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Senator Vows to Block Removal of Fed's Audit Shield
Nov 20th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. senator said he would seek toblock any legislation containing a measure to remove the FederalReserve’s shield from congressional audits of the central bank’sinterest-rate decisions.Audit The Fed Effort Under Threat In House
Nov 18th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
A bipartisan effort to force transparency on the Federal Reserve is suddenly in jeopardy after a House Financial Services Committee member introduced an amendment that...Why No Winner of the $5 Million African Leadership Prize is Good News
Oct 19th, 2009 - TIME
When Sudanese-born billionaire Mo Ibrahim announced an annual $5 million prize to reward Africa's best leaders, he warned that there would be years when "we wouldn't award the prize.
Botswana ruling party claims polls win
Oct 17th, 2009 - The Raw Story
President Ian Khama's ruling party on Saturday claimed victory in Botswana's parliamentary polls that will return the tough-talking leader to the helm of world's biggest diamond producer. "We are the new government again...
Morningstar broke rule Nasdaq rule
Oct 16th, 2009 - Boston
CHICAGO—Morningstar Inc., an investment information provider, broke a Nasdaq rule that prohibits members of its board's audit committee from getting direct or indirect compensation from the firm other than their board pay.



