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Open Letter to Canadian P.M. Mr. Stephen Harper
Quebec :: Canada | about 11 hours ago
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Mr. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Canada December 10, 2009 (U.N...Of course it was further supported by the Brian Mulroney who became Conservative Prime Minister of Canada after Pierre-Elliott Trudeau.
Tags: Quebec, federal government, Upper Canada Village, prime minister, Joualophone, Ontario, double standard, Canada, Official bilingualism in Canada, Politics, October Crisis, Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
WH Seeks Federal Regulation of Nation's Subways
New York :: NY :: USA | about 14 hours ago
Credibility Brushing aside tradition, the Obama administration is pushing for federal authority to regulate the nation's subway and light commuter rail systems following last summer's subway crash in Washington, D.C., that left nine people dead. Next week, Transportation...
Tags: Metrorail, Ray LaHood, rail systems, federal government, subways systems, New York, Transportation in Virginia, Transportation in Maryland, Politics, Disaster Accident, Washington Metro
$1.2-billion reactor needed for isotopes, Ottawa told
Ottawa :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility C anada has been told to act swiftly and aggressively by building a new billion-dollar multipurpose reactor to secure its isotope supply for the next several decades and to prevent another global isotope shortage. An expert-panel report commissioned by...
Tags: expert panel, Chalk River, medical isotope, nuclear reactor, federal government, Canada, Ottawa, Nuclear technology in Canada, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Science and technology in Canada, Environment, Nuclear accidents, Chalk River Laboratories, Multipurpose Applied Physics Lattice Experiment, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear medicine, Nuclear reactor technology, Lisa Raitt, Research reactor, Technetium-99m, National Research Universal Reactor
5 Step plan to Freedom….Bravo Rep. Matt Shae
Real :: Philippines | 1 day ago
Credibility The other day Rep. Matt Shae introduced his 5-step plan to Freedom on my national radio show therothshow.com and already has a bunch of policitians in other states working with him. He has the first installment of his plan posted at the Tenth amendment...
Tags: Matt Shae, federal government, Washington State, nullification legislation, step plan, Dr. Laurie Roth, 2nd amendment, Philippines, Real, Politics, Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Federalism in the United States, Nullification, United States Constitution
Eyeing stimulus money for education, states adopt reforms
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility A new study by the Center on Education Policy looks at the education reforms that some states are now embracing...In particular, states are moving to better track students' progress and to use rigorous assessment tests.These conclusions are drawn from...
Tags: stimulus money, federal government, Center on Education Policy, US Department of Education, Washington, Education, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, Federal Reserve System, Education reform, Youth
High unemployment may mean higher taxes
Wichita :: KS :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The Wichita Eagle Massive job losses are threatening the state's ability to pay unemployment benefits, which is expected to lead to higher taxes on employers, benefit cuts for workers and possibly borrowing money from the federal government. And the problem...
Tags: federal government, Jim Garner, trust funded, Steve Brunk, unemployment benefit, employment tax, extended benefit, Labor Department, pay unemployment, higher tax, Wichita, Public finance, Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Employee benefit, Unemployment, Employment compensation, Employment law, Tax, Labor economics, Labor
Region's jobless rate rises as strong sectors show weakness
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Dion Haynes Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 3, 2009 Unemployment in the Washington region rose slightly in October, according to government data released Wednesday, as hiring tapered in the professional and business services sector and...
Tags: Washington, unemployment rate, businesses services, Tim Namie, federal government, job losses, Recessions, Unemployment, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, Labor, Types of unemployment
ACT's same-sex laws under threat again
Sydney :: Australia | 2 days ago
Credibility The ACT government in November declared victory over the Commonwealth after the territory's assembly approved laws that recognised legally binding civil union ceremonies. Despite having stymied similar laws twice before, the federal government said it...
Tags: federal government, Australia, Sydney
Biotech stocks rise as feds OK stem cell lines
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Shares of companies developing stem cell therapies surged Wednesday on news that the federal government has cleared 13 new stem cell lines for testing, bringing to a close nearly a decade of restrictions. The news from the National Institutes of Health...
Tags: stem cells, cells lines, federal government, cells research, Seattle, Stem cell laws and policy in the United States, Stem cell, Embryonic stem cell, Health Medical Pharma, Business Finance, Geron Corporation, Biotechnology, Stem cell controversy, Politics, Adult stem cell, Steve Brozak
Auto dealers group spent $778K lobbying in 3Q
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Q The National Automobile Dealers Association spent $778,000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on the Cash for Clunkers program and other industry-related matters, according to a recent disclosure report. The National Automobile Dealers...
Tags: recent disclosure, disclosure report, association spent, federal government, clunkers programs, cigarette trafficking, legislation involving, cigarette maker, Dow Chemical Co., climate change, Seattle, Environment, Politics, Business Finance, Transportation in the United States, Carbon capture and storage, Car Allowance Rebate System, Lobbying, National Automobile Dealers Association, 111th United States Congress, Chemical engineering, American International Automobile Dealers Association, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Reynolds American, Lehigh Valley, Air Products & Chemicals, Plastic, Coal, Rebate, DuPont, Dow Jones Industrial Average
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