Senate GOP Leaders Weekly Party Lunch Remarks
Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and other Senate Republicans spoke to members of the press after attending their weekly party policy lunch on Capitol Hill. Topics discussed include the Bush tax cuts and the START treaty with Russia. Length: 4 min. Published: Today at 2pm (ET) View full post on All Stories
Update: Brown president joins rally for immigration act
By News staff Providence Journal photo / Kathy Borchers Brown University President Ruth Simmons speaks to the students and media Tuesday at a midday press conference held as part of a rally calling for action on the DREAM Act. By KAREN LEE ZINER Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At a campus rally Tuesday, Brown [...]
Medical marijuana bill falls short in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD – Legislation that would have legalized marijuana for medical use in Illinois fell seven votes short of the 60 needed for passage Tuesday afternoon. The legislation got 53 “yes” votes, among them from Reps. Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana, and Bill Black, R-Danville. read more View full post on All Stories
Cash Loans for Unemployed for People in Need
Don’t call unemployment problem a curse because a curse is that, which have no solution or rare solution but today’s time to crack cash troubles of jobless people, loan market is filled up with a number of lenders offering various types of loans with different terms and conditions against the fiscal crunches cropped up due [...]
Cities sweat funding as Congress picks at ‘earmarks’
Cities are bracing to lose millions in funding for transportation and community projects because of a new push in Congress to ban pet projec … View full post on All Stories
Governments of Canada and British Colombia Continue to Lend a Hand to Orchards and Vineyards
British Columbia’s fruit growers received another instalment to help with removal and disposal costs of tree fruits and grapes from Agriculture Ministers Gerry Ritz and Ben Stewart on Saturday. The cheque for more than $533, 000 was delivered to President Joe Sardinha of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association at a farmer roundtable hosted by local [...]
RBI unlikely to permit roll-over of realty loans
The cash-starved real estate sector could well find the going tougher. Smarting under the allegations of bribery against some its executives for granting loans to realty firms, banks are contemplating whether to bar roll-over of the loans of these firms. View full post on All Stories
Canadian Court Mandates Government Websites Be Blind-Friendly
AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – A Federal Court judge has given Ottawa 15 months to revise government websites so the portals can be used by the visually impaired. The order by Justice Michael Kelen was based on a finding by the court that the federal government of Canada did not implement existing [...]
Many Key Pieces in Tax-Cut Extension Puzzle
President Obama and the GOP start talks today about income caps, credits, brackets, AMT ceilings, capital gains and dividends, some breaks that have expired, and even jobless subsidies View full post on All Stories
RBA tells inquiry bank funding costs rose
An RBA submission to a Senate committee details how rising bank funding costs have driven a wedge between the cash rate and lending rates. View full post on All Stories
