Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the central bank is not ready to scale back on economic stimulus. But he suggested the Fed may start to pare back bond purchases if the economy picks up momentum. Stocks fell following Bernanke’s remarks. Economy
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When Will Fed Officials Ease Off The Accelerator?
By admin on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 | Comments Off
Officials: UK fighters intercept jet after bomb ‘threat’
By admin on Saturday, May 25th, 2013 | Comments Off
A passenger jet heading from Pakistan to England was intercepted by U.K. fighter jets after an “angry passenger” made a bomb threat Friday, an airline official said. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Health Officials Decry Texas’ Snubbing Of Medicaid Billions
By admin on Friday, May 24th, 2013 | Comments Off
The state is turning down an estimated $ 100 billion in federal funds that would have paid for health care coverage for more than 1 million poor Texans. For Gov. Rick Perry and the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature, the potential appearance of supporting “Obamacare” was too much. Politics
Read More...IRS Official’s Silence Riles House Committee Members
By admin on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off
On Wednesday, Lois Lerner, the IRS official overseeing the tax-exempt organizations office, refused to testify during a hearing on Capitol Hill, and was attacked by some Republicans on the House committee. Her brief appearance was the beginning of a five-hour session marked by angry outbursts and allegations of political motives. Politics
Read More...Senator accuses IRS officials of withholding information in 2012 about agency practices
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
Two top Internal Revenue Service officials knew that the agency was using a list to scrutinize applications for tax-exempt status that included the phrase “tea party” as early as the spring of 2012, but did not tell lawmakers until this year. Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing Commissioner Steven Miller told the Senate Finance [...]
Read More...IRS Officials To Be On Hot Seat
By admin on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | Comments Off
Former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting commissioner Steven Miller will be grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups’ applications for tax-exempt status were given extra scrutiny in recent years. An inspector general has called the actions “inappropriate.” Politics
Read More...South Dakota Officials Miss Historic Meeting With Tribes
By admin on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | Comments Off
Federal officials met with South Dakota’s nine Sioux tribes on Wednesday for a historic summit in Rapid City. A year in the making, it was an effort to address long standing concerns over the high number of Native American children the state places in white foster homes. State officials, however, didn’t show up for the [...]
Read More...Bird Flu Cases Declining, Health Officials Say
By admin on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
The number of new cases of the H7N9 bird flu is dropping, health officials said today (May 10). Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Israel asks Russia not to sell Syria advanced S-300 air shield: officials
By admin on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has asked Russia not to sell Syria an advanced air defense system which would help President Bashar al-Assad fend off foreign military intervention as he battles a more than two-year-old rebellion, Israeli officials said on Thursday. Citing U.S. officials, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Israel [...]
Read More...To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek
By admin on Monday, May 6th, 2013 | Comments Off
After local authorities got word of a planned environmental protest in the southwestern city of Chengdu, they decided to make Saturday a workday. Security personnel, meanwhile, converged on the city center in a display of force. Environment
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