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Up to 100 U.S. municipalities may default next year: Whitney

Meredith Whitney, CEO, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group LL
Renowned Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney has warned that the U.S. may witness between 50 to 200 “sizeable defaults” amounting to “hundreds of billions of dollars” among municipal and state governments next year, which could derail the recovery.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson.

EPA is 40 and no less controversial

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is 40 years old this week. It may have been born later, or it may not have been born at all, if not for a dedicated U.S. lawmaker and a burning river.
Corporate lobbyist Nira Radia

India’s Supreme Court orders handover of Radia tapes as Ratan Tata moves court

India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the original tapes containing conversations between corporate lobbyist Nira Radia and others pertaining to the 2G spectrum allocation to be handed over to it in a sealed cover after industrialist and chairman of Tata group Ratan Tata moved the apex court on Monday seeking action against those involved in the leakage of tapes containing his conversation with Radia..
In an act of civil disobedience, demonstrators handcuff themselves to the fence at the White House and shout their protests against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy in Washington November 15, 2010

U.S. govt. to release report on DADT today

The U.S. Department of Defense is scheduled to release on Tuesday its research findings and report examining the effects of repealing the 1993 Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the Indian labor conference in New Delhi November 23, 2010

Indian PM not guilty of inaction in 2G scam, Atty. Gen. tells apex court

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not guilty of inaction but was misguided by the Law Ministry and the bureaucrats and hence delayed in filing replies to the complaints of an opposition lawmaker who sought sanction to prosecute 2G spectrum scam accused Andimuthu Raja, the Attorney General of India has submitted before the Supreme Court.
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-AZ

OPINION: Forget the missiles, get Obama!

It’s now as plain as the beard on Lincoln’s chin. The Republican Party that Honest Abe helped to found – that is, in its current Limbaughian form -- does not give a hoot about American global security. All it wants to do is remove Barack Obama from the White House, and it does not care if its actions – that is, its inaction – wrecks the painstakingly constructed goodwill between the U.S. and Russia and pushes the entire world back toward the shadow of possible nuclear annihilation.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to meet son after 10 years

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to meet son after 10 years

Myanmar's Junta backed government has granted a visa to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's son. Thirty-three-year-old Kim Aris is expected in Yangon on Tuesday and Suu Kyi herself is likely to receive him at the airport. This will be for the first time in 10 years that Kim would get to see his mother.
Holland & Knight

Former Holland & Knight partner admits bill padding, gets 90-day suspension

Former Holland & Knight partner, Edward Francis Ryan, has been suspended from practicing law for a period of 90 days for allegedly falsifying legal invoices in connection with the work he had provided to defend developer Pinnacle Corporation in a copyright infringement case over a 2-year period from August 2002 to December 2004.
Royal Wedding

Royal prenup in the air?

Britain's Prince William and his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton ended speculations about their future by announcing their engagement on Tuesday but triggered a new speculation over whether the couple will opt for a prenuptial agreement.

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