Posts Tagged ‘Government’

Harper government firm on refusal to fund abortions in Third World
OTTAWA – The Harper government insists it hasn’t backed down from its refusal to fund abortions in Third World countries.

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Government may press panic button on Kashmir: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 1 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday there are indications that the government “is all set for some panic steps” on Jammu and Kashmir.

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Government steps up help for troubled homeowners
The government is stepping up its efforts to help borrowers with underwater mortgages and protect consumers from overreaching lenders.

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Government To Set Up Interstate River Management Body – DPM
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 (Bernama) — The federal government will set up a committee to deal with issues concerning the management of interstate rivers, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

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‘Unease’ in French government over Roma crackdown
FRENCH PRIME minister François Fillon has admitted there is “unease” within the ruling centre-right bloc over the government’s security measures after a senior minister said he had considered resigning over the crackdown on Roma camps.

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Government urged to help save Rosyth ferry service
LOTHIAN MSPs have backed calls for the Scottish Government to help restore a passenger service between Rosyth and Zeebrugge,

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Government has run amok since 9/11
THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND the exploitative nature of big government suspected that the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks had little to do with the security of the American people and much to do with power and money.

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Government report: 4 cos. control wireless market
A government report finds that mergers and acquisitions over the past decade have left just four big carriers in control of 90 percent of the wireless market, thus making it harder for small and regional companies to compete.

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Government Almost Ready To Implement GST
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) — The government has put in place all the necessary structure for the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and is “almost ready” although the new tax regime would not be implemented next year.

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Government Contribution To Civil Servants Can Generate National Economy
TASEK GELUGOR, Aug 27 (Bernama) — The Special Financial Assistance of RM500 to the more than 1.24 million civil servants and 590,000 government pensioners will assist the country in raising domestic consumption, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

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