Nov 5th, 2009 - Forbes
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas policymakers met Thursday to evaluate how short revenue collections have fallen and determine and how deep a new round of state budget cuts might have to go.
The economists, researchers and other government officials were aiming to reach a consensus on the state's revenue picture for the next 18 months, from which Gov. Mark Parkinson and legislators will shape the state budget.
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Sri Lanka to Boost Investment in Tamil Provinces Devastated by Civil War
Nov 9th, 2009 - VOA News
Sri Lanka plans to pour development money into Tamil-dominated provinces that suffered economically during years of civil war. A Sri Lankan cabinet minister spoke at the World Economic Forum's India summit.Afghanistan government accuses foreign officials of interfering
Nov 7th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai's government lashed out Saturday at his foreign critics, accusing a top U.N. official and other international figures of interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
Saudi minister gets H1N1 vaccine on TV to calm fears
Nov 7th, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia's health minister was the first person in the country to receive the H1N1 vaccination Saturday in a televised event aimed at calming fears about the safety of the vaccine.
After Abdullah Al-Rabeeah got the vaccine...Iran: No Shipment of Uranium Abroad
Nov 7th, 2009 - FOXNews
TEHRAN, Iran — Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.Corzine Orders $400 Million Cuts on NJ Revenue Drop
Nov 5th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Jon Corzineordered $400 million cut from the state’s $29 billion budget byDec. 1 and asked lawmakers to suspend new spending measuresuntil he leaves office.
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