June 23 - President Barack Obama spoke on the economy and two of his top legislative priorities, health care reform and a bill to address climate change, at White House press conference on Tuesday. Here...
OTTAWA, Aug 5 - Canadian legislators will hold an emergency day-long meeting on Friday to examine the proposed sale of wireless assets from bankrupt Nortel Networks <NRTLQ.PK> to Sweden's Ericsson <ERICb.ST>, a deal that opposition...
July 15 - The Senate health committee approved its version of healthcare reform on Wednesday. The following are some of the provisions in the legislation: * INSURANCE CHANGES Sets up a government-run health program to...
July 15 - The Senate health committee approved its version of healthcare reform on Wednesday. The following are some of the provisions in the legislation: * INSURANCE CHANGES Sets up a government-run health program to...
* G8 must provide hundreds of billions for climate change * "Stand and deliver time" for G8, British legislator says ROME, June 12 - Legislators from around the world called on G8 nations on Friday...
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Automakers and their allies in Congress are taking another shot at legislation to stimulate U.S. auto sales by taking older, fuel-thirsty cars off the road.
CANBERRA, March 10 - The Australian government released its long awaited carbon trading legislation on Tuesday, sticking to its timetable for a carbon market by mid 2010 and a 5 percent cut in emissions by...
Feb. 18, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Chinese legislators yesterday reviewed a proposal to permit local governments to issue bonds to fund the RMB 4trillion (US$586 billion) stimulus package at the 18th meeting of the chairman and the vice-chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.
Chinese legislators yesterday reviewed a proposal to permit local governments to issue bonds to fund the RMB 4trillion (US$586 billion) stimulus package at the 18th meeting of the chairman and the vice-chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress.Local governments are...
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 - U.S. President George W. Bush will sign legislation opening a potentially lucrative nuclear trade with India on Wednesday, a week after the deal was ratified by the U.S. Congress, the White...