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More tough economic times forecast by CBO (Reuters)
Friday, August 20th, 2010 | Author: 3xwy

Reuters – The U.S. economy faces difficult times ahead with chronic unemployment and slow manufacturing hurting the pace of recovery, the head of Congress’ budget agency said on Thursday.

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More tough economic times forecast by CBO
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More tough economic times forecast by CBO (Reuters)


PR Newswire – Governor Patrick Quinn Signs Law to Ramp Up Solar Energy in Illinois; $4 Million Grant Award Announcement for Up to 62 MW Solar Development; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Wanxiang America Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant in Rockford, Illinois

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Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Solar Ramp-Up Law and Announces Largest Solar Development in U.S.A.
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Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Solar Ramp-Up Law and Announces Largest Solar Development in U.S.A. (PR Newswire)


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Reuters – Six Democratic Senators have asked the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission to require more disclosure about the trillions of dollars worth of debts and financial assets U.S. companies keep off of their balance sheets.

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Senators press SEC on off balance sheet activity
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Senators press SEC on off balance sheet activity (Reuters)


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PR Newswire – Gulf residents ask Congress to lift the moratorium and to not raise taxes on U.S. energy companies

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Gulf Area Energy Workers to Policymakers: My Job Matters
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Gulf Area Energy Workers to Policymakers: My Job Matters (PR Newswire)


FAA downgrades Mexico’s air safety rating (AP)
Friday, July 30th, 2010 | Author: 3xwy

AP – Mexico’s aviation safety rating was downgraded Friday due to concerns about the country’s safety oversight, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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FAA downgrades Mexico’s air safety rating
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FAA downgrades Mexico’s air safety rating (AP)


More credit card protection sought from Fed (AP)
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | Author: 3xwy

AP – Two lawmakers in Congress are prodding the Federal Reserve to provide more protection so that credit card users don’t get socked by exorbitant interest rates when they fall behind on their payments.

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More credit card protection sought from Fed
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More credit card protection sought from Fed (AP)


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Reuters – President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers to join Democrats in approving an extension of unemployment benefits for laid-off Americans on Monday, saying it is time to put politics aside.

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Obama urges Republicans help pass jobless aid
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Obama urges Republicans help pass jobless aid (Reuters)


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Harold Varmus Returns To Politics
Friday, July 16th, 2010 | Author: 3xwy

The Nobel Prize winner and former NIH director has received another presidential appointment: director of the National Cancer Institute. Ira Flatow and Varmus discuss the intersection of politics and science, the genetics of cancer and the process by which basic research becomes medicine.

Harold Varmus Returns To Politics


Reuters – The European Union’s relationship with the United States is not living up to its potential, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in an interview published on Thursday.

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EU-U.S. ties not living up to potential: Barroso
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EU-U.S. ties not living up to potential: Barroso (Reuters)


Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday tried to mend fences with Azerbaijan and to promote a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute and also pressed the authoritarian, oil-rich country on human rights.

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Clinton makes fence-mending trip to Azerbaijan
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Clinton makes fence-mending trip to Azerbaijan (Reuters)


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