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Iraqi President Vows Veto of Election Bill

washingtonpost.com     11 hrs ago   193 related          

Measure Passed After Kurdish Boycott; Balloting Is Now Unlikely Until 2009 Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, July 24, 2008; Page A16 BAGHDAD, July 23 -- President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that he would veto a...                

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House Passes Bill Backstopping Fannie and Freddie

nytimes.com     1 hr ago   509 related          

The House approved far-reaching government assistance on Wednesday for the nation’s housing market, including broad authority for the Treasury Department to protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapse. The White House,...                

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Political meddling could make economy worse

deseretnews.com     7 hrs ago   8 related          

Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:11 a.m. MDT We don't look to arsonists to help put out fires, but we do look to politicians to help solve financial crises that they played a major role in creating. How did the government...                

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China presses grieving parents to take hush money on quake

iht.com     10 hrs ago   9 related          

The official came for Yu Tingyun in his village one evening last week. Yu's daughter had died in a cascade of concrete and bricks, one of at least 240 students at a high school in Hanwang who lost their lives in the May 12...                

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Houston toughens record-keeping rules for city contractors

chron.com     2 hrs ago   4 related          

The new rules are aimed at making it harder for companies to misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," to avoid paying Social Security, Medicare, workers' compensation or unemployment insurance. Union officials...                

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Nigeria: Kogi State Officials Arrested for Fraught

allafrica.com     3 hrs ago   5 related          

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Chinyere Okoye Lagos Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, arrested six top officials of Kogi State government, including Assembly Speaker, Honourable Clarence Olafemi, over...                

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Local Gov employers - agree to further talks with UNISON and Unite

bloggers4labour.org     4 hrs ago   2 related          

Whilst I was at the (very successful about 70 people) "is there a Witchhunt in UNISON?" meeting last night - the press release came through on my blackberry that UNISON's NJC Committee had agreed not to name any future dates...                

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Mayor Orders City Agencies to Go Multilingual

epochtimes.com     8 hrs ago   33 related          

By Christine Lin Epoch Times Staff Jul 23, 2008 NEW YORK—The Mayor signed an executive order on Tuesday, July 22 mandating that all city agencies must start providing services in the top six foreign languages spoken in New...                

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Council puts off utility tax decision

signonsandiego.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

The Chula Vista City Council delayed a decision last night on asking voters to broaden a telecommunications tax. One councilman disagreed with the measure, and another thought a last-minute change was improperly noticed to the...                

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SEDC board fires embattled president

signonsandiego.com     3 hrs ago   5 related          

SAN DIEGO – Trustees of the Southeastern Economic Development Corp. fired longtime President Carolyn Smith last night, despite an outpouring of support from people who appreciated the agency's work in an underserved community.                

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