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A new paper recycling and conservation paper law has been adopted by the state of Washington. On 6th May, 2009, Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire signed a new law that aims to alter the state’s paper consumption...
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The Walt Disney Company has spent $11 million to buy 14 acres of land in the newly-opened National Harbor in plans to build a theme-based hotel.
The National Harbor...
made popular Jun 13 2009
Filed under: Entertainment, News, Weird When a couple of strapping Australian dudes get up on stage and start manipulating their genitals into amusing shapes,...
made popular May 31 2009
Despite Snoop Dog being cleared of assaulting a fan at a 2005 concert, the man who sued rapper Snoop will still receive compensation for the injuries he suffered from...
made popular May 11 2009
AP, Peshawar
A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, where the government is under...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, United Nations
President Barack Obama’s pledge to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons won praise Monday from China and key developing countries, and spurred hope...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
A massive contract to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan received a withering review Monday, as a special panel investigating waste and fraud in wartime...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Though it may be decades, Joe Harris Sullivan is waiting to die in prison for a crime he committed at age 13, one of thousands of children who have been sentenced to...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama’s joke wasn’t lost in translation _ even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as “Cinco de Cuatro.”
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
The Food and Drug Administration says it has found at least 20 Web sites that may be fraudulently marketing products with claims they guard against or cure swine flu.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
An astronomical diagram pointed a Sacramento, Calif., high school team toward victory Monday in the National Science Bowl.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
As regulators prepare to reveal how banks fared on “stress tests” _ a key part of the government’s plan to fix the financial system _ investors seem...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama has told a leading Senate Republican he would not nominate a radical or extremist to the Supreme Court.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
Federal investigators should find ways for Bayer CropScience to stop or reduce the use of a toxic chemical that was in danger of being released in last year’s...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama is celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Washington
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks...
made popular May 4 2009
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Taxpayers are increasingly exposed to losses and the government is more vulnerable to fraud under Obama administration initiatives that have created a federal bank...
made popular Apr 21 2009
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Pressure is mounting on the government to revise its bailout of AIG to ensure that taxpayers are repaid as much as possible of the $170 billion lent to the troubled...
made popular Mar 16 2009
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Maryland’s comptroller urges “real taxpayers of genius” to file their taxes online this year in a YouTube video spoofing a memorable series of Bud...
made popular Feb 9 2009
The Economist has a fascinating article on the efforts of federal and state governments to post their annual budgets online in reach of the taxpayers.
The effort was...
made popular Feb 6 2009
AP, Washington
As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone asset seizures for delinquent taxpayers...
made popular Jan 6 2009
AP, Washington
The U.S. auto industry’s problems will cost taxpayers plenty whether or not the government helps Detroit.
made popular Dec 10 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers will get money back from the government program providing up to $250 billion in capital to banks around the country, a Treasury Department official said...
made popular Dec 5 2008
Kenya is appealing for Shs 30 billion (US$390 million) to address the needs of communities affected by food and livelihood insecurity, health, internal displacement and...
made popular Nov 26 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers who believe their economic stimulus checks went astray must update their addresses with the Internal Revenue Service by Friday.
made popular Nov 25 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers may be wondering why they’re forking over more money to rescue yet another behemoth, Citigroup, even as their own nest eggs crack and jobs evaporate.
made popular Nov 24 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still...
made popular Nov 23 2008
A million dollars may sound like a fortune to most people, and folks with that much cash can’t complain — they’re richer than 90 percent of U.S....
made popular Oct 8 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers in Texas counties and Louisiana parishes hit by Hurricane Ike will get until Jan. 5, 2009, to take care of tax filings and payments due this fall, the...
made popular Sep 18 2008
AP, Washington
Taxpayers and tax preparers in areas affected by Hurricane Ike will get an extra week to file returns and make payments due Sept. 15, the Internal Revenue Service said...
made popular Sep 12 2008
AP, Madison
Taxpayers cannot sue the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for incorporating religion into its health care programs for the nation’s veterans, an appeals court...
made popular Aug 7 2008
The Queen and the Royal Family have cost the taxpayer £40m during the last financial year - up £2m on the previous 12 months, official accounts show. The total is...
made popular Jun 27 2008
The taxpayers will have to pay full market rate for LPG gas cylinder now. According to the report, the Planning Commission has given suggestion to oil companies to...
made popular Apr 16 2007
The celebrities in India are very selfish by nature. They earn in crores but hesitate to invest for the cause of country’s development with their own money. They...
made popular Sep 18 2006
As the deadline, 17th April, closing in, many taxpayers are desperate to file application for an extension to file their returns. This is reported that the IRS is...
made popular Apr 11 2006
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