Iranian state media report that a suicide bomber in the troubled southeast has killed more than 29 people. Among them were at least six commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
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Senior Harvard and Cato Economist: Government is Proposing to Institutionalize Bailouts for the Giant Banks
September 24th, 2009 |
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Jeffrey Miron will testify today at 9 am east coast time before the House Committee on Financial Services.Miron is the Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard, and also a Senior Fellow at the Cato…
“Even Some Senior Wall Street Executives Acknowledge the Lack of [Regulatory] Change Surprises Them, Given How Poorly the Industry Performed”
September 12th, 2009 |
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In an article showing that the Obama administration hasn’t brought any real change to the financial industry, the New York Times quotes insiders who themselves are surprised by the lack of change:But even some senior Wall Street executives acknowledg…
Senior Indian politician killed in chopper crash
September 3rd, 2009 |
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A senior Indian politician who was a powerbroker for the ruling party and a modernising leader of his native state died in a helicopter crash, officials said Thursday. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the chief minister of southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, was killed along with four other men as he
U.S. sends senior officials to Israel
July 26th, 2009 |
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The United States is sending senior officials to Israel for a week of high diplomacy. There are wide gaps to be bridged. Iran will top the agenda when American Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives in Israel on Monday. Gates is expected to urge Israel not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying the planned U.S. dialogue with the Islamic Republic deserves time to bear fruit.
Guardian Daily: Row over defence spending
July 21st, 2009 |
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The government has been accused of failing to provide enough resources for troops in Afghanistan.
Senior political correspondent Andrew Sparrow says the row shows no sign of letting up.
36 officers in the Iranian army have been arrested and the Iranian regime fears there may be a mutiny, reports Robert Tait.
US correspondent Chris McGreal reports how Israeli settlements in the West Bank are funded with profits collected from a bingo hall in California.
And on the 40th anniversary of the first steps taken by Neil Armstrong on the moon, Nasa’s Dr John Olsen tells us about the future for space travel.