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01/08/2009
Commerzbank to get euro10 bln from government fund (AP via Yahoo! News)
Commerzbank AG says it will get euro10 billion ($13.5 billion) in fresh capital from a German government rescue fund.
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01/08/2009
54% Think Major Government Plan Is A Must for the Economy (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)
A majority of voters (54%) believe a major government economic recovery plan is necessary to restore the U.S. economy to good health.
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01/08/2009
So. Africans press government to act on Zimbabwe (AP via Yahoo! News)
South Africans pressing for change in Zimbabwe plan a hunger strike and other protests in an effort to force their government to isolate President Robert Mugabe.
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01/08/2009
Gunmen kill anti-government editor in Sri Lanka (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gunmen on a motorcycle Thursday shot and killed the editor of a Sri Lankan newspaper critical of the government, the second violent attack on media this week.
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01/08/2009
Commerzbank issues government-backed bond (AP via Yahoo! News)
Commerzbank AG will issue the first bond backed by the German government's multibillion-euro stabilization package, the bank said Thursday.
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01/08/2009
Vietnam Pushes Open-source Software for Government Use (PC World via Yahoo! News)
The Vietnamese government will move to several open-source applications by the end of next year as the country also tries to reduce the use of pirated software.
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01/08/2009
Commerzbank to get euro10 bln from government fund (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Commerzbank AG says it will get euro10 billion in fresh capital from a German government rescue fund. It says the deal will leave the government with a 25 percent stake. The German government put together its rescue fund, worth up to euro500 billion, last fall.
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01/08/2009
Buy Munis, TIPs on Government Actions, Gross Says (Update2) (Bloomberg)
The recommendations build on a list of assets Gross has said will benefit from government spending aimed at curbing a global recession, after what he called a series of “Ponzi schemes” in the economy.
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01/08/2009
Buy Munis, TIPs on Government Actions, Gross Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
The recommendations build on a list of assets Gross has said will benefit from government spending aimed at curbing a global recession. Investors should anticipate which classes of assets the government may purchase, then buy them first, he wrote.
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01/08/2009
Canada Government to Support Auto Leasing in Budget, Globe Says (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian government will announce new measures in this month’s budget to bolster financing for car loans and leases, the Globe and Mail reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
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  • Directorate for Civil Defense and Emergency Planning - The official site of the DCDEP, the directorate responsible for emergency contingency planning. (Site in Norwegian and English.)
  • Directorate of Immigration - Responsible for implementing Norways immigration policy.
  • eNorway - A strategic document outlining the official policy on the information society. Published by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
  • ICL - Norway Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
  • Ministry of Defence - Contains facts and figures, links to speeches, news, and information about military service in Norway.
  • National Archives of Norway - The Norwegian State Archives System, covering the central administrative institutions, and the eight regional state archives, covering the local branches of the state administration.
  • Nobel Peace Prize, The - Web site of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the Norwegian Nobel Institute and the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Norway Post - Information about the Norwegian postal service, including the philatelic service. (Information in Norwegian and English.)
  • Norway.no - Official gateway to public services and public information in Norway.
  • The Norwegian Advisory Council on Bankruptcy - The Council is appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and consists of representatives from the courts, lawyers, accountants, the administrative authority and the public prosecutor. Information about legal issues.
  • Norwegian Board of Health - Supervises the health services in Norway.
  • Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, The - Established by the Parliament in 1959 for the purpose of promoting a better understanding of international issues in Norway.
  • Norwegian Media Ownership Authority: The Media Directory - A data base containing information about Norwegian media and their owners. The directory includes more than 220 newspapers, 220 radio stations, 30 television stations and 1500 media owners.
  • Norwegian Meteorological Institute (DNMI) - The DNMI provides the public meteorological services for both civil and military purposes.
  • ODIN Norway - The official information web site of the Norwegian Government.
  • Pollution Control Authority - A subordinate agency of the Ministry of the Environment. Its main tasks are to combat pollution, noise and waste, and to regulate the use of environmentally hazardous substances and products.
  • Royal Norwegian Mint - Coin and medal production and sales. Information about Norway's circulating coins and a numismatic dictionary.
  • Statistics Norway (Statistisk Sentralbyrå - SSB) - Norway's central institution for producing official statistics. SSB is an independent institution under the Ministry of Finance.
  • US Law Library of Congress - Norway - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
  • Water Resources and Energy Directorate - The directorate is responsible for administrating the nations water and energy resources.
  • Wikipedia - Jens Stoltenberg - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the Prime Minister of Norway.
  • World Legal Information Institute - Norway - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.
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