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Conservatives appointed as senators in Canada – International Herald Tribune 22 Dec 2008 at 8:39pm OTTAWA : Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed 18 Conservatives to Canada’s unelected Senate on Monday, a move that broke his longstanding promise not to name additional members to the upper chamber of Parliament until it is transformed into an … 1,400 jobs to go at MFI after administrators call time on ‘yet another … -… 19 Dec 2008 at 3:49pm Furniture retailer MFI has stopped trading and

Huge public investment projects have bolstered the economy in the past. But this time that may not happen.

The head of a new congressional panel set up to monitor the U.S. government bailout says the government still does not seem to have a coherent strategy for easing the crisis.

National heritage day honors American Indians – International Herald Tribune 27 Nov 2008 at 7:14pm PORTLAND, Oregon : For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving ? for this year only ? to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States. Frank Suniga, a descendent of Mescalero Apache … Jobs Classifieds Real Estate Rentals Autos – Cedar Rapids Gazette 26 Nov 2008 at 4:59pm GazetteOnline Home Log In Read The e-Edition Newsletters

There is little doubt that Brazil, Russia, India and China will see a significant economic slowdown in 2009, but they will probably avoid a deep recession of the sort that looks inevitable in the United States and much of Western Europe.