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US to add 22,000 troops to army

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

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The US Army will "temporarily" increase by 22,000 soldiers for the next three years, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has announced.

The troop increase is intended to ease the strain of America’s deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr Gates said.

The troop increase would raise the total number of active US soldiers from 547,000 to 569,000.

Mr Gates’s defence budget, unveiled in April, set aside $11bn (£6.7bn) to fund increases in military personnel.

"The Army faces a period where its ability to deploy combat brigades at acceptable fill rates is at risk," Mr Gates said.

"This is a temporary challenge which will peak in the coming year and abate over the course of the next three years." </p

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Low-Paid Workers To Get Raise On Friday

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

WASHINGTON — The final installment of a three-part increase in the federal minimum wage is proving to be the most controversial.

Two previous wage hikes, one in 2007, the other in 2008, pushed the federal wage to $5.85 and then to the curren…

“Surge in swine flu cases”

July 17th, 2009 | No Comments

The 68th case of swine flu was registered yesterday, marking a sharp increase on the previous day, when there were 54 cases. It is the first time that over ten new cases have been recorded in a single day.

PM notes improvements in retail sector

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

Prime Minister Mirko CvetkoviÄ‡, ministers and representatives of retail chains believe there has been a marked increase in solvency in the retail sector. According to the government, over 70 percent of retail chains’ debts to their suppliers have been settled, while the time taken to settle dues has fallen.

Legalizing Marijuana Would Raise $1.4 Billion Says CA Tax Board

July 16th, 2009 | No Comments

California could see a nearly $1.4 billion per year increase in state revenues were it to legalize marijuana, the state Board of Equalization says in an analysis of pending legislation to to do that.

Anis Shivani: The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

July 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Reading Steiner’s $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.

Microsoft Bing Shows No Increase in Ad Spending

July 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft Bing, the company’s new search engine, has not increased Microsoft’s share of the U.S. paid search advertising market, according to a report by SearchIgnite. Bing saw its share of the U.S. search market grow during its first month of release, buoyed by a massive ad campaign and a good deal of media attention, as Microsoft seeks to compete more aggressively against Google and Yahoo in the search-engine arena.
– Microsoft’s
Bing search engine may have gained users during its first few weeks of release,
but a July 14 report by research company SearchIgnite found that Microsofts
share of the U.S. paid search advertising market remained stagnant for the
quarter.

Microsofts share of the paid search adve…

S Africa stadiums strike ending

July 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Workers outside the Green Pointstadium in Cape Town, 14/07

By Jonah Fisher
BBC News, Johannesburg

Workers on South Africa’s World Cup stadiums have ended their strike and will resume building work.

The strikers had threatened to wreck the tournament next June unless they received a pay increase of 13%. In the end they accepted 12%.

For the last week the building of the five new World Cup stadiums had come to a halt.

Instead of construction the thousands of workers have been dancing and singing outside the venues.

They had been demanding a 13% increase in their salary.

In the end they got 12% – but the construction companies will be relieved that industrial action which could have lasted months has ended so quickly.

In fact the building of the stadiums is the least of South Africa’s World Cup worries.

All the new grounds are on track to be finished months before the first game.

Keeping fans safe, a shortage of hotel beds, and the inadequacy of the country’s transport network are of much greater concern.</p

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Quinn Shelving Tax Increase Push Until Fall

July 10th, 2009 | No Comments

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is putting aside his call for an income tax increase until November.

In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Quinn said he now wants to pass a state budget with significant spending …

Posts Tagged ‘increase’

US to add 22,000 troops to army

Low-Paid Workers To Get Raise On Friday

“Surge in swine flu cases”

PM notes improvements in retail sector

Legalizing Marijuana Would Raise $1.4 Billion Says CA Tax Board

Anis Shivani: The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

Microsoft Bing Shows No Increase in Ad Spending

S Africa stadiums strike ending

Quinn Shelving Tax Increase Push Until Fall

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