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- HAVE YOUR SAY: Tax fight heads west Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34PMLIBERAL MP Bernie Finn is calling on councils to put politics aside and join his West Against Carbon Tax (WACT) group in what he says is a bid to protect industry and jobs.
- Cut, cap and blow up: West calls Wasserman Schultz ‘vile, unprofessional and despicable’ Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:31PMU.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, fired off an e-mail calling U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, “the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the U.S. House of Representatives” after she criticized West without naming him on the House floor late this afternoon. The exchange between South Florida’s two most prominent congressional talking heads came [...]
- U.S. trade deals could be delayed past August: Daley Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:21PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon send free-trade pacts with Colombia, South Korea and Panama to Congress for votes, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Tuesday, but doubts are building on its passage.
- The MedZilla Report for July 2011 -- Health Care Employment Gains Hindered by Cuts in Pharmaceuticals and Managed Care. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:42AMAlthough health care employment was up in June, deep cuts in pharmaceuticals and managed care along with decreased job satisfaction among nurses ended the first half of 2011 on a less-than-positive note, reports MedZilla.com. (PRWeb July 19, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8651853.htm
- Govt dedicated in developing Orang Ulu youths — Rep Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:31AMKUCHING: Despite the government’s efforts to send youths from ethnic minorities for skills training, there are still those few who chose to remain jobless, choosing to return to their villages after successfully completing their training.
- Business news in brief Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:31AMBoeing Co. said it landed a $4.4 million, two-year contract to install security surveillance and monitoring at three locations on the Delaware River to protect the waterfront in Delaware County.
- House plans votes as debt talks go on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:21AMMcCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON - Congress plans two largely symbolic but politically significant votes starting Tuesday on proposals that conservative groups vow will be remembered during the 2012 elections: a plan to slash federal spending and a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution.
- First Solar Inc: Ex-Im-Bank To Support Exports To India Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:15AMDie untenstehende Meldung ist eine Original-Meldung des Unternehmens. Sie ist nicht von der ECOreporter.de-Redaktion bearbeitet. Die presserechtliche Verantwortlichkeit liegt bei dem meldenden Unternehmen.
- Armstrong wants hearing on feds’ ties to media Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:08AMNEW YORK — Lance Armstrong’s attorneys say illegal government leaks of grand jury information have sullied the cyclist’s reputation, and have asked a court to order federal agents to discuss their contacts with the media. ... - By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press
- Loan to help Severstal upgrade, add jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:07AMDEARBORN — Severstal North America on Tuesday was awarded a $730 million federal government loan to help produce new high-strength steel at its South End complex.
- Republicans shrug off veto threat on spending cuts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:21PMCourting confrontation and compromise alike, House Republicans on Monday shrugged off President Barack Obama’s threat to veto their legislation to cut federal spending by trillions of dollars, even as they negotiated with him over more modest steps to avert a potential government default.
- Concerns about Ipswich immigration detention centre Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:12PMResidents living close to the soon-to-be mothballed Borallon Correction Centre in Ipswich say they want to be consulted about plans to turn the prison into an immigration detention centre.
- E-mail letters, July 18, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:00PMThe growing obesity crisis clearly shows that people just do not know where to start. They are overwhelmed with information about food — just look at the tons of books and magazines — mired in with all the other minutia delivered by our Western culture.
- Hartsuyker challenges Oakeshott Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:00PMLUKE Hartsuyker wants to square off publicly against Rob Oakeshott over the carbon tax. The Member for Cowper challenged his Lyne counterpart to an open debate on home turf yesterday and, so far, the challenge has not been taken up.
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- Were We Too Easy on Lincoln Electric? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:47PMPaul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here are a few queries: EmbedVideo(1006, 514, 320); We received a flurry of worried responses to our Lincoln Electric story from Wednesday night. They deserve an airing and a reply. First, from Dean Brown in New Hampshire: "You spent a lot of time extolling a firm ...
- Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Governors Inviting Scorpion to Breakfast Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49AMEverybody knows that views of columnists, commentators, analysts or those whose part of occupation is to express themselves views on the pages of newspapers, magazines or even on air are often driven by emerging contemporary issues. No writer simply wakes up and begins to write on any issue that is not going to serve public good. Even if a writer decides to write on any subject that is purely ...
- E.J. Dionne Jr.: Why did Congress waste six months? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:48AMWASHINGTON — The House Republican strategy to link a normally routine increase in the nation’s debt limit with a crusade to slash spending has already had a high cost, threatening the nation’s credit rating and making the United States look dysfunctional and incompetent to the rest of the world.
- Debt ceiling delay: Gun shot to the economy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:37AMNo one knows what will happen to the economy if lawmakers fail to reach a debt ceiling deal by Aug. 2.
- Nigeria: Borno to Compensate Victims of Boko Haram Crisis Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:29AMThe Borno State government at the weekend stated its readiness to compensate victims of the recent Boko Haram crisis in the state.
- Nigeria: Unacceptable Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:27AMJuly 17, 2011: The Islamic terror group Boko Haram have become a major problem in northeastern Borno State, and especially its capital Maiduguri. Over 40,000 people (out of 1.2 million) have fled the capital, and local leaders believe that the corrupt and violent police are part of the problem.
- House Republicans move to thwart lighting efficiency rules Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:03PMFederal energy legislation passed in 2007 phases out incandescent light bulbs starting next year. The GOP has made the rules a symbol of regulatory excess. The House Republican majority moved Friday to keep old-style incandescent light bulbs around a bit longer, voting to block enforcement of new lighting efficiency rules and setting up a high-wattage fight with the Democratic-controlled Senate.
- Debt-ceiling fight causes fissures within both parties that could last till 2012 elections Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:40PMDebt-ceiling fight causes fissures within both parties that could last till 2012 elections
- The real cost of oil Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:22PMYes, the price of gas is outrageous, some would say, as is the case with other fossil fuels. The prices aren`t actually so high when you consider the finite supply; costs will only rise as that supply dwindles, if demand continues.
- LNG PROJECT ATTRACTS INVESTOR INTEREST IN PERAK Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:23AMSINGAPORE, July 13 (Bernama) -- International companies have shown keeninterests to invest in Perak following the approval of the plan to set up theliquefied natural gas project (LNG) project in Manjung district. State Industry, Investment, Entrepreneur Development, Tourism and WomenAffairs Committee chairman, Datuk Hamidah Osman, said companies from India hadalso shown interest to invest in ...
- Georgia Nets Green Jobs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:18PMA $300,000 federal grant is going to an Atlanta organization to help train low-income residents for jobs and careers connected to the environment. It’s the latest government money headed to Georgia with hopes of spurring development in the green industry. read more
- Fed officials worried about weakening job market Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:18PMFederal Reserve officials at their last meeting expressed concerns that the weakening job market might hold back the economic recovery. AD: Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. To put emergency responders on the scene as quickly as possible, you need more than fast cars and good radios. With ...
- Health Highlights: Feb. 18, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:27AMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
- Pork On The Rise Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:26AMUh oh. China has an inflation problem. Food prices are up 14% in the last year. And pork is 57% more expensive than this time last year. Consumer prices rose 6.4% in June, and producer prices were up 7.1%. This is a problem for Australia.
- US House Panel approves bill to study effect of EPA rules Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:05AMU.S. House Republicans, frustrated with the Environmental Protection Agency, took steps Friday to create a new commission to keep it in line.