WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders agreed on Friday to make a final effort to prevent the United States from going over the "fiscal cliff," setting off intense bargaining over Americans' tax rates as a New Year's Eve deadline looms. With only days left to avoid steep tax hikes and spending [...]
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U.S. Senate leaders to make last-ditch “fiscal cliff” effort
By admin on Saturday, December 29th, 2012 | Comments Off
Reagan’s Last-Ditch Falklands Plea Revealed
By admin on Friday, December 28th, 2012 | Comments Off
Ronald Reagan issued a last-ditch appeal to Margaret Thatcher to abandon her campaign to retake the Falklands and to hand over the islands to international peacekeepers, according to official documents made public today. Yahoo! News UK & Ireland – Latest World News & UK News Headlines
Read More...Anti-Obama “2016″ doc getting last-ditch digital release before election
By admin on Sunday, November 4th, 2012 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “2016: Obama’s America,” the hit documentary critical of President Obama’s record, is getting a last-minute digital push in Spanish in a bid to boost Mitt Romney’s chances ahead of the November 6 election, the producers of the movie told TheWrap on Friday. The producers, who already have digital distribution in English [...]
Read More...Greece in last-ditch government talks
By admin on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Comments Off
Greek President Karolos Papoulias will hold last-ditch talks with political party leaders Sunday, a week after elections where angry voters punished mainstream parties by backing a range of fringe groups. CNN.com
Read More...Greek parties in last-ditch talks
By admin on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Comments Off
Greek leaders hold talks on creating a unity government after the three biggest parties failed to form coalitions, deepening the political and economic crisis. BBC News – Home
Read More...Greek President Makes Last-Ditch Coalition Effort
By admin on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 | Comments Off
Last Sunday’s elections gave no party enough parliamentary seats to form a government. If President Karolos Papoulias can’t broker a coalition agreement, Greece will have to hold new elections, prolonging the political uncertainty and bringing Greece’s euro membership into question. Economy
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