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Federal finance watchdog ignores spending limit at gala dinner
CTVFinance Minister Jim Flaherty responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN ...
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Treasury says U.S. can pay its bills for months delaying debt ceiling fight
Lexington Herald-LeaderWASHINGTON - Any confrontation over the nations debt ceiling is now unlikely until after Labor Day.The government will hit the limit of how much its allowed to borrow this weekend, but Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a letter Friday that extraordinary measures likely would allow the nation to continue paying its bills without more borrowing until after Labor Day.That means that ...
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Schools Chancellor to Strike Back at Candidates Critical of Mayor’s Policies
New York TimesCharter schools would no longer be allowed space in traditional school buildings. Neighborhood school boards would be given more oversight over superintendents and principals. Cellphones, long considered contraband in schools, would again be permitted past the ...
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The world according to Badr Jafar
Arabian BusinessWe are two minutes into the conversation, and Badr Jafar already needs to explain himself. "You'll be glad to know that there is a logic behind the perceived madness," he ...
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Ex-DIFC chief launches Dubai crowdfunding firm
Arabian BusinessFormer Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) chief economist Dr Nasser Saidi has launched an internet crowdfunding platform designed to encourage investment into regional small-to-medium enterprises ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
Arabian BusinessThe project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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Delivery service helps Greek people with financial problems
merinewsThere is nothing like mum's cooking and in Greece, where family is the bedrock of society a new delivery service is providing sustenance to people who have flown the nest. Matoula Dovinou cooks her son's favourite meals, packs them up in tupperware boxes and has them delivered to his ...
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Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012
Canada.comWASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service at ...
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Treasury knew of IRS inquiry in 2012 official tells House committee
Denver PostWASHINGTON - The firestorm buffeting the Internal Revenue Service intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency's recently acknowledged misdeeds.Fueling those concerns, J. Russell George, the Treasury Department's top tax watchdog, said Friday he had ...
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City’s financial status under debate
Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewKarpiak said the financial situation is getting better. Keller reported that tax collections were $8,000 ahead this month over those from a year ago.
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Cannes Former EMI Boss Launches Entertainment Finance Production Venture
Hollywood Reporterand three partners from the entertainment, finance and brand worlds on Friday unveiled a new entertainment finance, production and distribution venture here.
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Australian sports firm refutes charges of financial irregularities
SifyAustralian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ...
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Retired Virginia Commonwealth University professor faces prison for embezzlement www.privateofficer.com
Private Officer News-- A retired VCU Dental professor could spend 20 years in prison for stealing from a university organization. James Hardigan pleaded guilty to embezzlement on Thursday. Prosecutors said that during Hargigan's tenure, he opened an investment account for the VCU Dental Faculty Practice Association without the group's knowledge. Hardigan is then accused of moving more than $100,000 of ...
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Florida Higher Education Fix Financial Aid
The LedgerThose facts make it tempting to blast Gov. Rick Scott for considering a veto of the proposed 3 percent tuition increase in the state budget.It's unclear whether the governor even has the power to veto such an increase, so this could provide another example of Scott making a power grab in higher education.But Scott deserves credit for continuing to speak out about college affordability. ...
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Obesity campaign finance stem cells and more
San Diego Union-TribuneThank you for your recent excellent coverage on the "soda tax" ("Soda tax is part of obesity solution," Opinion, May 17). The three medical experts, Goldstein, Wood and Serpas, are to be commended. For years the dental profession has warned patients that consuming great amounts of sugary drinks will result in dental decay ...
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