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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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Saudi Arabia pushing to raise women’s role in workplaces
The king is pushing to raise women’s employment in the world’s largest oil exporter,
Problems Remain With Three Strikes Bill
“The proposed three strikes law will create very real injustice and distort some of the
Three Top B-Schools Look for New Deans (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - (Corrects date of Snyder's departure and clarifies that the school's 150%
Steele condemns violence against members of Congress
Michael Steele released a statement Thursday condemning acts of violence.
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Haryana governor hospitalised
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia was Friday admitted in a
Government can’t ignore growing CCO alarm
The Public Service Association is alarmed the government plans to have at least 75% of Auckland’s
Fed outlines balance sheet plan
Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, said low interest rates remained necessary to tackle
Chinese companies debate links with Google
A wave of Chinese businesses are reconsidering their ties with Google in the wake of the
Bangles to counter Mulayam’s ‘catcall’
'Sexist' Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav can expect a gift of bangles.
Long-term beneficiaries target only of rhetoric
Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand says the punitive language used
TURKISH PRESS SCAN FOR MARCH 26
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 26,
Open skies deal leaves US rules intact
The US rebuffed European efforts to loosen contentious foreign ownership rules protecting
Eurozone agrees to Greek rescue deal
Athens would, in the event of ‘very serious difficulties’, receive co-ordinated bilateral
Lithuanian PM defensive following EU criticism on gay parade ban
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius stood up to defend the country following allegations
McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona
John McCain helped Sarah Palin launch her national political career two years ago. Now,
Advani ‘euphoric’ on Babri demolition day, says eyewitness cop
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani
