Posts Tagged ‘gov’t’
France loses top credit rating, govt says (AP)
AP – France was stripped Friday of its top-notch credit rating and rumors swirled in financial markets that its debt-burdened neighbors would be next, complicating Europe’s efforts to solve its financial crisis.
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Gov’t defends core of health care overhaul (AP)
AP – The Obama administration defended the health care overhaul in a filing Friday with the Supreme Court that calls the law an appropriate response to a “crisis in the national health care market.”
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Hundreds of thousands of Syrians protest govt (AP)
AP – Hundreds of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets across the nation Friday in the largest protests in months, shouting for the downfall of the regime in a defiant display invigorated by the presence of Arab observers, activists said.
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Bargainers reach deal to head off gov’t shutdown (AP)
AP – Congressional negotiators reached agreement Thursday on a compromise spending bill to avert a weekend federal shutdown. They also worked toward a deal renewing the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for another year but prepared a shorter version as a fallback.
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Congress leaders hope deal near on gov’t shutdown (AP)
AP – Shifting from confrontation to cooperation, congressional leaders expressed optimism Thursday that agreement was near on extending this year’s payroll tax cut, renewing unemployment benefits and averting a federal shutdown.
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Italian gov’t to convene on new measures Sunday (AP)
AP – Premier Mario Monti has called a Cabinet meeting in Rome on Sunday to approve emergency austerity and growth measures aimed at saving the euro currency from collapse, his office said in a statement.
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Battery fires prompt govt probe of Chevy Volt (AP)
AP – New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
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