Iran dismisses U.S. sanctions on its Central Bank: report
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:09 AM PST
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran dismissed on Sunday Washington's move to impose new sanctions on financial institutions dealing with the Islamic state's central bank over the country's disputed nuclear program, the Students news agency reported. President Barack Obama signed the bill, approved by Congress last week, which aims to reduce Tehran's oil revenues but gives the U.S. president powers to waive ... |
Obama's Fed nominees deserve Senate approval
Abilene Reporter-News Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST
Politicization is the Achilles' heel of central banking. Economic decision-makers depend on the central bank to make monetary policy based on strictly neutral criteria. Once the idea takes hold that interest rates follow the short-term needs of elected officials, confidence evaporates. Institutional checks and balances can manage the trade-off between democratic accountability and central-bank ... |
Ann McFeatters: Try these resolutions for 2012, Mr. President
Abilene Reporter-News Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST
WASHINGTON â€" Lanikai, a lovely neighborhood of Kailua, Hawaii, was the perfect place for President Barack Obama to recharge his batteries by golfing, swimming and dining in fine restaurants. Remote, with narrow, winding roads and no public parking for its gorgeous beaches, it is far from the bustle of Honolulu. |
George Will: Presidency isn't key to conservatives' joy
Abilene Reporter-News Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST
WASHINGTON â€" Although they have become prone to apocalyptic forebodings about the fragility of the nation's institutions and traditions under the current president, conservatives should stride confidently into 2012. This is not because they are certain, or even likely, to defeat Barack Obama this year. Rather, it is because, if they emancipate themselves from their unconservative fixation on the ... |
Obama family give thanks in Hawaii
BigPond News Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:49 AM PST
President Barack Obama and his family went to church in Hawaii and visited US marines and their families. |
In 2012, Obama to press ahead without Congress
Tulsa World Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:43 AM PST
Leaving behind a year of bruising legislative battles, President Barack Obama enters his fourth year in office having calculated that he no longer needs Congress to promote his agenda and may even benefit ... |
Fund-raising becomes key for Mich. university presidents
Detroit Free Press Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:32 AM PST
When President Barack Obama wanted University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman to participate in a small group discussion about higher education issues, it was a reflection of her national stature. When Coleman declined the invitation because she was already scheduled for two trips to Washington, D.C., it was a reflection of her busy schedule, mostly to raise money. |
Defense bill wins OK from Obama
Times Leader Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:28 AM PST
HONOLULU â€" President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging defense bill into law Saturday despite having “serious reservations†about provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists. |
Republicans fear return of the feelgood factor as Iowa caucus nears
Guardian Unlimited Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:19 AM PST
The Republicans have been preparing for this year's presidential race by relentlessly attacking Barack Obama over America's economic woes â€" but green shoots mean they might now have to change their tune The scene on Broadway last week hardly looked like it belonged in a nation still suffering from the impact of the Great Recession. As Manhattan's main street wound through the shops and boutiques ... |
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