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Nigeria labor says no agreement to end fuel strike (AP)

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:57:24 +0000

AP – Nigeria’s government and labor unions failed to end a paralyzing nationwide strike over high gasoline costs, potentially sparking an oil production shutdown in a nation vital to U.S. oil supplies.

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Source: W.Va. mine disaster yields $210M agreement (AP)

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:07:32 +0000

AP – The West Virginia coal mine blast that killed 29 men has yielded a wide-ranging and historic $210 million settlement proposal to compensate victims’ families, pay fines and improve underground safety in response to the worst U.S. coal mining disaster in decades, an attorney with knowledge of the settlement told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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NY judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement (AP)

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:42:11 +0000

AP – A judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission over toxic mortgage securities, saying he couldn’t tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from details of the firm’s wrongdoing.

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Initial agreement reached in Greece power-sharing (AP)

admin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:00:05 +0000

AP – Greece’s embattled prime minister and main opposition leader agreed Sunday to form an interim government to ensure the country’s new European debt deal and oversee early elections, capping a week of political turmoil that saw Greece facing a catastrophic default and threatening its euro membership.

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Bam: Agreement reached on debt ceiling

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:23:01 +0000

The U.S. pulled back from the brink of financial Armageddon on Sunday as lawmakers and President Obama struck a $3 trillion debt deal to save America from default.

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Europe nears agreement on Greek crisis bailout (AP)

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:33:51 +0000

AP – Greece would get some relief on part its massive debts and a Europe-wide rescue fund would gain new powers to swiftly aid other debt-stricken countries under a sweeping deal being negotiated by eurozone leaders Thursday.

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Rival Palestinian factions reach unity agreement (AP)

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:34:49 +0000

AP – Rival Palestinian groups said they reached an agreement Wednesday on reuniting their governments in the West Bank and Gaza after years of bitter infighting that weakened them politically and caused the deaths of hundreds in violent clashes and crackdowns since.

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Deadline nears: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP)

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:32:22 +0000

AP – The federal government lurched toward a shutdown for the first time in 15 years on Friday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress struggled for a way out and swapped increasingly incendiary charges over which side was to blame.

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Time’s about up: Shutdown looms without agreement (AP)

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:04:16 +0000

AP – On the brink of a painful government shutdown, the Obama administration readied furlough notices for hundreds of thousands of workers Friday as Republican and Democratic leaders accused each other of refusing to give ground on a deal to keep operations running.

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Time’s up: shutdown looms without agreement (AP)

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:21:48 +0000

AP – A deadline looming, Congress’ top Democrat accused Republicans on Friday of risking a government shutdown because they want to make it harder “for women to get cancer screenings.”

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