TOP 100 GOVERNMENT SITES
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| Pressure on Region’s House Democrats to Back Health Care Overhaul Union-backed groups say they may withhold support or even oppose lawmakers who do not support health care legislation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Board to Propose More Flexible Accounting Rules for Banks Facing political pressure to abandon “fair value” accounting for banks, the chairman of the board that sets American accounting standards will call for new rules. feeds.nytimes.com |
Russia Job Losses Threaten Recovery December may be the second-worst month in more than a decade for job cuts in Russia, jeopardizing what officials have called the beginning of the country's economic recovery. online.wsj.com |
G.O.P. Attacks Reid Over Comments Republicans sought to compare racially charged remarks attributed to Harry Reid as similar to those made in 2002 by Trent Lott, the G.O.P. leader who was forced to resign. feeds.nytimes.com |
Bernanke Is Gaining Supporters Even if Democratic leaders get the votes necessary to surmount a threatened filibuster, the Fed’s reputation appears to have been tarnished. feeds.nytimes.com |