Survey finds unemployment fears the leading global concern - Manila Bulleting Online
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Reuters) ? The global economic crisis has made fears of unemployment the No. 1 concern, surpassing worries about poverty, social inequality, crime and violence, a 22-nation survey showed on Thursday. Some 41 percent of people said ...
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2 men arrested in alleged fraud scheme - WAND TV
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors say two executives of a foreign-currency trading firm have been arrested on charges they operated a Ponzi-like scheme that cost customers $15 million. Charles G. Martin, 43, of Malibu was arrested Tuesday in the ...
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California to Issue IOUs for Income Tax Refunds, Might Nix CAL Grants ... - Associated Content
to use for a bigger purchase, to pay off some credit cards, or to at least make some headway and get back on track with the overload of monthly bills. However, if Arnold Schwarzenegger and his band of merry men cannot work out the budget, there is a ...
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Premier pledges to guard against fiscal crisis - Columbia Missourian
The new Greek government was sworn in Thursday, with the prime minister pledging to shelter the country from financial crisis while ensuring security after Greece's worst riots in decades. Costas Karamanlis, facing declining popularity exacerbated by ...
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Rove falsely asserted that Frank called Bush's Fannie, Freddie reform ... - Media Matters
Summary: In his Wall Street Journal column, Karl Rove falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank "labeled" President George W. Bush's "proposals" for reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as "inane." In fact, Frank's remark came in response to Bush's ...
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Proposition 8 Proponents Challenge Campaign Finance Reporting Rules ... - ChristianNewsWire
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8 / Christian Newswire / -- Acting on behalf of hundreds of supporters of Proposition 8 who have experienced various acts of harassment including death threats at the hands of opponents, the ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8 committee ...
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GE closes sale of some European finance units - Reuters
BOSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - General Electric Co ( GE.N ) has completed the sale of some of its European consumer finance businesses to Spain's Banco Santander SA ( SAN.MC ). GE also said on Thursday that as part of the deal, it had completed the ...
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New Islamic bond sales fell 66 pct in '08-IFIS - FXStreet.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Reuters) - New Islamic bond issuance fell two-thirds to a three-year low in 2008, with key market Malaysia dropping 78 percent, an industry body said, casting doubts about the sector's resilience against the global downturn ...
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Britain could print more money to ease crisis-report - Forbes
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain could print more money in an effort to ease the credit crisis following a highly anticipated drop in interest rates later on Thursday, The Times newspaper has reported. The report, citing a 'senior government source ...
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Prop. 8 supporters file challenge to campaign donor laws - Sacramento Bee
The Proposition 8 campaign has filed a federal suit challenging the constitutionality of California's campaign finance laws that compel disclosure of personal information by campaign donors who they said have been threatened and harassed. The suit ...
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