Government News
- Wegmans and Tops pulls recalled products Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:04PMWegmans and Tops Friendly Markets have pulled a number of products off its shelves after a recall involving food ingredients that could be tainted with salmonella.
- Health district administrator retires Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:03PMMOSES LAKE — Grant County Health District Administrator and Nurse Director Peggy Grigg is retiring after 18 years of service. “I have loved working in public health because I have loved working with the community,” Grigg said.
- Othello listens to council hopefuls Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:02PMOTHELLO — Othello City Council questioned a panel of hopeful council appointees to determine who would be the best fit for the seat vacated by John Reneau.
- Desperate step? Govt nods Rs 2000 cr more for Scorpene submarines Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:01PMDesperate step? Govt nods Rs 2000 cr more for Scorpene submarinesDesperate step? Govt nods Rs 2000 cr more for Scorpene submarines
- County wants to join Google fiber optic test Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:01PMLocal government officials want Delaware County to have a fiber optic Internet network that would operate up to 100 times faster than current systems and blanket the county from border to border.
- Fed ending program to unfreeze U.S. credit Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:01PMThe federal program designed to unfreeze the nation's credit markets is nearing its end.
- Iraqis vote in key elections Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:59PMBAGHDAD: Billed as a key test of nascent democracy, Iraqis fear today’s parliamentary election will lead to a protracted period of uncertainty as the winners and losers try to cobble together a new government — even as American forces prepare to go home.
- Honeycutt to perform at Northeast Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:58PMEx-American Idol contestant Ben Honeycutt will play his first concert since leaving the contest in his hometown. Honeycutt will perform a “storytellers-type” concert, sponsored by Northeast’s student government association, at the Tom Bevill Lyceum on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Public employees union criticizes data loss deal Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMA union representing 8,000 Alaska government workers is calling on the state to renegotiate terms of an identity theft settlement with the firm responsible for losing personal data of 77,000 current and former public employees.
- Canada says federal budget will help cut country's $52.2 billion deficit over 5 years Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMTORONTO - Canada's Conservative government says its federal budget will cut the country's record deficit and move toward near balanced budgets in five years by trimming defense spending, international aid and government operations.
- Fed’s TALF Ends With $4.1 Billion of Loan Requests (Update1) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve received $4.1 billion in loan requests , the most in six months, from investors for the final round of its program that unlocked the market for asset-backed securities.
- Opposition hammers 'tyrannical' Tories, but won't force election Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMOpposition parties are full of sound and fury about what they say is Prime Minister Stephen Harper's tyrannical tendencies, his alleged cover-up of the Afghan detainee torture scandal, and Thursday's "do-nothing" budget.
- BC BREAKING NEWS : Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMothers also read... The Government of British Columbia and the federal government announced March 1. that they will be funding a $1.02 million dollar upgrade of the Florence Lake Forest Service Road, with work to start this spring.
- N.B. finance minister says he's pleased with stay the course federal budget Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMNew Brunswick's finance minister says there were no surprises in what he's calling a "stay the course" federal budget.
- Wen Says China to Spend $19 Bln on Agriculture, Wen Wei Reports Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:11PMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Chinese government plans to spend more than 130 billion yuan ($19 billion) to support the development of agriculture this year, Wen Wei Po reported today, citing Premier Wen Jiabao.
- Oscar-nominated dolphin hunt film to get Japan screening Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:10PMTOKYO, JAPAN - An Oscar-nominated documentary on the grisly business of dolphin hunting in Japan is set to be screened at cinemas nationwide for the first time later this year, but with some modifications, its distributor said.
- Nova Scotia concerned about Ottawa's decision to freeze defence spending Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:10PMNova Scotia's deputy premier says there were no big surprises in the federal budget, but he's somewhat concerned about Ottawa's decision to freeze departmental operating budgets.
- North Korean defector tells of leaders' luxury Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:10PMA North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country’s rulers says the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while many people starved in his impoverished communist nation.
- Aussie dollar opens lower Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:54PMThe Australian dollar opened a touch lower after Greece announced a new round of spending cuts.
- Dam, hydro project pushed back two months Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:54PMPreparation for Black River Falls’ upcoming dam and hydroelectric project is moving forward, but construction will now likely begin in May rather than March.
- Districts trying to look good for 'Race to Top' grants, Souder says Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:54PMWASHINGTON – Even before the Obama administration announces which states made the first cut in a competition for billions of dollars to improve education, school districts are scrambling to make themselves look good in Washington’s eyes, Rep. Mark Souder, R-3rd, said Wednesday.
- GM Vice Chairman Lutz to retire on May 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMSource: Reuters (Please be advised that paragraph 16 contains language that might be objectionable to some readers) * GM's Lutz to retire from May 1 from adviser position * Lutz was champion for GM's electric-car ...
- Contractors Anticipate Improved Business Opportunities in 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMAs Ontario's Economy Strengthens - Many Expect to Conduct More Work and Increase Hiring
- Former South Yemen leader says unity failed-report Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMSource: Reuters * Former southern leader says unity has failed * Violence has flared in south Yemen in recent weeks * Yemen to pay damages for civilians killed in raid (Adds compensation for deaths in raid, ...
- Termini: Buffalo needs radical help Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMBuffalo and other cities across the state face urban crises that scream for radical remedies, a local business leader told nearly 70 people at a downtown forum today.
- Live Aid funded Ethiopian rebels Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMAn investigation has found almost all the money raised by the Live Aid and Band Aid concerts in the 1980s went to Ethiopian rebels to buy weapons, instead of victims of famine it was intended for.
