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Senate confirms Froman as next trade representative
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Banks violating settlement deal
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Sen. Grassley: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses despite order to cut benefits
The Obama administration made a directive in April to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts.
Swiss lawmakers reject government plan on banking secrecy to ease deals with U.S. authorities
Switzerland’s National Council, by a vote of 123-63 with four abstentions, put to rest the proposal from Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and the rest of the Swiss Cabinet.
Safety nets ‘will bankrupt’ U.S., Chamber of Commerce warns
The business lobby is again pushing to trim federal spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Climate change threatens trouble in near future
World Bank invests in mitigation as Asian cities, African farmland are seen at risk over the next 10 to 20 years.
SEC to make defendants admit guilt in some settlements
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