Democrat: Blagojevich 'called our bluff' on Senate pick
CNN (USA) - 2 ore fa
NEW: Illinois secretary of state tells WGN his signature is not needed on certificate Congressional Black Caucus votes unanimously to back Burris' bid Senate majority leader says he is awaiting ruling by Illinois Supreme Court Majority leader says Senate as a whole ultimately has to vote on ... |
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Tony Blair will collect Congressional Gold Medal
Times OnLine (UK) - 4 ore fa
He is also now said to be waiting to hear when he can pick up the Congressional Gold Medal of Honour, awarded to him in 2003 in recognition of his 'steadfast stand against evil'. The Times understands that Mr Blair has approved the design of of the medal, which is made specially by the US Federal ... |
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Obama plans to keep Republican FDIC chair Bair: report
Reuters (USA) - 4 ore fa
Bair is chairman of a five-member FDIC board that includes two other banking regulators, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan and Office of Thrift Supervision Director John Reich -- both Republicans. Reich, whose agency regulated failed mortgage lenders Washington Mutual and IndyMac ... |
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Paulson leaves U.S. rescue funds up to Obama team
Reuters (USA) - 4 ore fa
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday. Paulson said the Treasury was continuing to work on plans for future capital investments in banks and on "creative ways to leverage the TARP resource for consumers outside the banking system" in his final two weeks in office. In answers to ... |
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Tax Plan as Cash Crunch Looms (Update1)
Bloomberg.com (USA) - 6 ore fa
California moved closer to running out of cash and being unable to pay its bills after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed an $18 billion package of tax increases and spending cuts sent to him by Democrats. Schwarzenegger said the measures raised taxes unfairly, didn’t do enough to boost the ... |
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Views soften on 2 former presidents, CNN poll finds
CNN (USA) - 10 ore fa
Ex-Presidents Carter, George H.W. Bush voted out of office with low approval ratings Today, their approval ratings have about doubled in CNN-Opinion Research poll President Bush is leaving office with lower approval rating than father, Carter |
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British tennis player will not stand trial for rape in US
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - 19 ore fa
Christopher Doerr, a young British tennis player accused of raping a woman at a party in Mississippi, will not stand trial due to lack of evidence, a court heard. . Mr Doerr, from Bromley, Kent, has been told that the District Attorney could still choose to pursue the case but it was very ... |
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Chancellor Alistair Darling admits recession will last longer than predicted
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - 17 ore fa
Britain will be in the grip of recession for longer than previously thought, Alistair Darling has indicated in a clear hint that he will have to abandon the prediction that economic recovery will start later this year. . However, new economic data suggests the prediction was over-optimistic. In an ...
MI5 chief warns of threat from global recession- Telegraph.co.uk (UK) |
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Obama tabs spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
The Seattle Times (USA) - 2 ore fa
Pointing with concern to "red ink as far as the eye can see," President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs - even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of ...
CBO projects $1.2 trillion deficit for 2009- The Seattle Times (USA) |
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Clinton Senate confirmation hearing set for January 13
Reuters (USA) - 4 ore fa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday it will hold a confirmation hearing on January 13 for Hillary Clinton to serve as President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state. The panel will also hold a confirmation hearing on January 15 for Obama's pick to become the U.S. ambassador to ... |
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