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| Little chance of change to strike laws, say experts People Management Magazine Online There is little likelihood of a law change to make strikes more difficult despite the government's veiled threats on the issue, industrial relations and law experts have warned. Business secretary Vince Cable yesterday said in a speech to the GMB ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IMF backs Government cuts but says a 'Plan B is necessary' Telegraph.co.uk The warning came as the IMF delivered a strong endorsement of the Government's austerity plans, but laid out a clear "Plan B" of monetary easing and tax cuts in case of an emergency. The "unexpected" weakness in growth and climb in inflation raises the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flaherty Says Operating Cost Cuts Will Balance Canadian Budget San Francisco Chronicle June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, whose Conservative Party won a majority in last month's election, is counting on cuts in government operating costs and the elimination of tax loopholes to balance his budget within four ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vic Govt faces more problems with the state's police force ABC Online BRENDAN TREMBATH: In Victoria the Government's troubles with the police force have escalated. Police have begun industrial action over their pay. The Government is already grappling with turmoil in the highest ranks of the force. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NSW Government backs down on solar tariffs: Midday Roundup SmartCompany.com.au The New South Wales government has backed down on its plan to retrospectively reduce the solar feed-in tariff from 60 cents to 40 cents, according to reports. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, New South Wales premier Barry O'Farrell has said he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swan releases first Treasury figures on carbon tax; Hockey says they tell nothing ABC Online BRENDAN TREMBATH: The Federal Government's released some of the Treasury estimates about the economic effects of a carbon tax in a bid to help build public support for pricing carbon and counter the Opposition's scare campaign. The Treasurer Wayne Swan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pawlenty to propose tax cuts, smaller government role in economic address Washington Post By Amy Gardner, CHICAGO — Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty (R) will present a dramatic alternative to what he calls President Obama's "big government and heavy handed regulations" in an economic address at the University of Chicago on Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libya government fails to prove claims of NATO casualties Washington Post Nearly three months into NATO's bombing campaign, Moammar Gaddafi's government churns out daily propaganda about the alliance supposedly inflicting civilian casualties. Last week, it said that 718 people had died from mid-March to late May and that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government debt hits $71.6 billion Stuff.co.nz The Government is practising "good cash management" by borrowing an extra $5 billion this year to take advantage of low interest rates despite gross debt hitting $71.6b, a senior economist says. Treasury today published the Government's financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| What Economic Policy Options Does The Government Really Have Left? Business Insider Specifically, the Bank of Japan should consider increasing still further its purchases of government debt, preferably in explicit conjunction with a program of tax cuts or other fiscal stimulus." That sounds pretty familiar doesn't it? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fan and Fred: A Bad GOP Sequel Wall Street Journal John Campbell of California—has introduced a bill (HR 1859) to set up a government-based housing finance program that is even worse than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The elimination of these two insolvent government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government's mountain of debt USA Today In addition, Congress reduces its estimate of Social Security's shortfall by counting the $2.6 trillion in IOUs the government has issued to the program's trust fund. However, the government's audited books, issued by the Treasury Department, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Baba Ramdev: Forgiven government, but will continue fast Economic Times HARIDWAR: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev , who is continuing his fast against corruption here, on Tuesday said he has forgiven the government for the post-midnight police action against him and his supporters at the Ramlila Ground in Delhi. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government undecided on rail link finance Sydney Morning Herald The NSW government is simply doing its homework by turning to financial experts for advice on how to fund the $8 billion north-west rail project, state Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says. Reports that the government is looking to specific ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Portugal looks to speed up handover to new government amid bailout demands Washington Post By AP, LISBON, Portugal — Authorities in Portugal are trying to expedite bureaucratic procedures so the new center-right government can get to work on tackling the country's ruinous debt crisis. President Anibal Cavaco Silva, mostly a ceremonial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CBI warns government of setting tough carbon targets Manufacturer.com The CBI confirmed today that it will ask government to rethink conflicts of interest between low carbon and industrial policies. Before last year's general election the CBI set out 12 priorities for the incoming government to consider in relation to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Government declares Oyo drivers union a security threat NEXT They seem to remain untouchable as their leaders surrender themselves as tools in the hands of successive government to fight political opponents. But, Mr Ajimobi, during his inaugural speech, vowed to put a stop to the menace of the group. