Mayors, governors prod Congress for financial help - San Diego Union-Tribune
Posted by: admin in Today NewsMayors, governors prod Congress for financial help - San Diego Union-Tribune
The nation’s mayors and governors are prodding Congress to jump-start the economy by increasing food stamp payments, extending unemployment insurance and boosting funding for Medicaid. The groups said in separate announcements Thursday that the ideal
2nd UPDATE: US Lawmakers Chide Banks For Not Using TARP Money - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. lawmakers put banks on the defensive Thursday, chastising them for not using billions of dollars from the Treasury Department to lend to consumers and businesses and threatening to legislate if improvements aren’t made
UC sees $20m jump in research money - Cincinnati.com
The University of Cincinnati brought in $353 million in research money last year, up $20 million from the year earlier. The increase comes as budgets for federal research agencies remained flat. The 5.9 percent increase for the year that ended June
Banks say they’re using bailout money for loans - BusinessWeek
Some of the nation’s largest banks sharing in the $700 billion government bailout of the financial industry tried to assure lawmakers Thursday they are using the money to make more loans and help financially strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure
Cassidy: Tech Awards celebration shows true value of technology - Silicon Valley
Before there was Kiva, there was Yunus. And Wednesday night Muhammad Yunus, the dad of micro-lending, was on stage picking up his humanitarian award at the glitzy Tech Awards at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The award itself was a nice
Bank executives saying their using federal bailout money for loans - Newsday
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Some of the nation’s largest banks sharing in the $700 billion government bailout of the financial industry tried to assure lawmakers Thursday they are using the money to make more loans and help financially strapped homeowners
PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - Nov 14 - Reuters
Stories may be taken from either the paper or World wide web editions of the papers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. DOMINION POST(www.stuff.co.nz) Shop as the economy drops: Low sales have sparked a retail
Public art is huge money for NYC - San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK – The city has hosted two grand public art installations in the last three years: the saffron fabric Gates exhibit in Central Park in 2005 and the current Waterfalls show near the shorelines of Manhattan and Brooklyn. In both cases
Soros, Falcone Defend Hedge Funds at House Hearing (Update2) - Bloomberg
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — George Soros and Philip Falcone , in a rare appearance by hedge-fund managers before Congress, defended their industry’s practices and profits while splitting over whether the U.S. should impose stricter regulations. “This is
Anne Hathaway’s ‘unsanitary’ ex - Boston Globe
Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend says he’s being held in “unspeakably unsanitary” conditions in jail. Raffaello Follieri - who was jailed last month for wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering - claims his health has deteriorated and has requested a
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