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China's 'Green Dam' blocks growth
It's awkwardly named the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" program. It has nothing to do with the environment; barriers preventing the flow of water; inspiring people under 20; or hiring ladies to keep you company. It's about China's leaders creating economic roadblocks where they shouldn't be. The reference here is to China requiring so-called anti-pornography software for all personal computers sold in the country.Dozens of briefs filed before DOMA arguments
Just before signing the Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, President Bill Clinton said, "I have long opposed governmental recognition of same-gender marriages and this legislation is consistent with that position."NY prosecutor wins big with Spitzer investigation
NEW YORK AP - Michael Garcia's predecessors as U.S. attorney in Manhattan took on all five mob families, the titans of Wall Street, Osama bin Laden and even Martha Stewart. So it was largely unnoticed when Garcia wanted to attack public corruption.Then his public corruption unit investigated a prostitution ring that took down former New York Gov.Treasury, Fed move to bolster money market funds
WASHINGTON AP-The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve announced separate actions Friday designed to bolster $2 trillion of assets in money market funds, which had come under threat from one of the worst financial crises in decades.The Treasury said it will tap into a $50 billion fund created during the Depression to provide guarantees for the money market assets.Atlanta lawyers win Emanuel med-mal defense verdict
Defense and plaintiffs' attorneys had widely different explanations for a medical malpractice defense verdict that followed a two-week trial in Emanuel County Superior Court in Swainsboro. Defense attorneys attributed their win to the facts. Plaintiffs' attorneys blamed their loss on a jury that was generous to well-liked, small-town doctors.Market mars Obama's first weeks in office
The election of Barack Obama offered the promise of a new set of fixes for the financial crisis and the economy, a do-over that might help nurse the stock market back to health.Since then, the market hasn't just gotten worse-it's turned in its worst performance ever for a new president.The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen 21 percent during Obama's first seven weeks in office.Trending Stories
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