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Lawmakers seek to link economic stimulus, storm relief (The Des Moines Register) Some Iowa members of Congress say a national economic jump-start can provide jobs and rebuild infrastructure. us.rd.yahoo.com
Hurricane Ike, healthcare strain upcoming state budget (Texarkana Gazette) AUSTIN—Last summer, visions of tax rebates danced in the heads of Republican leaders at the mere mention of an $11 billion state budget surplus. Texas, they claimed, had dodged the national meltdown. us.rd.yahoo.com
Senate runoff in Georgia draws national interest (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Anybody who thought the national election ended Nov. 4 hasn't been to Georgia lately. us.rd.yahoo.com
A wealth of ideas for Obama's stimulus program (Los Angeles Times) The next president has yet to offer details of his plan. Its size and scope, and how he'll address housing and the auto industry, are up for debate. In three news conferences last week, President-elect Barack Obama began to outline an economic stimulus and recovery program involving public works, tax breaks and new federal funding for energy research. us.rd.yahoo.com
Labour's challenge: to pick and mix business survivors (Daily Telegraph) Through the national mourning about the collapse of Woolworths I'm sure some sighs of relief were audible from the West End office of Apax Partners the private equity group. us.rd.yahoo.com
Banking and Financial (Mondaq) On November 17, 2008, Treasury released a standard form term sheet detailing the terms and conditions of the preferred stock and warrant offerings under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CaPP) for private institutions. us.rd.yahoo.com
Local Job Forecast Not Good (Times Record) Editor’s Note: This report continues a Times Record series looking at how the slumping economy is affecting local workers. Overall employment trend lines for 2009 plot a downward course for local, state and national economies. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rep. Steve LaTourette, U.S. regulators to meet on National City (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Rep. Steve LaTourette expects to meet with the Treasury Department and banking regulators next week to get better answers as to why they turned down National City Bank for bailout money. us.rd.yahoo.com
Japan Should Seek Tax Breaks on Overseas Profits, Panel Says (Bloomberg) Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japan should seek tax breaks that would encourage companies to bring home profits earned abroad, helping revitalize the world’s second-largest economy, a government panel advised. us.rd.yahoo.com
Perfect storm for tax revolt? (New Hampshire Union Leader) CONCORD - With the economy sagging, organizers of citizens groups say taxpayers are not in the mood to spend. us.rd.yahoo.com
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