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| B.C. government risks backlash from HST ads The Province If there's one thing more ubiquitous on TV in British Columbia than hockey highlights these days, it's got to be the government's pro-HST commercials. "I know one or two people who are treating the ads as a drinking game," NDP Leader Adrian Dix told me ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Calls for total live cattle ban to Indonesia Radio Australia The Australian government has issued control orders to prevent the slaughter of cattle at 12 abbatoirs where animal cruelty was exposed last week. But critics say that doesn't go far enough. Independent parliamentarians are drawing up a bill to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Chinese media calls Google a 'political tool' Computerworld By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - The Chinese media lashed out at Google Monday as the Communist government today stepped up its criticism of the Internet company. The People's Daily, a newspaper published by the Communist Party of China, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| BC government's CFL bulb obsession doesn't add up Merritt News But this wasn't any ordinary light bulb; this was a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), which is being hawked by government and hydro companies alike as the latest planet-saving device that we all must have if we are serious about combatting big bad ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Doug Dobmeyer: Chicago casino proposal needs discussion The State Journal-Register By Anonymous Government now under fire from so many sectors remains a necessary part of social life in the world, this country and our city. To this point, city government has historically been the protector, helpful hand and sometimes arbitrator to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Bahraini doctors face trial for treating anti-government protesters thejournal.ie 47 medical professionals have been charged with participating in the anti-government demonstrations. DOZENS OF DOCTORS and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters during the political unrest in Bahrain have gone on trial in a security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Already Sick? You May Be Able To Afford New Government Health Premiums New York Times (blog) By ANN CARRNS If you have had trouble getting health insurance because you were already sick, the federal government is trying to make it easier for you to get coverage. As of July 1, premiums for special government-administered health plans designed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anti-government sit-in while Yemen's president is absent msnbc.com (blog) Vendors selling qat, a mild stimulant, flash the victory sign as they wait for customers at the site of an anti-government sit-in to demand the removal of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on June 6. The United States made clear on Monday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Beck Falsely Claims Obama Says Americans Should "Side With" Syrian Government Media Matters for America [Fox News, Glenn Beck, 6/6/11] Obama: "We Strongly Oppose The Syrian Government's Treatment Of Its Citizens." From an April 22 statement by Obama: The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of force by the Syrian government ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Swaziland Government Dismisses Calls for Democratic Reforms Voice of America Majahenkaba Dlamini said the government would not kowtow to pressure from self-interest groups to work outside the confines of the constitution. He also said the groups are unsure about what they really want. "They don't want to play in accordance [or] ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| To Save Power, Tokyo Employees Start Workday Early NPR Enlarge Associated Press Tokyo city government employees wait for their colleagues outside their office in Tokyo Monday, June 6, 2011. Facing a power crunch and a scorching summer, some of nearly 10000 Tokyo city government employees started their work ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| IBM joins government analytics rush iT News "We're going to need to see some strong and decisive leadership at various government department levels to do that, because you're talking about trying to drive cross-department collaboration," he said. "Given the various Royal Commissions into natural ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The government's risky SAC wager Fortune (blog) But as investigators circle Steve Cohen and SAC Capital, the government risks losing what little crime-fighting credibility it has gained. FORTUNE -- The public's desire to see someone, anyone, come down hard on Wall Street has been answered, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Courts Upend Budgets as States Look for Savings Ocala State budget battles — usually between governors and legislatures — are increasingly involving another branch of government, the judiciary. In recent weeks, court decisions have upended budget negotiations in California, Nevada and New Jersey, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bruce Kaskubar: Dayton seeks unsustainable growth in government Post-Bulletin According to legislators I talked to, in what little discussion time the governor did give the legislature, as Republicans explained some of the government streamlining and improvement parts of the budget, Gov. Dayton was nodding his head and thinking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Miami's cultural boom product of local, independent creatives - not ... MiamiHerald.com Nonetheless, I challenge the article's premise that Miami culture is thriving because of the largesse of philanthropy and local government, and I don't consider it a feather in Miami's cap that "the cultural boom helped attract attention from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Andrew Breitbart of Big Government Hijacks Anthony Weiner Press Conference Village Voice (blog) One of the pictures in question shows Weiner with his cats, allegedly titled "Me and the pussys," and another set has the congressman shirtless, with threats from Andrew Breitbart and Big Government that another photograph sent from the same email ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Big Government's Biggest Friend Mother Jones Norquist, whose most famous quote is the one about shrinking government until it's small enough to drown in a bathtub, is actually opposed to anything that raises government revenue. That's a subtle difference but a real one, because taxes in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| County departments fear state government shutdown Eastern Iowa Government But the agencies Branstad's referring say they don't know just how much they'll need to cut back until the budget is passed The stalemate at the State House has some agencies fearing a government shutdown. If a budget isn't passed before the July first ... See all stories on this topic » |
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