- Wheat Rises as U.S. Growers Store Grain, Awaiting Price Rally Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMMarch 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat rose for the first time this week on speculation that U.S. growers are limiting sales on speculation that a stalled dollar rally will revive demand for the grain.
- India upset with Holbrooke view on Kabul attack Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:53PMNew Delhi: Indian officials have described as “absolutely incorrect” the statement by Washington's AfPak envoy, Richard Holbrooke, that India was not the target of last week's terrorist attack in Kabul.
- Government Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:35AMGovernment Smart Start of Henderson County has a strategic planning meeting from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at the Mountain Lodge and Conference Center, 42 McMurray Road, Flat Rock.
- Carlyle to partner with Fosun Group Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMUS buyout giant Carlyle Group will partner with Shanghai Fosun High Technology (Group) Co Ltd to create a yuan-denominated fund that will focus its investments on rapidly expanding companies in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the Fosun Group is one of the largest private-owned conglomerates in China. Brian Zhou, Carlyle's China spokesman, told China Daily yesterday that the new fund is ready ...
- Labor gets tough on drink drivers Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMTasmania's Labor Government is promising to get tougher on serious and repeat drink drivers if it retains power after next month's election.
- New steel firm melting pot of consolidation Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMJinan Iron and Steel Co Ltd (Jigang) will acquire Laiwu Steel Corporation (Laigang) through a share swap, paving the way for the backdoor listing of their controlling shareholder Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (Shangang). According to statements the two steelmakers filed to the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday, each Laigang share, valued at 12.29 yuan, will be swapped for 2.43 Jigang ...
- Turkey Jails More Officers as Erdogan Prepares for Army Meeting Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMA Turkish court ruled that eight more army officers should be jailed pending charges of plotting a coup, in a case that has heightened tension between the Islamist-rooted government and the armed forces.
- RBS: A Work In Progress Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMFigures for 2009 show Britain's most unloved big bank may be past its worst moments.
- Shanghai Plans to Introduce Container-Futures Market This Year Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34AMShanghai Shipping Exchange, based in China’s busiest port, intends to set up a container-shipping derivates market by year-end as the city tries to challenge London as a global center for shipping finance.
- Businessman charged for bribing DPP Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:33AMKUALA LUMPUR, Thurs -- A businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to offering a RM15,000 bribe to a deputy public prosecutor to freeze the assets of a company and make charges against the company owner.
- New licenses security features debut Monday Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:57PMThe Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles will begin Advanced Secure Issuance (ASI) in Las Vegas beginning tom,orrow. ASI is a new license or ID card marked with a gold star indicating it meets federal
- N.C. working to stem prison crowding problems Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:57PMGARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is ready to begin a comprehensive effort to figure out how to curtail its swelling prison population, and state leaders hope it will create neither additional fears about public safety nor another political football on crime.
- From ‘young Titulescu’ to PSD leader in only eight years Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMVictor Ponta’s election is heralded by some as the start of real changes in PSD, while others fear he could be easily manipulated because he owes a great deal to senior party members.
- Gov. Herbert says Utah will have input on national monuments Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMWASHINGTON — Scott Matheson opposed the MX missile system, Mike Leavitt cried foul over Grand Staircase-Escalante...
- World's refugee orphans seeking homes in the US Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMHOLLISTON - Hiding from merciless militiamen and trekking through unforgivable mountainous terrain, Madhel Majok...
- Lower economic confidence realistic - Key Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMPeople were being more realistic about the economy, Prime Minister John Key said this morning following a poll last night showing reduced confidence.
- Mt Isa's high lead levels readings 'may be wrong' Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMThe Queensland Government says it is encouraged that a high lead level reading in Mount Isa in the state's north-west may be wrong.
- Kaiserslautern area commissaries get tough on ID checks Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:55PMJennifer Gruenberg checks an identification card at Ramstein’s base exchange in 2007. Concerns over unauthorized commissary use in the Kaiserslautern area have led to stricter access rules at those stores. The exchange at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center still requires just one ID check.
- Garrett under siege over insulation fiasco Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:54PMThe Federal Opposition will today redouble its efforts to have Environment Minister Peter Garrett sacked over his handling of the scrapped home insulation scheme.
- British PM fights back against claims he abused staff Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:53PMBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is fighting back against claims that he terrified staff with his volcanic temper.
- Culture Briefs Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:08AMAvoiding Baldwin "[Alec Baldwin's] career hasn't been this hot since he came off The Hunt for Red October and was chasing Kim Basinger in the tabloids. He costarred in 'It's Complicated' which made a bunch of money, he keeps winning awards for Emmy bait '30 Rock' which has a solid audience and is a hit with the smart set, and he is about to co-host the Oscars next month. Busy guy! "But in the ...
- Premier applauds after-school music program Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:08AMPremier Shawn Graham picked up a violin and joined an orchestra of elementary school students Thursday to help officially open the new Beaverbrook Cambiata Centre, the first of its kind in Canada which teaches children the value of teamwork through music.
- 25 Afghan Police May Have Joined Taliban Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:08AMAbout 25 police officers left their posts just before midnight Wednesday, and on Thursday morning a Taliban spokesman claimed they had defected.
- Toyota's president to testify before Congress Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 2:07AMToyota's president Akio Toyoda, under fire for his handling of sweeping recalls, will testify before a congressional hearing next week, appealing to U.S. lawmakers and aggrieved customers for understanding while the company fixes its safety problems.
