Mideast Egypt Gas Shortage

2010-02-20T00:45:25Z

Egyptian women sit on their empty steel canisters for government-subsidized cooking and heating gas while waiting for gas supplies in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Subsidies prop up cotton country through downturn

2010-02-22T19:16:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Much-maligned cotton subsidies give cotton country a crutch to stand on through the recession</div><div><p>The white puff of cotton blooms cover Missouri's Bootheel at harvest, filling both tiny planter boxes outside a Super 8 motel's front door and nearby thousand-acre spreads. "Thank goodness they're able to do it," a radio deejay reminds listeners as far...

COBRA Expiration Leaves Unemployed Workers Uninsured

2010-02-23T20:59:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Advocacy group claims health care reform would provide solution</div><div><p>Many of the millions of unemployed workers and dependents who received federal subsidies to help pay for health care coverage have lost those subsidies and are joining the ranks of the uninsured.</p><p>According to a report by the health care advocacy group Families U...

US pushes G20 to cut fuel subsidies

2010-02-25T03:41:38Z

<div><p>The United States is pushing key developing and developed nations to agree on a plan to phase out subsidies for fossil fuel industries blamed for global warming, the White House said.</p><p>The plan is part of efforts to combat climate change, enhance energy security, improve public health and the environment, prom...

Obama wants worldwide end of fossil fuel subsidies

2010-02-25T03:52:05Z

<div id="subtitle">President proposes phasing out billions in subsidies for fuel causing global warming</div><div><p>President Barack Obama is calling on the world to end massive government subsidies that encourage the use of fossil fuels blamed for global warming.</p><p>The president, who is set to host the World Trade Organization's ruling that European loans for Airbus were illegal subsidies is being cheered by U.S. lawmakers loyal to the

STUDENT AID

2009-08-12T03:30:31Z

Chart shows undergraduate state grant aid

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Indonesian official eyes fuel subsidy cuts

2010-02-26T04:19:03Z

<div><p>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may cut subsidies for fossil fuels and introduce policies requiring state electricity firm PLN to use renewable energy sources for part of its supply within a year, a senior environment official said Monday.</p><p>Ranked the world's third-bigge...

US signals new momentum in WTO talks

2010-02-26T23:52:17Z

<div><p>The United States has said it is committed to outlining a new basis for negotiations over the stalled Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks by August.</p><p>US Trade...

Italy, Spain reap most EU farm handouts

2010-02-27T12:37:07Z

<div><p>France may be the biggest country beneficiary of generous EU farm subsidies, but the most individual multi-million-euro hand-outs go to companies in Italy and Spain, according to a study last week.</p><p>The three biggest pay-outs last year went to...

AP IMPACT: Feds pay farmers to till arid land

2010-03-03T04:09:25Z

<div id="subtitle">AP IMPACT: Amid drought, feds pay farmers to till arid land; some politicians are steamed</div><div><p>As drought forces families in the West to shorten their showers and let their lawns turn brown, two Depression-era government programs have been paying some of the nation's biggest farms hundreds of millions of dollars to grow water-thirsty crops in what was once desert.</p><p>Records obtained...

DESERT FARMS

2009-04-14T15:30:00Z

Map shows top farms in California and Arizona that receive over a million dollars in federal crop subsidies

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What Are Section 8 Rentals and Are They Right For Your Property?

2010-03-03T08:23:48Z

<p>What Are Section 8 Rentals and Are They Right For Your Property?</p><p>By Teo Zhenjie</p><p></p><p>If you are a landlord or property manager in the United States, then learning about section 8 rentals is crucial for expanding your possible pool of tenants. Find out what the section 8 program is all about and whether you will benefit fro...

Section 8 Apartments

2009-02-28T14:16:15Z

<p>Section 8 Apartments</p><p>By Chad R Fisher</p><p></p><p>If you are wondering, "How do I qualify for section 8 apartments?" you can read this short article and find out a few tips. To qualify, you will have to fulfill a few obligations. If you are in a low income bracket this will probably be no problem. Read on to find out the answer on how to qualify for section 8 apartments.</p><p></p><...

Obama proposes slashing farm payments

2010-03-01T08:37:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama proposes slashing government payments to farmers, large operations targeted</div><div><p>Big farms that receive large government subsidies would lose some of that money under President Barack Obama's budget.</p><p>His proposal would cut government subsidies to farmers, targeting large-scale operations that get the highest payments.&a...

China's stimulus scheme

2009-04-21T18:37:37Z

A countryside buyer passes by a line of MPV(Multi-Purpose Vehicle) at an auto sale agent in Qingdao city,eastern China's Shandong province.24 February 2009.China will roll out the 'Cars to the Countryside' scheme as of March 1, as part of a government- backed stimulus plan announced in January to fight the global financial crisis.The government...

Stimulas plan

2009-04-21T18:37:34Z

Two countryside people select a MPV(Multi-Purpose Vehicle) at an auto sale agent in Qingdao city,eastern China's Shandong province.24 February 2009.China will roll out the 'Cars to the Countryside' scheme as of March 1, as part of agovernment- backed stimulus plan announced in January to fight the global financial crisis.The government will gra...

Chinas Appliance Subsidies Could Mean 1.6 Trln Yuan In Sales By 2012

2009-04-22T01:59:47Z

Feb 06, 2009 - Linyi, Shandong, China - As many as 600 million items of home appliances worth about 1.6 trillion yuan (234 billion U.S. dollars) could be sold in rural China by 2012 as government subsidies expand to cover more people and more products, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) estimated...

UN urges phasing out of energy subsidies

2010-03-02T03:25:01Z

<div id="subtitle">UN urges cutting energy subsidies, says they hurt the environment and don't always help poor</div><div><p>A new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environment.</p><p>Gas-rich Russia leads co...

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