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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Resistance from lawmakers and White House officials has dimmed business' hopes for easing pension funding rules before the end of the year.
Six months ago, Waste Management could get more than $200 selling a ton of recyclable office paper to a company in China for processing. Now, it is getting almost nothing, a company spokesman said.
The first batch of English teachers who have undergone the ‘Communicative English’ scholarship programme in India returned to the country last week.
EDITOR’S NOTE -The U.N. says the number of undernourished people worldwide is climbing toward 1 billion as high food prices squeeze the poorest. This report, first in a periodic five-part series on the future of food, looks at the prospects for science to ignite a new “green revolution.”
West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) Tuesday comfortably retained the Jhargram municipality, as the polls for four civic bodies in the state saw the voters opting for the status quo, notwithstanding the tribal agitation in West Midnapore.
Chairman Randall Crocker, vice chairman Danny Melvin and finance committee chairwoman Linda Clark were reelected Monday during a special meeting of the Franklin County Board. Crocker said the positions are two-year terms. Melvin commended board members, saying he appreciated working with everyone. “I hope we have a productive two years,” Melvin said.
Presidents of Idaho's public universities are laying the groundwork to request tuition or fee increases higher than the 10 percent allowed each year by the State Board of Education.
Sen. Mel Martinez, a Florida Republican, said today he would not seek re-election in 2010, ensuring a high-stakes fight in the in the battleground state of Florida.
Kentucky governor Steve Beshear joined governors from across the nation in Philadelphia Tuesday for a meeting with President-Elect Barack Obama to discuss the country's current economic crisis. "Kentucky's
Kentucky governor Steve Beshear joined governors from across the nation in Philadelphia Tuesday for a meeting with President-Elect Barack Obama to discuss the country's current economic crisis.
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