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The University of Northern Iowa along with two Iowa community colleges have formed a business and agriculture partnership with two universities in Brazil.
The Federal Reserve has expanded the field of credit rating agencies that determine the eligibility of securities pledged for loans in a government program aimed at sparking more consumer and business lending.
Harvard University's law school will stop offering a year of free tuition to students who go into public service law after graduation, Law School Dean Martha Minow announced this week.
ConocoPhillips said Wednesday it plans to slash its 2010 capital spending by 10 percent as it tries to shore up cash amid plunging profits.
Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading insulation, installing new furnaces and sealing air-leaking doors and windows.
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
Already a father of two in 2006, Martez Fitzpatrick figured supporting a third child wouldn't much strain his budget.
The Federal Reserve may expand the field of credit ratings agencies that determine the eligibility of securities pledged for loans in a government program aimed at sparking more consumer and business lending.
Fed Chairman Bernanke said a U.S. government program intended to spark lending to consumers and businesses is still necessary.
A federally funded program launching in November will offer rebates on new energy-efficient appliances, but details of the program will vary by state and are still unclear.
Msnbc.com readers share their stories about government-subsidized job retraining.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said an emergency program that had guaranteed as much as $3 trillion in assets in money market mutual funds was being allowed to expire Friday.
Banks reduced their borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility over the past week, and cut back their use of other programs designed to ease the financial crisis.
The Federal Reserve says banks reduced their borrowing over the past week from its emergency lending facility, fresh evidence that credit markets are thawing.
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The Federal Reserve on Tuesday named four more financial firms to help investors tap a government program intended to spark lending at cheaper rates to consumers and businesses.
When the CIA revived a plan to kill or capture terrorists in 2004, the agency turned to the well-connected security company then known as Blackwater USA.
Voice-based, turn-by-turn GPS navigation on the iPhone won't steer you wrong. But, no matter how good the program and the phone — even the iPhone — it's still a phone and not a GPS device.
In an Aug. 19 story about a secret CIA program to kill al-Qaida suspects, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Anne Tyrrell is the spokeswoman for Xe Services, a private security company. Tyrrell left the company earlier this summer.
The CIA hired private contractors from Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, but a spokesman says it never resulted in the capture or killing of any terrorist suspects.
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The government’s hugely popular “Cash for Clunkers” program is keeping scrap yards across the country busy crushing roadworthy vehicles and sending them on for shredding.
A group of car and truck dealers have banded together to offer their own sales incentives in hopes of getting drivers who don't qualify for the "cash-for-clunkers" program to buy vehicles.
Carnegie Mellon University will release an updated version of the animation-based software developed by late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming.
Democrats may drop Medicare buy-inSenate Democrats said Monday they are prepared to drop a proposal to let people under 65 buy into the Medicare program if that's what it takes to pass President Obama's health care initiative.
Iran Tests Long-Range Missile Capable of Hitting Israel, Europe; West ConcernedIran on Wednesday test-fired an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, which is capable of hitting Israel and parts of Europe, in a new show of strength aimed at preventing any military strike against it amid the nuclear standoff with the West.
Veteran Hopes to Move Away from Gary, Indiana, to Warmer ClimateCharles Weatherspoon, American veteran, turned to an organization specifically geared toward helping homeless veterans stabilize their lives.
Prostitutes Break Cycle; Pull Lives Together"A group of 12 former prostitutes were honored in a graduation ceremony . . . for completing the Off the Streets rehab program."
School's out; time for classIt was messy, it was muddy, and it was good. Several students at Union Public Schools' Peters Elementary School measured and mixed in the library Wednesday as part of an after-school cooking class.
CIT's Bankruptcy Lesson - WSJ.comThe $2.3 billion of Troubled Asset Relief Program money that will likely be lost in the bankruptcy of commercial lender CIT is hard to swallow, but it may be the most instructive loss taxpayers absorb all year.
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Israel Intercepts Plane Overflying Nuclear Reactor"The Israeli air force scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday [October 6, 2009] after a light aircraft flew into restricted air space over its nuclear reactor."
ESPN Rates the Top Schools All Time for Men's College Basketball: Kentucky #1: Reactions Vary to All-time Rankings"Sagarin looked back at the past 72 years of the sport to spit out Kentucky as No. 1, two percentage points ahead of UCLA."
IAEA Says it has No Concrete Proof of a Nuclear Weapons Program in Iran.With respect to a recent media report, the IAEA reiterates that it has no concrete proof that there is or has been a nuclear weapon programme in Iran.
G.M. Ends Program of Selling on eBayGeneral Motors said Tuesday that it was concluding a partnership with eBay in which the automaker used the auction site to sell new cars through California dealerships, as it shifts focus to broader, national marketing programs.
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Lobbyist working for state-sponsored health insurance program - St. Petersburg TimesA struggling state-sponsored health insurance program is paying a lobbyist $5,000 a month to work part time while she is still listed as representing private clients with ties to the health industry, according to Health News Florida.
Program Curbs Teen Substance Abuse, DelinquencySubstance abuse and delinquent behavior among teens was significantly reduced in communities that tried a university-designed prevention program, a new study found.
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Cash for clunker: A bumpy ride - MSN Money by Matthew DebordAmericans love new cars, but the federal government doesn't seem to grasp how much. How else can we explain the mad, mad ride of CARS, the Car Allowance Rebate System, commonly called Cash for Clunkers?
Diving Deep into Blackwater: Press pushes ahead on the CIA assassination storySo it turns out there was more to that story about the secret CIA assassination program that made waves five weeks ago.
Army's new bid to promote mental health: 170 questionsCome October, the service will require all its active duty, National Guard, and reserve soldiers to take a test that will help identify potential problem areas for soldiers.
I swear it has taken me about 4 hour to be able to connect a webcam to my laptop today, why? The reasons are many, please bear with me.
Judge Throws Out Red Light Camera Tickets As Program Declared Illegal And VoidYet again, we find out about a story of a city putting in place red light cameras, and using them not to increase public safety (per the official claim of the city) but to drive revenue -- even by shortening the length of yellow lights to under the legal limit, thereby increasing …
House Votes to Slash Funding for Sexual Abstinence Programs The U.S. House, taking aim at one of former President George W. Bush's signature initiatives, voted to slash funding for abstinence-only sex education programs.
Charities Fall Victim to 'Clunkers'Charities that depend on vehicle donations say the government's "Cash for Clunkers" program is shortchanging them, as driver who might ordinarily donate their vehicle opt for a federal rebate instead of a tax deduction.
5 Downsides to "Cash for Clunkers"This article looks at some "downsides to 'cash for clunkers' "
Perhaps the most energy efficient car is the one you already own. It takes a lot of energy (and money) to produce a new car.
Dealers Race to Get Their Clunkers CrushedUpdate below. The White House and Congress may be giving the "cash for clunkers" program a reprieve, but one can't help wondering how many dealers and customers will have the confidence to go forward at this point. Things sound like a total mess in the showrooms.
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