Posts Tagged ‘policies’

Insiders: Boston Bombings Should Not Change Terror Policies for Soft Targets

The twin bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line spurred some questions over what could be done to better prevent terror attacks at high-profile events, but two-thirds of National Journal’s National Security Insiders said the U.S. government does not need to reassess its current policies. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

In Berlin, Lew talks up policies to spur demand

By Anna Yukhananov BERLIN (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday urged countries with a budget surplus to introduce policies to help domestic consumption, in what appeared to be a prod at Germany. Lew was in Berlin for talks with his German counterpart. Germany has the euro zone's biggest trade surplus and has in [...]

In Berlin, Lew talks up policies to spur demand

By Anna Yukhananov BERLIN (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday urged countries with a budget surplus to introduce policies to help domestic consumption, in what appeared to be a prod at Germany. Lew was in Berlin for talks with his German counterpart. Germany has the euro zone's biggest trade surplus and has in [...]

High court poised to upend civil rights policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Tweet This Post

GOP Policies are Behind Their Brand Problem

First Read: “The party wants to spend millions on minority outreach. But you could also argue that the GOP’s past opposition to Obamacare and immigration reform, as well as its pursuit of voting laws that impact minority communities, has been just as significant to its performance with these voters. The party wants to limit the [...]

G20 exchange rate policies need to be better aligned: U.S. official

MOSCOW (Reuters) – There is better understanding among Group of 20 nations that the foreign exchange rate systems of the world’s largest economies need to be better aligned, a senior U.S. administration official said on Saturday after G20 finance leaders met in Moscow. While the Group of Seven industrialized countries – the United States, Britain, [...]

China appoints new Tibet governor, hardline policies to remain

BEIJING (Reuters) – China appointed a new governor for remote and restive Tibet on Tuesday, naming a hardline ethnic Tibetan in a signal that the government has no plans to ease up on its tight control on the Himalayan region. Losang Gyaltsen, 55, was elected at the end of the annual meeting of Tibet's largely [...]