01/09/2009
Israeli government says Gaza offensive to continue (AP via Yahoo! News)
Israel's government says it will press ahead with its military offensive in the Gaza Strip despite a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire.
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01/09/2009
DR Congo rebels clash with pro-government militia: UN (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Rebels of the National Congress for the Defence of the People clashed Friday with a pro-government militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN monitors and rebels said.
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01/09/2009
Sark's new government is sworn in (BBC News)
Sark's new government is sworn in following the island's first democratic election in more than 400 years.
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01/09/2009
Romanian Government Hasn’t Asked for Loan, IMF Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Romania’s government , which took office last month, has not asked for a loan from the International Monetary Fund to support the country’s external financing needs and stem the effects of the global financial crisis.
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01/09/2009
New Government Incentives May Be Needed to Renew Green Development (Washington Post)
President-elect Barack Obama said yesterday that he wanted to double the production of alternative energy over the next three years, a goal that will probably require a new set of government incentives for the capital-intensive solar and wind industries.
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01/09/2009
On economy, Obama puts his trust in government (Chicago Tribune)
The president-elect, unlike Reagan, says Washington is the solution. His economic stimulus plan may be just the beginning. Republican Ronald Reagan once quipped that the most "terrifying words" in the English language were "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Democrat Bill Clinton proclaimed in a State of the Union speech 13 years ago that "the era of big government is over." ...
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01/08/2009
Obama Plan for Government Insurance Criticized by GOP (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to have new government health insurance compete with private coverage drew Republican fire at a nomination hearing for Thomas A. Daschle to run the Health and Human Services Department.
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01/08/2009
German Bank Gets More Money From Government (New York Times)
The government took a quarter stake in Commerzbank as it stepped up efforts to stabilize the financial system and consolidate one of Europe?s most fragmented banking landscapes.
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01/08/2009
Rebels: government planes bomb northern Darfur (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rebels and aid workers say government airplanes have dropped bombs along a northern strip in Darfur. It's the first such report of violence in weeks.
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01/09/2009
European Government Bonds Advance on Signs Slump Is Deepening (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European government bonds rose for a second day before a report likely to show retail sales in the region fell for a sixth month, strengthening the case for a cut in interest rates to head off a deepening recession.
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