NY Cuts Spending With Furloughs
New York's Legislature has approved an emergency spending bill that includes one-day-a-week furloughs for 100,000 state workers.Staten Island Senator Diane Savino criticised the decision, telling her...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan Deals With Aftermath of Riots
Despite ethnic rioting that has left more than 170 people dead and nearly 1,800 injured in southern Kyrgyzstan, international officials are urging the country to go ahead with up-coming scheduled...
View ArticleGillard Takes Over as Australian Prime Minister
Australia has a new prime minister.Julia Gillard was voted into office by Australia's Labor Party to replace Kevin Rudd, a day after she announced her intent to challenge the prime minister. According...
View ArticlePaterson Delivers Vetoes to Legislature
Gov. David Paterson delivered 6,681 veto messages to the legislature on Wednesday, slashing over $500 million in spending out of the state budget.Several aides to the governor trudged up and down...
View ArticlePrime Minister Takes Control of Tunisia
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has taken control of the country temporarily, as protests against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali erupted throughout the country forcing him out, the...
View ArticleTunisia Tries to Form Temporary Government
Tunisia has formed a temporary government comprised of members of the party of the deposed president and opposition party leaders, until new elections can be held in the country, the Associated Press...
View ArticleObama Signs Funding Bill
President Barack Obama has signed a bill that continues funding for the federal government for the next two weeks, until March 18. According to The Associated Press, the bill includes nearly $4 billion...
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