HUGO DUNCAN: Public finances remain in ghastly state

By Hugo Duncan
PUBLISHED: 18:38 EST, 19 March 2014 | UPDATED: 03:38 EST, 20 March 2014
George Osborne was in bullish mood as he delivered his fifth Budget as Chancellor yesterday – and no wonder.
The Office for Budget Responsibility armed him with the biggest upgrade to growth forecasts for at …
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HUGO DUNCAN: Public finances remain in ghastly state

Agricultural Subsidies Remain a Staple in the Industrial World

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New Worldwatch Institute study examines the growth and impact of global agricultural subsidies  
Washington, D.C.—In 2012, the most recent year with data, agricultural subsidies totaled an estimated $ 486 billion in the top 21 food-producing countries in the world….
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Ukraine premier: Crimea will remain in Ukraine

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk talks with reporters during an interview with the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday March 5, 2014. Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that embattled Crimea must remain part of Ukraine, but may be granted more local powers. (AP Photo/Efrem…
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Russian-Born Man to Remain Jailed in Pa. Bomb Case

A federal judge has reversed himself and decided that a Russian-born college student accused of building bombs in his central Pennsylvania apartment will remain jailed until trial.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kim Gibson in Johnstown, Pa., last month said he was inclined to free 18-year-old Vladislav…
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Russian-Born Man to Remain Jailed in Pa. Bomb Case

One year after high profile debut, questions remain about Six-Strike policy’s effectiveness

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Employees Petition MSNBC Hosts for Workplace Rights, Left-Wing Anchors Remain Silent

As much as MSNBC’s left-wing prime time hosts portray themselves to be on the side of the workers, none of the anchors have responded to 10,000 petitions delivered to the network on Thursday from NBC writers and producers demanding more workplace rights.
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Eurozone rates remain unchanged despite fears of deflation

By David McHugh ,APFebruary 7, 2014, 12:01 am TWN

FRANKFURT — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the eurozone economy remains weak and will recover “at a slow pace” but that, for now, additional stimulus isn’t needed.
The bank left its interest rate benchmark unc…
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Dozens of ex-Stasi staff remain employed at archives of Germany’s former secret police

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The Federal Commission for the Stasi Archives – the East German secret police – was born shortly after German reunification. The agency’s employment of ex-Stasi members is fuelling fear that records of its wrongs will be lost in the annals of history.

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VIDEO: Lockerbie Bombing: 25 Years Later, Questions Remain

Twenty-five years after 270 people died in a plane bombing over Scotland, U.S. and U.K. investigators are still seeking answers about what happened.

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Libya militia says oil terminals to remain closed

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The head of a Libyan militia that has shut down most of the country’s oil terminals for months says they will remain closed despite an earlier promise to reopen them following mediation.
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