says stimulus to include energy savings- Reuters (USA) |
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Obama to make case for 'urgent action' on economic recovery plan
CNN (USA) - 7 ore fa
NEW: President-elect Barack Obama to give "major speech" on economy Thursday Obama: "Change and reform can't just be election-year slogans" Obama says the deficit will probably hit $1 trillion this year Obama team has talked to Dr. Sanjay Gupta about surgeon general job, sources say |
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Brown boost for apprenticeships
BBC (UK) - 11 ore fa
Gordon Brown has begun a three-day tour of England and Wales, aimed at showing that he is heeding concerns about the impact of the economic downturn. . The Conservatives have stepped up attacks on Mr Brown's handling of what they call "Labour's debt crisis". Party leader David Cameron called the ... |
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Budget deficit looms largest
The Seattle Times (USA) - 15 ore fa
Top Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree: The looming state budget deficit will dominate the upcoming legislative session, and the hole could get bigger.. Christine Gregoire has proposed a cut-heavy budget that also counts on about $1 billion in federal assistance. But some lawmakers aren't ... |
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Obama hails 'extraordinary' moment with presidents
The Seattle Times (USA) - 3 ore fa
Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he's in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents' club. In an image bound to go down in history, every living U.S. president came together at ... |
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Obama announces "chief performance officer"
Reuters (USA) - 7 ore fa
Nancy Killefer, a director at McKinsey & Company and a former assistant Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, will work with economic officials to increase efficiencies and eliminate waste in government spending. We can no longer afford to sustain the old ways when we know there are ... |
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Obama to deliver speech on economy on Thursday
Reuters (USA) - 7 ore fa
Obama, who takes office on January 20, plans to push for early passage of a two-year package of spending measures and tax cuts likely to total nearly $800 billion. "He will make th ... |
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