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Chief Justice John Roberts and Obama White House: a tit for tat (The Christian Science Monitor)
March 11, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - Itâs starting to look like the Hatfields versus the McCoys. Except, in this instance, itâs two branches of government duking it out: the judicial branch (Chief Justice John Roberts) versus the executive (President Obama).
Greece urging US to better regulate hedge funds (AP)
March 11, 2010AP - Greece is urging the United States to step up regulation of hedge funds that Athens blames for making Greece's economic crisis worse.
US views Doha framework as 'not satisfactory': lawmaker (AFP)
March 11, 2010
AFP - The United States is unhappy with the current framework of the Doha Round of negotiations to forge a global trade accord, a key lawmaker said Wednesday after talks with WTO chief Pascal Lamy.
UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report.
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50.
House rejects bid to pull troops from Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
March 11, 2010McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives rejected a resolution Wednesday that called on President Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by year's end.
Where are the Women GOP House Candidates? (CQPolitics.com)
March 11, 2010CQPolitics.com - While Senate Republicans boast top-flight female candidates in several marquee races, there appears to be a dearth of GOP women running in some of the most competitive House races across the country.
Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings (Bloomberg)
March 11, 2010
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.âs handling of
recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the
automakerâs U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that
the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator (AP)
March 11, 2010
AP - The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest financial institutions.
Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid (Reuters)
March 11, 2010Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.
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