Nobel prize winning economists George Akerloff and Joseph Stiglitz, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan, leading economists such as Robert Shiller, Anna Schwartz, James Galbraith, former lead S & L regulator William K. Black, former Tarp overseer El…
Posts Tagged ‘inquiry’
Blair faces second Iraq war inquiry grilling
January 21st, 2011 |
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A panel charged with investigating the British government’s reasons for dragging the country into the war in Iraq was grilling Tony Blair on Friday. It was the second time he has been asked to appear, Deutsche Welle reported.
Inquiry focuses on Hungary’s new media law
January 7th, 2011 |
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Hungary’s newly-instituted media council (NMHH) launched an inquiry into Tilos radio station in September, according to a letter from the council.
The inquiry relates to the station’s broadcast of two songs by American rapper Ice-T in its 1730h program. According to the letter from the NMHH, the songs’ lyrics were objectionable, and violated sections 5/B. § (3) and 5/C § (2) of the Regulations on Radio and Television Broadcasting.
“Britain pledged to protect U.S. in Iraq inquiry”
December 1st, 2010 |
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Documents released on the WikiLeaks website indicate Britain’s previous government gave secret assurances to Washington, VOA reports. Britain said that it would “protect U.S. interests” during a special inquiry into the Iraq war.
Govt. will punish guilty for East Delhi building collapse: Dikshit, Khanna
November 16th, 2010 |
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who visited the site of the four-storey building that collapsed in East Delhi, said on Tuesday that strict action would be taken against those found guilty for the incident. Dikshit said people have been evacuated and the area would be surveyed to pinpoint more such [...]
Israel inquiry into aid flotilla interception
July 12th, 2010 |
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Media reports say an Israeli military inquiry has found that the military failed to prepare adequately for a raid on a Gaza aid flotilla that turned deadly. The official report into the May 31 incident, in which nine pro-Palestiniam Turkish activists were killed, is due to be released later today by a military commission led by Giora Eiland, a retired Israeli general.
FCC Prepares for Broadband Regulation Inquiry to Joy of Google, Amazon
June 18th, 2010 |
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The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 June 17 to solicit feedback on ways to regulate broadband access. The key proposal includes FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s plan to define broadband access as a telecommunications service subject to "common carrier" obligations, which calls for all data traffic to be equally treated. Approved by Web services providers such as Google and Amazon.com, this "light touch" aims to strike middle ground by rejecting the enforcement of legacy phone regulation to broadband, as well as the elimination of broadband oversight by the FCC. – The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 June 17 to court feedback on
ways to regulate broadband access, with Democrats winning out over the
Republicans in a classic partisan matchup over the future of the Web.
The key proposal includes FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s plan to define
bro…
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Chair‎: “Not Much Has Changed, If Anything”
May 10th, 2010 |
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The chair of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission – Phil Angelides – told Dylan Ratigan: As of today, not much has changed if anything. We are still in a place where there is enormous risk. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news ab…
Crash inquiry: was pilot ordered to land?
April 12th, 2010 |
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Investigators continue to sift through the wreckage at the scene of the crash which killed the Polish president looking for clues as to how and why it happened. The pilot is said to have ignored several orders from air traffic control to abort any attempted landing and divert to another airport.
Extension to inquiry commission probing Benazir murder on ‘technical’ grounds:UN
April 1st, 2010 |
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The United Nation (UN) has rejected reports that it had delayed the publication of its committee probing the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on President Asif Ali Zardari’s request.
Denying any interference from Zardari, a top UN official said the extension in duration of the inquiry committee was given purely on ‘technical’ grounds.
“No [...]
Chairs of Both the 9/11 Commission and the Joint Intelligence Inquiry into 9/11 Said That Government Minders Obstructed the 9/11 Investigation
March 19th, 2010 |
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As I detailed previously, both the Joint Intelligence Committee and 9/11 Commission investigations into 9/11 had government “minders” intimidating witnesses into not saying anything the government didn’t like.You may assume that the issue of “minders” …
“Pivotal†moment as Blair faces Iraq inquiry
January 29th, 2010 |
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Tony Blair has begun giving evidence for the first time in public on the reasons why he led Britain into war with Iraq. The former British prime minister told the inquiry that the UK and the United States had been trying for years to enforce sanctions and stepped up their efforts after the 9/11 attacks.
Brown to appear before Britain’s Iraq inquiry
January 22nd, 2010 |
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is due to give evidence to an inquiry into the Iraq war, prior to the general election in a few months’ time, according to media reports.
The BBC and other media said late Thursday they had learned that Brown had agreed to testify, despite the panel’s earlier ruling that he should [...]
India wants inquiry into WHO’s swine flu alarm
January 20th, 2010 |
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India Tuesday demanded an inquiry to establish why the World Health Organisation (WHO) pressed the panic button with regard to the swine flu virus, which many believe has benefited pharmaceutical companies.
“We definitely demand an inquiry into the whole issue. WHO is not god,” Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi told reporters on the [...]
“Iraq invasion illegitimate, Dutch support misguidedâ€
January 12th, 2010 |
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A Dutch inquiry has found that the Iraq invasion was illegitimate under international law, Deutsche Welle reports. At the same time, the inquiry found that Dutch leaders had misinterpreted a UN resolution as authorizing countries to take military action against Iraq.
Iraq inquiry turns to WMD claim
November 25th, 2009 |
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The UK government’s claim that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction is to be probed later by the official inquiry into the war. On its second day of hearings in London, the Iraq inquiry will question former senior Foreign Office staff Tim Dowse and William Ehrman.
Maharashtra Government orders inquiry into parading undertrials
November 20th, 2009 |
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The Maharashtra Government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the violation of human rights of three undertrial prisoners by the state police.
State Home Minister R R Patil ordered an inquiry after the incident was aired in the media.
On Thursday, with slates slung around their necks mentioning their names and alleged crimes in bold, the three [...]
Solo sailor asleep when yacht hit ship: inquiry
October 20th, 2009 |
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An Australian schoolgirl bidding to become the youngest solo round-the-world sailor was asleep and tracking the wrong vessel when she hit a giant cargo ship during a test run, an inquiry found Tuesday. Jessica Watson, 16, left Sydney on her non-stop voyage on Sunday aboard her bright pink