GOP Hopefuls Pay Attention to Nevada
“Nevada was a political afterthought for Republicans in the 2008 presidential election,” the Las Vegas Sun reports. “Caucus votes were nonbinding, meaning delegates could change their minds about whom to support, so candidates focused on other more influential states rather than risk wasting time and money in Nevada. But that strategy seems to be changing, [...]
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Dodd about Irish cottage
The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint alleging that Sen. Christopher Dodd’s Irish cottage was an improper gift from a businessman. View full post on All Stories
House prices tipped to slip
THE Reserve Bank’s November rate hike sparked a national fall in house prices with further declines likely over the year ahead. View full post on All Stories
Out of Lehman’s Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants
Wall Street’s biggest banks, whose missteps caused a global financial crisis and economic slowdown two years ago, were more agile when it came to countering the political and regulatory response. View full post on All Stories
Nepal’s peace process at crossroads : Ban
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – The peace process in Nepal is at a crossroads as the United Nations winds up its mission, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says. In a report issued Thursday, he cited the major challenge facing the country is to integrate 19,000 Maoist soldiers who fought a [...]
PM to inaugurate Indian Science Congress Jan 3
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai on Jan 3, an event that will be attended by scientists and academicians from all over the world. View full post on All Stories
State banks disburse Rp 13.6t in micro loans in 2010
As of Dec. 29, state banks had distributed Rp 13.6 trillion (US$ 1.5 million) in micro loans this year, the State-Owned Enterprises Ministry announced Friday. View full post on All Stories
US Treasury Met With US, Foreign Banks On Dodd-Frank Rules
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday became the latest government agency to show which companies, lobbyists and interest groups are working to shape and understand an over View full post on All Stories
Gazprombank prepares to sell 25% of Sibur to Novatek head
Gazprombank, one of Russia’s largest banks, is preparing to sell 25% of Sibur Holding petrochemical company to Leonid Mikhelson, head of the country’s largest independent gas producer Novatek, Sibur said on Friday. View full post on All Stories
Lawmaker denies quip KKK reference
MACON – Democratic Sen. Robert Brown said he was speaking about GOP sex scandals, not the Ku Klux Klan, when he made a televised remark that prompted a Republican to ask for an apology. View full post on All Stories
