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WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that he has been passive and disengaged as unexpected developments consume his second term. Tweet This Post
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Social Conservatives Urged to Halt Donations to GOP
Posted by admin on April 13th, 2013
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins “is calling on social conservatives to stop donating to national Republicans until the GOP stops going wobbly on gay marriage,” Politico reports. Tweet This Post
House GOP pushes bill to halt Labor Board action
Posted by admin on April 12th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are poised to approve a measure that would stop the National Labor Relations Board from conducting business until a dispute over the president's recess appointments to the agency is resolved. Tweet This Post
Obama presses GOP to halt automatic spending cuts
Posted by admin on February 19th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staking out his ground ahead of a fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama lashed out against Republicans, saying they are unwilling to raise taxes to reduce deficits and warning that the jobs of essential government workers, from teachers to emergency responders, are on the line. Tweet This Post
Italy court rejects Berlusconi bid to halt tax fraud trial
Posted by admin on January 18th, 2013
MILAN (Reuters) – A Milan court on Friday rejected a request from Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers to suspend a tax fraud trial involving the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset media group until after the February 24-25 election. The 76-year-old former prime minister is appealing against a previous court ruling over the case on October [...]
Central African Republic rebels halt advance, agree to peace talks
Posted by admin on January 3rd, 2013
DAMARA, Central African Republic (Reuters) – Rebels in Central African Republic said they had halted their advance on the capital on Wednesday and agreed to start peace talks, averting a clash with regionally backed troops. The Seleka rebels had pushed to within striking distance of Bangui after a three-week onslaught and threatened to oust President [...]
Central African Republic rebels halt advance, agree to peace talks
Posted by admin on January 2nd, 2013
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rebels in Central African Republic said they had halted their advance on the capital on Wednesday and would start peace talks, averting a clash with regionally-backed troops in the mineral-rich nation. The announcement gave only a limited reprieve for President Francois Bozize as the insurgents told Reuters they might insist on his [...]
China calls on Japan to halt entries into disputed waters
Posted by admin on December 13th, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Japan should halt entries into seas and airspace near disputed islets in the East China Sea, after Japan protested a flight over the islands by a Chinese plane. The Chinese plane’s flight, which prompted Japan’s military to scramble eight F-15 fighter jets, was “completely normal” [...]
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No Comments »Bankrupt San Bernardino to halt payments to Calpers, bondholders
Posted by admin on November 27th, 2012
SAN BERNARDINO, California (Reuters) – Bankrupt San Bernardino, California, voted on Monday to present a plan to a bankruptcy judge that seeks to balance its budget through deferring payments to the state's public employee pension fund and to the city's bondholders. San Bernardino's council passed the plan after the judge overseeing its request for bankruptcy [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Bankrupt, Bernardino, bondholders, Calpers, halt, Payments No Comments »Iran could halt 20 percent uranium enrichment if given fuel: officials
Posted by admin on October 13th, 2012
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran would negotiate on halting higher-grade uranium enrichment if given fuel for a research reactor, senior officials said, reviving a previous offer in a possible attempt to show flexibility in stalled nuclear talks with world powers. The talks have made scant progress since resuming in April, leading to harsher Western sanctions against [...]
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