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New York Governor Paterson says he's still running

World
2009-9-21

EMBATTLED New York Governor David Paterson said yesterday he was still running for office, in the face of reports that President Barack Obama had asked him to withdraw from the 2010 race for fear that he cannot regroup...

Surpluses to blame for US deficits

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-7-6

THE current account deficits of the United States was the result of surpluses in many countries, the People's Bank of China Assistant Governor Guo Qingping said over the weekend. A current account deficit occurs...

US officials table rules on failed banks

Business | Banking
2009-7-4

SIX Illinois banks and one bank in Texas were shuttered on Thursday as United States government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks. That brought the number...

Latest governor scandal is a blow to Republicans

World
2009-6-25

THE governor of South Carolina, a rumored 2012 presidential contender, tearfully confessed to having an affair with a woman in Argentina, dealing the latest blow to a struggling Republican Party. Gov. Mark Sanford,...

Burris says Blagojevich's brother sought donation

World
2009-2-15

ROLAND Burris, named to fill the US Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, has disclosed he was asked for campaign contributions on behalf of the ousted Illinois governor who eventually appointed him. ...

Former Pudong vice governor gets life sentence

Metro | Crime and public security
2009-2-3

FORMER Pudong New Area vice governor Kang Huijun was sentenced to life in prison this morning by the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court. The court also sentenced his wife Wang Xiaoqin to a five-year term...

Blagojevich loses job as Illinois governor

World
2009-1-31

ILLINOIS Governor Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office on Thursday without a single law maker coming to his defense, brought down by a government-for-sale scandal that stretched from Chicago to Capitol Hill and...

Quinn sworn in as new Illinois governor

World
2009-1-30

ONLY one hour after Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached out of office last afternoon, Patrick Quinn took the public oath of office in Illinois state house of representative chamber. The new governor, is a...

Illinois governor kicked out of office

World
2009-1-30

GOVERNOR Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office yesterday without a single lawmaker coming to his defense, brought down by a government-for-sale scandal that stretched from Chicago to Capitol Hill and turned the...

US banks closed by federal regulators

Business | Banking
2009-1-19

BANKS in Illinois and Washington state were closed by United States regulators, the first failures this year as a deepening recession and record foreclosures extend the US housing slump into a third year. National...