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Arkansas Democrat gets tough with banks
Blanche Lincoln, the Democratic senator from Arkansas, is vowing to press ahead with her controversial plan to force deposit-taking banks to spin off their derivatives operations, a tough new provision that is set to be debated on the Senate floor this week
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China moves to prevent property bubble
China unveiled restrictions on property speculation on Thursday as economic growth accelerated
The start of a new waterfront landmark
Construction on the city’s newest waterfront landmark officially began this morning, with
Soil & Health Association of New Zealand
The main benefactor of the Environmental Risk Management Authority’s (ERMA) decision to
Academy of Country Music Advisory (AP)
AP - The Associated Press will be covering the Academy of Country Music Awards from Las
CNN/Opinion Research Poll – April 9-11 – Pope Benedict XVI
TOPICS: Opinion of Pope Benedict; how Pope and the Church have dealt with abuse committed
Silent shorts by famous filmmakers
Silent comedies from the 1920s by Buster Keaton and Georges Méliès, world-famous directors
US homebuilding jumps in March
New home building rose to the highest level in more than a year in March, offering hope
Explain why Tharoor has not quit, BJP to PM
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Friday that it will stall
Eurozone inches closer to finalising Greek rescue
Eurozone finance ministers inch closer to finalising a rescue package for Greece but insist
Keisha Castle-Hughes saving whales, not whaling
Whale Rider star, Keisha Castle-Hughes, is urging New Zealanders to help “save the whales”.
Priyanka, family arrive in Kashmir for holiday
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here Friday with her family on a
Coal firms stoke move for assets (source: The Australian)
THE state's powerful coal groups pushed ahead with plans to provide an alternative offer
Hamilton MPs Under Pressure Over Waikato Rail
The pressure on Hamilton MPs David Bennett and Tim MacIndoe to support Waikato commuter
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Mathematicians must get out of their ivory towers
Bad maths are to blame for the financial crisis, not the discipline itself
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Experts: Angry rhetoric protected, but can be disturbing
Experts say that as anger heightens, fringe messages are crossing into the mainstream.
